Terms appearing across the site, with their graphs and working translations. Romanization follows the site conventions: modified Hepburn with macrons, pinyin with tone marks, and IAST for Sanskrit.
- aiki (合気)
- joined energy
- aiki-jūjutsu (合気柔術)
- Jūjutsu art of Takeda Sōkaku
- aiki-ken (合気剣)
- Sword practice of Aikidō
- aiki-no-jutsu (合気之術)
- art of aiki
- atemi (当て身)
- striking
- bokutō (木刀)
- wooden sword
- chūshin (中心)
- centerline
- empi (猿飛)
- monkey jump/flying
- enbu (演武)
- public demonstration
- fukuro shinai (袋竹刀)
- sheathed practice sword
- furi (振)
- swinging, shaking — of the weapon or spirit; likened to rowing
Gassan Heihō (月山兵法)
- go no sen (後の先)
- seizing initiative after
- gogyō (五行; wǔxíng)
- five phases
- gogyō no tachi (五行之太刀)
- five-elements sword [techniques]
- gokui (極意)
- ultimate principle
- goshin-jutsu (護身術)
- self-defense art
- habiki (刃引)
- blunt-edged practice sword
- hassun no nobagane (八寸の延金)
- Eight inch Metal Extension
- hassō (八相)
- posture of the eight aspects
heihō (兵法)
- hiden (秘伝)
- secret transmission
Hikita (疋田)
- hyakuren jitoku (百錬自得)
- mastery gained through a hundred refinements
- hyōshi (拍子)
- rhythm, timing
- hōjō (法定)
- prescribed method/dharma procedure
- iai (居合)
- rapid sword deployment
- jian (劍; jiàn)
- straight sword
- jigeiko (地稽古)
- free practice
- jin (勁; jìn)
- refined force
- jitsu (實)
- substantial/solid
- jōdan (上段)
- upper-level posture
- kaeshi (返し)
- counter
- kage (影)
- shadowing
- kaito (回刀)
- circular sword (rolling action)
- kamae (構え)
- posture, guard
- katageiko (形稽古)
- kata practice
- katana (刀)
- Chinese or Japanese single-edged saber
- kenpō (劍法)
- sword fighting methods/techniques
- kiai (気合)
- spirit-harmony – intent or combative vocalisation
- kime (極め)
- decisiveness
- kobudō (古武道)
- classical martial ways
- kodachi (小太刀)
- short sword
- koryū (古流)
- classical school
- kuzushi (崩し)
- off-balancing
- kyōshi (教士)
- teaching license
- liùhé (六合; liùhé)
- six harmonies
- ma-ai (間合)
- combative distance
- makiuchi (巻落)
- wrapping dropping (cut)
- marobashi (転)
- (also written 丸橋)
- maroboshi (転)
- rolling/tumbling [technique]
- Marubashi (転)
- rolling/tumbling [technique]
- men (面)
- head target
- miao dao (苗刀; miáodāo)
- long sabre
- mokuroku (目録)
- catalogue scroll of transmission
- nagashi (流し)
- flowing deflection
- nihontō (日本刀)
- Japanese sword
- ning (拧; níng)
- twisting
- nèigōng (內功; nèigōng)
- internal training
- odachi (大太刀)
- large great sword
- omote (表)
- outer, formal
- pīquán (劈拳; pīquán)
- splitting fist
- qi (氣; qì)
- vital energy
- ren (連)
- linking/sequential techniques
- ryūha (流派)
- school, tradition
- saru (猿)
- monkey
- sen (先)
- initiative
- sen no sen (先の先)
- seizing initiative simultaneously
- sen sen no sen (先々の先)
- seizing initiative before
- sha (車)
- low rear posture (Jiki; cf. kendō waki-gamae 脇構)
- shi (仕)
- receiving role
- shiai (試合)
- contest
- shichijō no tachi (七条之太刀)
- seven-article sword [techniques]
- shichijō-no-tachi (七条之太刀)
- seven-article sword [techniques]
- shidachi (仕太刀)
- receiving sword (role)
- shin (心)
- core/inner material
- shinai (竹刀)
- bamboo sword
- shugyō (修行)
- ascetic training
- suriage (摺り上げ)
- rising deflection
- tachi (太刀)
- long sword
- tameshi-ai (驗試合)
- testing match
- tō-no-kata (韜之形)
- tactical (encirclement) forms
- uchi (打)
- striking role
- wǔxíng (五行; wǔxíng)
- five phases
Yagyū (柳生)