Aikido Vocabulary:

(And other martial arts)

Bokken: Wooden Sword
Dojo: School or training area.
Dogi: Uniform (Also called just Gi)
Domo Arigato: Thank you
Hai: Yes
Hanmi: Stance
Hara: One!oint" center of gra#ity. $t is the !oint from which
%i &ows.
Irimi: $nto
Jo: Short sta'
ohai: (unior student.
!age: The thrower. The defender during techni)ue !ractice
or *andori.
"bi: +elt
#andori: ,reestyle selfdefense !ractice. One !erson (The
!age) only defends themsel#es" while the other (The $ke)
does all the attacking.
#ei: +ow" !ay res!ect to someone.
%ei&a: %neeling !osition
%em'ai: Senior student or assistant instructor. An assistant
instructor" -
rd
%yu (.reen +elt) rank and u!.
%ensei: Teacher or instructor.
(anto: %nife
(enkan: Around
(e'o: .un
$ke: The !erson /eing thrown. The attacker during
techni)ue !ractice or *andori.
$kemi: +reakfalls and rolls.
$ndo: 0ariation

)ounting in Ja'anese:
Ichi: One
!i: Two
%an: Three
%hi: ,our
Go: ,i#e
#okku: Si1
%ichi: Se#en
Hachi: 2ight
u: 3ine
Ju: Ten
Dojin Aikikai #anking %tructure:

Adult *anks (Ages 45 and u!)
6
th
%yu 7 .old +elt
8
th
%yu 7 +lue +elt
-
rd
%yu 7 .reen +elt" Sem!ai
5
nd
%yu 7 9ur!le +elt
4
st
%yu 7 +rown +elt
Shodan 7 4
st
:egree Black +elt
3idan 7 5
nd
:egree Black +elt
Sandan 7 -
rd
:egree Black +elt
Yondan 7 8
th
:egree Black +elt
And so on until (udan (4;
th
:egree Black +elt)

<hildren=s *anks (+elow age 45)
White +elt
4;
th
%yu 7 Yellow Stri!e
>
th
%yu 7 +lue Stri!e
?
th
%yu 7 9ur!le Stri!e
@
th
%yu 7 .reen Stri!e
A
th
%yu 7 +rown Stri!e
*!D+