Glossary
A reference of common Kokikai terms — romanized, with kanji and a short meaning — grouped by category.
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Ki Exercises for Stability
- nikyo undo 二教運動
- wrist exercise for the second throw
- sankyo undo 三教運動
- wrist exercise for the third throw
- kote gaeshi 小手返し
- wrist turn exercise
- funakogi undo 船漕ぎ運動
- rowing exercise
- shomen uchi undo 正面打運動
- blocking
- zengo undo 前後運動
- two-direction blocking
- happo undo 八方運動
- eight-direction blocking
- sayu undo 左右運動
- side motion exercise
- tekubi furi undo 手首振り運動
- shake out the hands
- tenkan 転換
- pivoting exercise around a vertical axis
- ukemi 受身
- backward or forward rolls
- agura 胡座
- sitting cross-legged, being pushed from behind
Throws
- ikkyo 一教
- first arm pin
- nikkyo 二教
- second arm pin with wrist twist
- sankyo 三教
- third arm pin with wrist twist
- yonkyo 四教
- fourth arm pin with nerve pressure
- irimi nage 入身投げ
- any entering throw
- kaiten nage 回転投げ
- rotary throw
- kokyu nage 呼吸投げ
- any technique using only timing or balance
- koshi nage 腰投げ
- hip throw
- kote gaeshi 小手返し
- wrist turning throw
- shiho nage 四方投
- four-direction throw (under the arm)
- tenkan 転換
- turning version of a throw
- tenchi nage 天地投
- heaven and earth throw (from ryote tori)
- juji nage 十字投げ
- elbow lock
Weapons
- jo 杖
- wooden staff about 50 inches long
- bokken 木剣
- wooden practice sword
- tanto 短刀
- wooden knife
- kamae 構え
- a ready stance held with a weapon
- suburi 素振り
- solo cutting or thrusting practice with the bokken or jo
- tsuki 突き
- a thrust with the jo or bokken
- kumitachi 組太刀
- paired bokken practice
- kumijo 組杖
- paired jo practice
Attacks
- men tsuki 面突き
- punch to stomach or face
- shomen uchi 正面打ち
- strike downward to top of head
- yokomen uchi 横面打ち
- diagonal strike to temple or neck
- katate tori 片手取り
- wrist grab with one hand
- kata tori 肩取り
- shoulder or lapel grab with one hand
- ryote tori 両手取り
- grab both wrists
- ryo kata tori 両肩取り
- grab both shoulders or lapels
- katate ryote tori 片手両手取り
- grab one wrist with two hands
- ushiro 後ろ
- attacks from behind
- ushiro kata tori 後ろ肩取り
- grab both shoulders from behind
- ushiro hiji tori 後ろ肘取り
- grab both elbows from behind
- ushiro tekubi tori 後ろ手首取り
- grab both wrists from behind
- ushiro kubi shime 後ろ首締め
- grab and choke from behind
- keri 蹴り
- kick