Glossary
| Japanese | English |
| A | |
| AIKIDO | the art of gathering and combining forces |
| B | |
| BOKKEN | wooden sword |
| BUDO | general name for Japanese martial arts |
| D | |
| DAN | rank, step |
| DO-GI | BUDO training clothes |
| DOJO | literally ‘place of the way’, place to practice BUDO |
| F | |
| FUKURU-JO | split bamboo stick with foam used in contest |
| FUKURU-SHINAI | split bamboo sword with foam used in contest |
| H | |
| HAKAMA | traditional japanese clothing (tied at the waist and fall approximately to the ankles) |
| I | |
| IAIDO | the way of the sword, the art of drawing the sword |
| J | |
| JO | stick |
| JODO | the way of the stick |
| JUKENPO | literally ‘soft fist system’ |
| K | |
| KEIKO | training |
| KENDO | swordsmanship, fencing |
| KYU | student degree (grade) |
| O | |
| OBI | belt |
| OTAGAI-NI-REI | to bow to each other |
| R | |
| REI | bow |
| REIGISAHO | etiquette |
| RYU | school (tradition) |
| S | |
| SEIZA | sitting straight and correct Japanese style |
| SENSEI | teacher |
| SENSEI-NI-TAISHI REI | bow to the teacher |
| SHUGI-JUTSU | techniques with short sticks (+/- 40cm) |
| SHURIKEN-JUTSU | throwing techniques with metal stars or arrows (darts) |
| SOBUDO | Comprehensive Martial Arts |
| SOBUKAI | Comprehensive Martial organisation (club) |
| SOKE | head of family (house) |
| T | |
| TAIKAI | tournament |
| TAISO | warm up exercises |
| TAKEDA | Is the family name of a Japanese family |
| TAKEDA BUDO | Takeda Martial Arts (Aikido, Iaido, Jodo, Jukenpo, Kendo) |
| TAKEDA RYU | Takeda school |
| TAKEDA RYU NAKAMURA HA | the Nakamura style of the Takeda school |
| TORI | literally ‘to take’, the partner that does the technique |
| U | |
| UKE | block, to receive, the partner that receives the technique |