Commonly Used Terms at
School of Fighting Arts

 

Ju-Jitsu The Gentle Art

[Numbers] [General Terms] [Parts of the Body]
[AJA Belt Ranks] [Strikes] [Kicks] [Blocks] [Throws]

Numbers:

Japanese English

 

Ichi One
Ni Two
San Three
Shi Four
Go Five
Roku Six
Shichi Seven
Hachi Eight
Kyu Nine
Ju Ten
Ju-Ichi 11
Ju-Ni 12
Ju-San 13
Ju-Shi 14
Ju-Go 15
Ju-Roku 16
Ju-Shichi 17
Ju-Hachi 18
Ju-Ku 19
Ni-Ju 20

General Terms:

Japanese English
TSHI Attack
KIOTSUKE Attention
USHIRO Backwards
OBI Belt
TAKE Block
MOROTE Both hands
LAY Bow
SHIAI Contest
JUJI Cross
SARA Cupped hands
OTOSHI Drop
UKEMI Fall
ISHI Fist
KATA Form
MAE Forward
RANDORI Fee exercise
KATAME Grappling
UKE Him, Partner
IPPON I point
MAITTA I submit
NAKA Inner
HANE Inside sweep
KATANA Knife
TSURI Left
TORI Me
SHIOKU Nerves
OSOTO Outer
HARAI Outside sweep
SHIMI Pain, Stangling
SHITO Person
JU-JITSU The Gentle Art
UKI Pull, Go, Float
HIKI Pulling
URA Rear
GYAKU Reverse
NAWA Rope
DOJO School
HASAMI Scissors
KIAI Shout
YOKO Sideways
SODE Sleeve
SENSEI Teacher
WAZA Technique
ARRIGATO Thank you
NAGE Throw
MAKI To round
HIDARI To the left
MIGI To the right
KAMAE Fighting Stance
KUDEMA Wheel
ONA Woman
KI Wood; also inner spirit or strength
UNDO Workout
HAI! Yes

Parts of the Body:

Japanese English
UDE Arm
KARADA; TAI Body
AGO Chin
MIMI Ear
HEJI Elbow
ME Eye
KAO Face
YUBI Fingers
ASHI Foot
TE Hand
ATAMA Head
KOSHI Hip
HIZA Knee
SAIKI- Lower
TANDEN Stomach
KUBI Neck
SENACA Shoulder
MATA Thigh
NOSO Throat
UBE Thumb
TEKUBI Wrist

AJA Belt Ranks:

Japanese English
DAN GRADES
Shodan 1st Black Belt
Nidan (*Teaching Certificate required) 2nd
Sandan 3rd
Yodan 4th
Godan 5th
Rokyudan 6th
Shichidan 7th
Hachidan 8th
Kudan 9th
Judan 10th
MUDANSHA GRADES
Rokkyu 6th Green
Gokyu 5th Green/Yellow
Shikyu 4th Purple
Sankyu 3rd Brown
Nikyu 2nd Brown
Ikkyu 1st Brown

Strikes:

Japanese English
EMPI UCHI Elbow strike
NUKITE Finger thrust
(Spear thrust)
TETSUI Hammer fist
SHOTEI Heel of hand strike
SHUTO Knife edge strike
CHOKU ZUKI Lung punch
GYAKU ZUKI Reverse punch

Kicks:

Japanese English
MADGERI Front snap kick
MAWASIGERI Roundhouse kick
YOKOGERI Side kick with edge of foot

Blocks:

Japanese English
JODAN UCHI High block
CHUDAN UCHI Inside middle
OSOTO UCHI Outside middle
GEDAN BARI Sweeping lower block

Throws:

Japanese English
O-Goshi Throw #1 - Hip Throw
Ippon-Seoni-Nage Throw #2 - Arm Throw
O-Soto-Gari Throw #3 - Shoulder/Leg Throw

[Numbers] [General Terms] [Parts of the Body]
[AJA Belt Ranks] [Strikes] [Kicks] [Blocks] [Throws]