Post by jaxxsentinel on Sept 11, 2006 23:23:09 GMT -5
just a few helpful words i found around the net that you can use to make techniques ^_^
A
aite ‘Š Žè ( ‚ ‚¢‚Ä ) - opponent
aiuchi ‘Š‘Å‚¿ ( ‚ ‚¢‚¤‚¿ ) - simultaneous strike; mutual kill
ashi sabaki ‘«ŽJ‚« ( ‚ ‚µ‚³‚΂« ) - footwork
ashigaru ‘«Œy ( ‚ ‚µ‚ª‚é ) - foot soldier
ashikou ‘«b ( ‚ ‚µ‚±‚¤ ) - metal claws worn on the feet to aid in climbing (Togakure ryuu)
atemi “–‚Äg ( ‚ ‚Ä‚Ý ) - body strikes; strike to the body
B
bakufu –‹•{ ( ‚΂‚Ó ) - military government of old Japan
boshiken dŽwŒ ( ‚Ú‚µ‚¯‚ñ ) - boshiken; thumb tip strike
bou shuriken –_Žè— Œ• ( ‚Ú‚¤‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - throwing spikes
boujutsu –_p ( ‚Ú‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - skill with a wooden staff
bugei •Œ| ( ‚Ô‚°‚¢ ) - generic term for the martial arts
bugeisha •Œ|ŽÒ ( ‚Ô‚°‚¢‚µ‚á ) - person who practices the martial arts
bujinkan doujou •_ŠÙ“¹ê ( ‚Ô‚¶‚ñ‚©‚ñ‚Ç‚¤‚¶‚傤 ) - the name of the organization begun by Hatsumi Masaaki
bushi •Žm ( ‚Ô‚µ ) - samurai;warrior
C
chisei ’mº ( ‚¿‚¹‚¢ ) - knowing voice; a kind of kiai
D
daimyou ‘å–¼ ( ‚¾‚¢‚݂傤 ) - feudal lord; lit. "big name"
dakentaijutsu ‘ÅŒ‘Ìp ( ‚¾‚¯‚ñ‚½‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - term to describe striking using the body
densho “`‘ ( ‚Å‚ñ‚µ‚å ) - scroll containing the teachings of a ryuuha
deshi ’íŽq ( ‚Å‚µ ) - student
doujou “¹ê ( ‚Ç‚¤‚¶‚傤 ) - school; training location; not necessarily a building
doushin “¯S ( ‚Ç‚¤‚µ‚ñ ) - Tokugawa period law enforcement official
F
fudoushin •s“®S ( ‚Ó‚Ç‚¤‚µ‚ñ ) - immoveable mind; calm spirit
fukuro shinai ‘Ü’|“ ( ‚Ó‚‚낵‚È‚¢ ) - training sword made of a split bamboo stick inside a leather or doeskin bag; lit. "bag shinai"
G
gasshou rei ‡¶—ç ( ‚ª‚Á‚µ‚傤‚ê‚¢ ) - formal bow with hands helds or clasped together
gi ’… ( ‚¬ ) - gi; training uniform
go no sen Œã‚Ìæ ( ‚²‚Ì‚¹‚ñ ) - responsive initiative; also "machi no sen"
gogyou ŒÜs ( ‚²‚¬‚傤 ) - the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water)
gokui ‹ÉˆÓ ( ‚²‚‚¢ ) - secret teachings
goshinjutsu Œìgp ( ‚²‚µ‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - self defense
goushi ‹½Žm ( ‚²‚¤‚µ ) - farmer warriors; warriors who held and worked land
gunbaisha ŒR”zŽÒ ( ‚®‚ñ‚΂¢‚µ‚á ) - practitioner of battlefield divination
gunryaku tenmon chimon ŒR—ª“V–å’n–å ( ‚®‚ñ‚è‚á‚‚Ä‚ñ‚à‚ñ‚¿‚à‚ñ ) - battlefield strategy using weather and terrain
gyokko ryuu ‹ÊŒÕ—¬ ( ‚¬‚å‚Á‚±‚è‚イ ) - kosshijutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan; lit. "Jewel Tiger School"
H
hachimaki ”«Šª ( ‚Í‚¿‚Ü‚« ) - head wrap
hachiwari ”«Š„ ( ‚Í‚¿‚í‚è ) - "helmet splitter"; weapon used to smash through armor
hagaijime ‰HŒð‚¢’÷‚ß ( ‚Í‚ª‚¢‚¶‚ß ) - restraining technique similar to a full-nelson
hakama ŒÑ ( ‚Í‚©‚Ü ) - hakama; pleated "trousers" worn for martial arts practice
hakuda ”’‘Å ( ‚Í‚‚¾ ) - unarmed close combat techniques
hamon ”j–å ( ‚Í‚à‚ñ ) - formal expulsion from a ryuu
hanbou ”¼–_ ( ‚Í‚ñ‚Ú‚¤ ) - short (usually 3 foot) staff
hanshi ”ÍŽm ( ‚Í‚ñ‚µ ) - master practitioner
happaken ”ª—tŒ ( ‚Í‚Á‚Ï‚¯‚ñ ) - double open handed strike
haramaki • Šª ( ‚Í‚ç‚Ü‚« ) - light armor worn by footsoldiers; stomach wrap
heifuku kumiuchi •½•ž‘g‘Å ( ‚Ö‚¢‚Ó‚‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - fighting in everyday clothing
heihou •º–@ ( ‚Ö‚¢‚Ù‚¤ ) - methods of strategy
hensoujutsu •Ï‘•p ( ‚Ö‚ñ‚»‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - methods of disguise
hibuki ”é•Ší ( ‚ЂԂ« ) - secret weapon
higurumaken ‰ÎŽÔŒ ( ‚Ђ®‚é‚Ü‚¯‚ñ ) - fire shuriken
hinawajuu ‰Î“êe ( ‚ЂȂ킶‚イ ) - matchlock musket
hira shuriken •½Žè— Œ• ( ‚Ђ炵‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - flat throwing blades, usually star-shaped
hisouken ”é‘„Œ ( ‚Ђ»‚¤‚¯‚ñ ) - thumb tip strike; boushiken
hobaku •ß”› ( ‚ق΂ ) - arresting or binding techniques; tying techniques
hojou •ß“ê ( ‚Ù‚¶‚傤 ) - tying and securing
honbu –{•” ( ‚Ù‚ñ‚Ô ) - headquarters; main branch; also "hombu"
horagai –@—†ŠL ( ‚ق炪‚¢ ) - conch shell trumpet
houjutsu •ûp ( ‚Ù‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - system of divination based on direction
hyouhou •º–@ ( ‚Ђ傤‚Ù‚¤ ) - methods of strategy; also "heihou"
I
iai ‹‡ ( ‚¢‚ ‚¢ ) - drawing and cutting with the sword
iaidou ‹‡“¹ ( ‚¢‚ ‚¢‚Ç‚¤ ) - the art of drawing and cutting with the sword
iaijutsu ‹‡p ( ‚¢‚ ‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - methods of drawing and cutting with the sword
iemoto ‰ÆŒ³ ( ‚¢‚¦‚à‚Æ ) - head family of a school
igadama ˆÉ‰ê‹Ê ( ‚¢‚ª‚¾‚Ü ) - small round caltrops
inkajou ˆó‰Âó ( ‚¢‚ñ‚©‚¶‚傤 ) - authority to pass on the tradition; "rank of the seal"
ishinage ΓŠ‚° ( ‚¢‚µ‚È‚° ) - throwing rocks
isshi souden ˆêŽq‘Š“` ( ‚¢‚Á‚µ‚»‚¤‚Å‚ñ ) - complete transmission of the techniques and principles of a ryuuha to a blood-heir
ita shuriken ”ÂŽè— Œ• ( ‚¢‚½‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - "plank" shuriken; flat shuriken
J
jissen ŽÀí ( ‚¶‚Á‚¹‚ñ ) - real combat; realistic fighting
joshi goshinjutsu —ŽqŒìgp ( ‚¶‚債‚²‚µ‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - women's self defense
jou ñ ( ‚¶‚傤 ) - staff usually about 4 feet in length
juudou _“¹ ( ‚¶‚イ‚Ç‚¤ ) - judo
juujutsu _p ( ‚¶‚イ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - method of close combat, unarmed or using weapons
juunan undou _“î‰^“® ( ‚¶‚イ‚È‚ñ‚¤‚ñ‚Ç‚¤ ) - flexibility exercises
juutaijutsu _‘Ìp ( ‚¶‚イ‚½‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - term used to describe methods of throwin an opponent using the body
K
kabutowari Š•Š„ ( ‚©‚Ô‚Æ‚í‚è ) - sword-like weapon designed to crush armor; "helmet splitter"
kaeshiwaza •Ô‚µ‹Z ( ‚©‚¦‚µ‚í‚´ ) - techniques to reverse or escape techniques being applied to oneself
kaginawa Šb“ê ( ‚©‚¬‚È‚í ) - hook and rope; grappling hook
kaiten ‰ñ“] ( ‚©‚¢‚Ä‚ñ ) - roll done for ukemi
kakushibuki ‰B‚µ•Ší ( ‚©‚‚µ‚Ô‚« ) - concealed weapon
kama Š™ ( ‚©‚Ü ) - sickle
kamayari Š™‘„ ( ‚©‚Ü‚â‚è ) - spear with one or two curved secondary blades
kamidana _’I ( ‚©‚Ý‚¾‚È ) - shelf on which the kamiza sits
kamiza ãÀ ( ‚©‚Ý‚´ ) - place of honor in the doujou; lit. "high seat"
kamiza _À ( ‚©‚Ý‚´ ) - usually a small, shelf-top shrine located in a doujou
kansetsuwaza ŠÖß‹Z ( ‚©‚ñ‚¹‚‚킴 ) - joint-locking technique
kappou Šˆ–@ ( ‚©‚Á‚Û‚¤ ) - resucitation methods
kassen kumiuchi ‡í‘g“¢ ( ‚©‚Á‚¹‚ñ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - battlefield grappling
kata Œ^ ( ‚©‚½ ) - kata; arranged movement patterns
kata Œ` ( ‚©‚½ ) - arranged movement patterns
katana “ ( ‚©‚½‚È ) - long sword, usually worn blade-up in the belt
katana kake “Œœ‚¯ ( ‚©‚½‚È‚©‚¯ ) - sword rack
katchuu b™h ( ‚©‚Á‚¿‚イ ) - armor and helmet; fighting with armor
katchuu bujutsu b™h•p ( ‚©‚Á‚¿‚イ‚Ô‚¶‚ã‚ ) - fighting techniques while wearing armor
katsu Šˆ ( ‚©‚ ) - resucitation methods
katsujinken ŠˆlŒ• ( ‚©‚‚¶‚ñ‚¯‚ñ ) - "life giving sword"
kayakujutsu ‰Î–òp ( ‚©‚â‚‚¶‚ã‚ ) - skill with gunpowder; firearms; explosives
kazunuki ””²‚« ( ‚©‚¸‚Ê‚« ) - drawing and cutting with a sword 3,000, 10,000 or 30,000 times
keiko shoukon ŒmŒÃÆ¡ ( ‚¯‚¢‚±‚µ‚傤‚±‚ñ ) - reflect on the old to understand the new
ken Œ ( ‚¯‚ñ ) - fist
ken Œ• ( ‚¯‚ñ ) - sword, usually straight-bladed, but can refer to any sword
kenpou ™›–@ ( ‚¯‚ñ‚Û‚¤ ) - sword methods
kenpou Œ–@ ( ‚¯‚ñ‚Û‚¤ ) - unarmed fighting focusing on striking
keppan ŒŒ”» ( ‚¯‚Á‚Ï‚ñ ) - blood oath
keri R‚è ( ‚¯‚è ) - kick
kesa giri ŒU¾Ø‚è ( ‚¯‚³‚¬‚è ) - diagonal cut from shoulder to hip of target; refers to "kesa" worn by Buddhist priests
kiai ‹C‡ ( ‚«‚ ‚¢ ) - kiai; "spirit shout"
kigaku ‹CŠw ( ‚«‚ª‚ ) - fortune telling based on Chinese twelve year cycle
kirigami menjou ØŽ†–Æó ( ‚«‚肪‚Ý‚ß‚ñ‚¶‚傤 ) - classical license on a simple piece of folded Japanese paper
kishoumon ‹N¿•¶ ( ‚«‚µ‚傤‚à‚ñ ) - vow on entering a classical tradition
kissaki Øë ( ‚«‚Á‚³‚« ) - point of sword
kissaki Ø‚Áæ ( ‚«‚Á‚³‚« ) - point of sword
kodachi ¬‘¾“ ( ‚±‚¾‚¿ ) - short sword; wakizashi
kogusoku ¬‹ï‘« ( ‚±‚®‚»‚ ) - grapplingl; usually in armor
koiguchi ŒïŒû ( ‚±‚¢‚®‚¿ ) - mouth of a sword scabbard
koku Î ( ‚±‚ ) - traditional Japanese unit of measure; usually used to measure income; amount of rice that will feed one person for a year
kokyuu hou ŒÄ‹z–@ ( ‚±‚«‚イ‚Ù‚¤ ) - breathing methods
koppou œ–@ ( ‚±‚Á‚Û‚¤ ) - knack; essence; bone-breaking methods
koppouken œ–@Œ ( ‚±‚Á‚Û‚¤‚¯‚ñ ) - thumb knuckle strike
koshi no mawari ˜‚̉ô‚è ( ‚±‚µ‚Ì‚Ü‚í‚è ) - generic term for grappling
kosshijutsu œŽ¿p ( ‚±‚Á‚µ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - muscle striking art
kotou ryuu koppoujutsu ŒÕ“|—¬œ–@p ( ‚±‚Æ‚¤‚è‚イ‚±‚Á‚Û‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - koppoujutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan
koubou itchi U–hˆê’v ( ‚±‚¤‚Ú‚¤‚¢‚Á‚¿ ) - attack and defense are one
kouhai Œã”y ( ‚±‚¤‚Í‚¢ ) - junior; person of lower rank
kumanote ŒF‚ÌŽè ( ‚‚Ü‚Ì‚Ä ) - another term for shukou or tekagi lit. bear claws
kumiuchi ‘g“¢ ( ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - grappling
kumiuchi ‘g‘Å ( ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - grappling
kurigata ŒIŒ` ( ‚‚肪‚½ ) - sageo hole in saya
kusarigama ½Š™ ( ‚‚³‚肪‚Ü ) - chain and sickle weapon
kuukan ‹óŠÔ ( ‚‚¤‚©‚ñ ) - space; room
kyojitsu ‹•ŽÀ ( ‚«‚傶‚ ) - truth and falsehood
kyojitsu tenkan hou ‹•ŽÀ“]Š·–@ ( ‚«‚傶‚ ‚Ä‚ñ‚©‚ñ ‚Ù‚¤ ) - interchanging truth and falsehood
kyoketsu shoge ‹—æëÂ–Ñ ( ‚«‚傯‚‚µ‚傤‚° ) - weapon consisting of a hooked dagger, a long rope and a weighted ring
kyuuba ‹|”n ( ‚«‚イ‚Î ) - archery and horsemanship
M
menkyo kaiden –Æ‹–ŠF“` ( ‚ß‚ñ‚«‚å‚©‚¢‚Å‚ñ ) - full initiation into a ryuuha
menuki –ÚŠÑ ( ‚ß‚Ê‚« ) - sword handle ornaments
mizugumo …’wå ( ‚Ý‚¸‚‚à ) - device for crossing marshy areas; lit. "water spider"
mokuroku –Ú˜^ ( ‚à‚‚ë‚ ) - catalog of the techniques of a ryuuha
musha shugyou •ŽÒCs ( ‚Þ‚µ‚Ⴕ‚ガ‚傤 ) - the practice of traveling about to gain martial skill
mushin –³S ( ‚Þ‚µ‚ñ ) - spontaneous action lit. "no mind"
N
naginata “ã“ ( ‚È‚¬‚È‚½ ) - long handled halberd
nyoibou ”@ˆÓ–_ ( ‚É‚å‚¢‚Ú‚¤ ) - large staff weapon used to crush opponents
O
omotewaza •\‹Z ( ‚¨‚à‚Ä‚í‚´ ) - the basic techniques of a ryuuha lit. "outer technique"
ou yoroi ‘åŠZ ( ‚¨‚¨‚æ‚ë‚¢ ) - older style of armor
R
rokushakubou ˜ZŽÚ–_ ( ‚ë‚‚µ‚á‚‚Ú‚¤ ) - six shaku staff; six foot staff
rounin ˜Ql ( ‚낤‚É‚ñ ) - masterless samurai
ryuu —¬ ( ‚è‚イ ) - style; school; method; tradition
ryuuha —¬”h ( ‚è‚イ‚Í ) - school; tradition
S
sageo ‰º ( ‚³‚°‚¨ ) - sword knot; cord used to secure a katana in the belt
samegawa ŽL”ç ( ‚³‚ß‚ª‚í ) - shark or ray skin wrapped around the handle of a sword
samurai Ž˜ ( ‚³‚Þ‚ç‚¢ ) - samurai
seiryoku zenyou ¸—Í‘P—p ( ‚¹‚¢‚è‚å‚‚º‚ñ‚悤 ) - efficient use of energy
sen æ ( ‚¹‚ñ ) - initiative
sen no sen æ‚Ìæ ( ‚¹‚ñ‚Ì‚¹‚ñ ) - Strike as opponent commits to an attack but before he moves
senban çó”Õ ( ‚¹‚ñ‚΂ñ ) - type of flat shuriken used in Togakure ryuu ninjutsu
senjou kumiuchi íê‘g‘Å ( ‚¹‚ñ‚¶‚傤‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - battlefield grappling
senjutsu íp ( ‚¹‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - tactics
senryaku í—ª ( ‚¹‚ñ‚è‚á‚ ) - strategy
seppa ؉H ( ‚¹‚Á‚Ï ) - spacers placed between the tsuba and handle of a sword
shakoken ‰ÚŒÃŒ ( ‚µ‚Ⴑ‚¯‚ñ ) - open handed palm strike
shikanken ŽwŠÂŒ ( ‚µ‚©‚ñ‚¯‚ñ ) - strike with the second knuckles of the hand (Togakure ryuu)
shikin haramitsu daikomyou ŽŒ‰C”g—…–§‘åŒõ–¾ ( ‚µ‚«‚ñ‚Í‚ç‚݂‚¾‚¢‚±‚݂傤 ) - words spoken at the beginning of Bujinkan classes
shinobi ”E ‚Ñ ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ ) - term referring to person who practices ninjutsu
shinobi no jutsu ”E ‚Ñ ‚Ì p ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ ‚Ì ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - methods of stealth; ninjutsu
shinobi shouzoku ”E‚Ñ‘•‘© ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ ‚µ‚傤‚¼‚ ) - ninja clothes; mythical black clothing worn by ninja
shinobizue ”E‚Ññ ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ‚¸‚¦ ) - cane with hollowed out interior to conceal weapons
nutsanken Žw’[Œ ( ‚µ‚½‚ñ‚¯‚ñ ) - finger tip strike
nutsouken Žw“Œ ( ‚µ‚Æ‚¤‚¯‚ñ ) - thumb tip strike; boushiken
shousei Ÿ º ( ‚µ‚傤‚¹‚¢ ) - victorious voice; a kind of kiai
shubaku Žè”’ ( ‚µ‚ã‚΂ ) - unarmed close combat techniques
shukou Žèçê ( ‚µ‚ケ‚¤ ) - hand claws used to aid in climbing; formerly a secret tool of Togakure ryuu ninjutsu; tekagi
shuriken Žè — Œ• ( ‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - throwing spikes or plates
shurikendome Žè— Œ•Ž~‚ß ( ‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ‚Ç‚ß ) - stopping or avoiding thrown weapons
sode ‘³ ( ‚»‚Å ) - sleeve
sokuyakuken ‘«–ôŒ ( ‚»‚‚â‚‚¯‚ñ ) - strike using the heel of the foot
souhei ‘m•º ( ‚»‚¤‚Ö‚¢ ) - warrior monks
soujutsu ‘„ p ( ‚»‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - techniques of the spear
souke @ ‰Æ ( ‚»‚¤‚¯ ) - grandmaster, head of ryuu
suhada bujutsu ‘f ”§ • p ( ‚·‚Í‚¾ ‚Ô‚¶‚ã‚ ) - martial techniques done in street clothes
suhada kumiuchi ‘f”§‘g‘Å ( ‚·‚Í‚¾‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - fighting without armor
sujikabuto ‹ØŠ• ( ‚·‚¶‚©‚Ô‚Æ ) - armored helmet; "ribbed helmet"
suki Œ„ ( ‚·‚« ) - opening; weak point
sukima Œ„ŠÔ ( ‚·‚«‚Ü ) - an opening or gap (in kamae)
sukima “§‚«ŠÔ ( ‚·‚«‚Ü ) - an opening or gap (in kamae)
sutemi ŽÌg ( ‚·‚Ä‚Ý ) - sacrifice technique
T
tachi ‘¾“ ( ‚½‚¿ ) - long sword usually worn slung blade-down from the belt
taihenjutsu ‘Ì•Ïp ( ‚½‚¢‚Ö‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - "body changing skill"; methods of rolling, leaping and running to avoid injury
taijutsu ‘Ìp ( ‚½‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - general term for unarmed combat
taisabaki ‘Ì ŽJ ‚« ( ‚½‚¢‚³‚΂« ) - general term for body movement
takagi yoshin ryuu ‚ –Ø —g S —¬ ( ‚½‚©‚¬ ‚悤‚µ‚ñ ‚è‚イ ) - juutaijutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan
tameshigiri ŽŽ‚µØ‚è ( ‚½‚ß‚µ‚¬‚è ) - test cutting with a sword using any type of target
tantou ’Z “ ( ‚½‚ñ‚Æ‚¤ ) - knife; dagger
tehodoki Žè‰ð‚« ( ‚Ä‚Ù‚Ç‚« ) - technique for escaping from a hand or writs grab; "hand untying"
tekagi Žèçê ( ‚Ä‚©‚¬ ) - hand claws used to aid in climbing; shukou
teki “G ( ‚Ä‚« ) - enemy
tengu “V ‹ç ( ‚Ä‚ñ‚® ) - long nosed crow-like, mythical goblin, said to teach secret martial arts
tentou uchi “V “ª ‘Å ‚¿ ( ‚Ä‚ñ‚Æ‚¤ ‚¤‚¿ ) - strike to top of head
tessen “S î ( ‚Ä‚Á‚¹‚ñ ) - iron fan
tetsubishi “S •H ( ‚Âтµ ) - caltrops; lit. "iron diamonds"
togakure ryuu ŒË ‰B —¬ ( ‚Æ‚ª‚‚ê ‚è‚イ ) - ninjutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan; lit. "hidden door school"
tokonoma ° ‚Ì ŠÔ ( ‚Æ‚±‚Ì‚Ü ) - decorative alcove in a traditional Japanese style room
tori Žæ ( ‚Æ‚è ) - one who executes a technique
toujutsu “ p ( ‚Æ‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - techniques of the sword
tsuba ’Õ ( ‚‚Π) - sword guard
tsubute âI ( ‚Â‚Ô‚Ä ) - small throwing stones
tsuka •¿ ( ‚‚© ) - sword handle
tsuki “Ë ‚« ( ‚‚« ) - punch; thrust with weapon
tsurugi ™› ( ‚‚邬 ) - sword; often straight
U
uke Žó ( ‚¤‚¯ ) - one who receives the technique
ukemi Žó g ( ‚¤‚¯‚Ý ) - receiving; falling safely
urawaza — ‹Z ( ‚¤‚ç‚í‚´ ) - secret techniques of a ryuuha; often reversals or escapes lit. "inner technique"
uwagi ã ’… ( ‚¤‚킬 ) - jacket worn for bujutsu training
W
wakizashi ˜e · ( ‚í‚«‚´‚µ ) - short sword
waza ‹Z ( ‚í‚´ ) - technique
Y
yari ‘„ ( ‚â‚è ) - spear
yawara _ ( ‚â‚í‚ç ) - term for juujutsu or general unarmed combat
yawaragi _ ‹Z ( ‚â‚í‚炬 ) - term for juujutsu
yawarajutsu _p ( ‚â‚í‚炶‚ã‚ ) - another term for general unarmed combat
yawarariki _—Í ( ‚â‚í‚ç‚è‚« ) - general term for unarmed combat
yoko aruki ‰¡ •à ( ‚悱 ‚ ‚é‚« ) - sideways walking; cross step
yoroi kumiuchi ŠZ ‘g ‘Å ( ‚æ‚ë‚¢ ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - battlefield grappling in armor
yoroidoushi ŠZ’Ê‚µ ( ‚æ‚ë‚¢‚Ç‚¤‚µ ) - dagger like thrusting blade for use against an armored opponent
yotsugumi Žl‚‘g ( ‚æ‚‚®‚Ý ) - method of grappling in armor
yumi ‹| ( ‚ä‚Ý ) - Japanese-style bow (for shooting arrows)
yuudansha —L’iŽÒ ( ‚䂤‚¾‚ñ‚µ‚á ) - those holding black belt rank
A
aite ‘Š Žè ( ‚ ‚¢‚Ä ) - opponent
aiuchi ‘Š‘Å‚¿ ( ‚ ‚¢‚¤‚¿ ) - simultaneous strike; mutual kill
ashi sabaki ‘«ŽJ‚« ( ‚ ‚µ‚³‚΂« ) - footwork
ashigaru ‘«Œy ( ‚ ‚µ‚ª‚é ) - foot soldier
ashikou ‘«b ( ‚ ‚µ‚±‚¤ ) - metal claws worn on the feet to aid in climbing (Togakure ryuu)
atemi “–‚Äg ( ‚ ‚Ä‚Ý ) - body strikes; strike to the body
B
bakufu –‹•{ ( ‚΂‚Ó ) - military government of old Japan
boshiken dŽwŒ ( ‚Ú‚µ‚¯‚ñ ) - boshiken; thumb tip strike
bou shuriken –_Žè— Œ• ( ‚Ú‚¤‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - throwing spikes
boujutsu –_p ( ‚Ú‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - skill with a wooden staff
bugei •Œ| ( ‚Ô‚°‚¢ ) - generic term for the martial arts
bugeisha •Œ|ŽÒ ( ‚Ô‚°‚¢‚µ‚á ) - person who practices the martial arts
bujinkan doujou •_ŠÙ“¹ê ( ‚Ô‚¶‚ñ‚©‚ñ‚Ç‚¤‚¶‚傤 ) - the name of the organization begun by Hatsumi Masaaki
bushi •Žm ( ‚Ô‚µ ) - samurai;warrior
C
chisei ’mº ( ‚¿‚¹‚¢ ) - knowing voice; a kind of kiai
D
daimyou ‘å–¼ ( ‚¾‚¢‚݂傤 ) - feudal lord; lit. "big name"
dakentaijutsu ‘ÅŒ‘Ìp ( ‚¾‚¯‚ñ‚½‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - term to describe striking using the body
densho “`‘ ( ‚Å‚ñ‚µ‚å ) - scroll containing the teachings of a ryuuha
deshi ’íŽq ( ‚Å‚µ ) - student
doujou “¹ê ( ‚Ç‚¤‚¶‚傤 ) - school; training location; not necessarily a building
doushin “¯S ( ‚Ç‚¤‚µ‚ñ ) - Tokugawa period law enforcement official
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fudoushin •s“®S ( ‚Ó‚Ç‚¤‚µ‚ñ ) - immoveable mind; calm spirit
fukuro shinai ‘Ü’|“ ( ‚Ó‚‚낵‚È‚¢ ) - training sword made of a split bamboo stick inside a leather or doeskin bag; lit. "bag shinai"
G
gasshou rei ‡¶—ç ( ‚ª‚Á‚µ‚傤‚ê‚¢ ) - formal bow with hands helds or clasped together
gi ’… ( ‚¬ ) - gi; training uniform
go no sen Œã‚Ìæ ( ‚²‚Ì‚¹‚ñ ) - responsive initiative; also "machi no sen"
gogyou ŒÜs ( ‚²‚¬‚傤 ) - the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water)
gokui ‹ÉˆÓ ( ‚²‚‚¢ ) - secret teachings
goshinjutsu Œìgp ( ‚²‚µ‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - self defense
goushi ‹½Žm ( ‚²‚¤‚µ ) - farmer warriors; warriors who held and worked land
gunbaisha ŒR”zŽÒ ( ‚®‚ñ‚΂¢‚µ‚á ) - practitioner of battlefield divination
gunryaku tenmon chimon ŒR—ª“V–å’n–å ( ‚®‚ñ‚è‚á‚‚Ä‚ñ‚à‚ñ‚¿‚à‚ñ ) - battlefield strategy using weather and terrain
gyokko ryuu ‹ÊŒÕ—¬ ( ‚¬‚å‚Á‚±‚è‚イ ) - kosshijutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan; lit. "Jewel Tiger School"
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hachimaki ”«Šª ( ‚Í‚¿‚Ü‚« ) - head wrap
hachiwari ”«Š„ ( ‚Í‚¿‚í‚è ) - "helmet splitter"; weapon used to smash through armor
hagaijime ‰HŒð‚¢’÷‚ß ( ‚Í‚ª‚¢‚¶‚ß ) - restraining technique similar to a full-nelson
hakama ŒÑ ( ‚Í‚©‚Ü ) - hakama; pleated "trousers" worn for martial arts practice
hakuda ”’‘Å ( ‚Í‚‚¾ ) - unarmed close combat techniques
hamon ”j–å ( ‚Í‚à‚ñ ) - formal expulsion from a ryuu
hanbou ”¼–_ ( ‚Í‚ñ‚Ú‚¤ ) - short (usually 3 foot) staff
hanshi ”ÍŽm ( ‚Í‚ñ‚µ ) - master practitioner
happaken ”ª—tŒ ( ‚Í‚Á‚Ï‚¯‚ñ ) - double open handed strike
haramaki • Šª ( ‚Í‚ç‚Ü‚« ) - light armor worn by footsoldiers; stomach wrap
heifuku kumiuchi •½•ž‘g‘Å ( ‚Ö‚¢‚Ó‚‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - fighting in everyday clothing
heihou •º–@ ( ‚Ö‚¢‚Ù‚¤ ) - methods of strategy
hensoujutsu •Ï‘•p ( ‚Ö‚ñ‚»‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - methods of disguise
hibuki ”é•Ší ( ‚ЂԂ« ) - secret weapon
higurumaken ‰ÎŽÔŒ ( ‚Ђ®‚é‚Ü‚¯‚ñ ) - fire shuriken
hinawajuu ‰Î“êe ( ‚ЂȂ킶‚イ ) - matchlock musket
hira shuriken •½Žè— Œ• ( ‚Ђ炵‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - flat throwing blades, usually star-shaped
hisouken ”é‘„Œ ( ‚Ђ»‚¤‚¯‚ñ ) - thumb tip strike; boushiken
hobaku •ß”› ( ‚ق΂ ) - arresting or binding techniques; tying techniques
hojou •ß“ê ( ‚Ù‚¶‚傤 ) - tying and securing
honbu –{•” ( ‚Ù‚ñ‚Ô ) - headquarters; main branch; also "hombu"
horagai –@—†ŠL ( ‚ق炪‚¢ ) - conch shell trumpet
houjutsu •ûp ( ‚Ù‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - system of divination based on direction
hyouhou •º–@ ( ‚Ђ傤‚Ù‚¤ ) - methods of strategy; also "heihou"
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iai ‹‡ ( ‚¢‚ ‚¢ ) - drawing and cutting with the sword
iaidou ‹‡“¹ ( ‚¢‚ ‚¢‚Ç‚¤ ) - the art of drawing and cutting with the sword
iaijutsu ‹‡p ( ‚¢‚ ‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - methods of drawing and cutting with the sword
iemoto ‰ÆŒ³ ( ‚¢‚¦‚à‚Æ ) - head family of a school
igadama ˆÉ‰ê‹Ê ( ‚¢‚ª‚¾‚Ü ) - small round caltrops
inkajou ˆó‰Âó ( ‚¢‚ñ‚©‚¶‚傤 ) - authority to pass on the tradition; "rank of the seal"
ishinage ΓŠ‚° ( ‚¢‚µ‚È‚° ) - throwing rocks
isshi souden ˆêŽq‘Š“` ( ‚¢‚Á‚µ‚»‚¤‚Å‚ñ ) - complete transmission of the techniques and principles of a ryuuha to a blood-heir
ita shuriken ”ÂŽè— Œ• ( ‚¢‚½‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - "plank" shuriken; flat shuriken
J
jissen ŽÀí ( ‚¶‚Á‚¹‚ñ ) - real combat; realistic fighting
joshi goshinjutsu —ŽqŒìgp ( ‚¶‚債‚²‚µ‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - women's self defense
jou ñ ( ‚¶‚傤 ) - staff usually about 4 feet in length
juudou _“¹ ( ‚¶‚イ‚Ç‚¤ ) - judo
juujutsu _p ( ‚¶‚イ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - method of close combat, unarmed or using weapons
juunan undou _“î‰^“® ( ‚¶‚イ‚È‚ñ‚¤‚ñ‚Ç‚¤ ) - flexibility exercises
juutaijutsu _‘Ìp ( ‚¶‚イ‚½‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - term used to describe methods of throwin an opponent using the body
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kabutowari Š•Š„ ( ‚©‚Ô‚Æ‚í‚è ) - sword-like weapon designed to crush armor; "helmet splitter"
kaeshiwaza •Ô‚µ‹Z ( ‚©‚¦‚µ‚í‚´ ) - techniques to reverse or escape techniques being applied to oneself
kaginawa Šb“ê ( ‚©‚¬‚È‚í ) - hook and rope; grappling hook
kaiten ‰ñ“] ( ‚©‚¢‚Ä‚ñ ) - roll done for ukemi
kakushibuki ‰B‚µ•Ší ( ‚©‚‚µ‚Ô‚« ) - concealed weapon
kama Š™ ( ‚©‚Ü ) - sickle
kamayari Š™‘„ ( ‚©‚Ü‚â‚è ) - spear with one or two curved secondary blades
kamidana _’I ( ‚©‚Ý‚¾‚È ) - shelf on which the kamiza sits
kamiza ãÀ ( ‚©‚Ý‚´ ) - place of honor in the doujou; lit. "high seat"
kamiza _À ( ‚©‚Ý‚´ ) - usually a small, shelf-top shrine located in a doujou
kansetsuwaza ŠÖß‹Z ( ‚©‚ñ‚¹‚‚킴 ) - joint-locking technique
kappou Šˆ–@ ( ‚©‚Á‚Û‚¤ ) - resucitation methods
kassen kumiuchi ‡í‘g“¢ ( ‚©‚Á‚¹‚ñ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - battlefield grappling
kata Œ^ ( ‚©‚½ ) - kata; arranged movement patterns
kata Œ` ( ‚©‚½ ) - arranged movement patterns
katana “ ( ‚©‚½‚È ) - long sword, usually worn blade-up in the belt
katana kake “Œœ‚¯ ( ‚©‚½‚È‚©‚¯ ) - sword rack
katchuu b™h ( ‚©‚Á‚¿‚イ ) - armor and helmet; fighting with armor
katchuu bujutsu b™h•p ( ‚©‚Á‚¿‚イ‚Ô‚¶‚ã‚ ) - fighting techniques while wearing armor
katsu Šˆ ( ‚©‚ ) - resucitation methods
katsujinken ŠˆlŒ• ( ‚©‚‚¶‚ñ‚¯‚ñ ) - "life giving sword"
kayakujutsu ‰Î–òp ( ‚©‚â‚‚¶‚ã‚ ) - skill with gunpowder; firearms; explosives
kazunuki ””²‚« ( ‚©‚¸‚Ê‚« ) - drawing and cutting with a sword 3,000, 10,000 or 30,000 times
keiko shoukon ŒmŒÃÆ¡ ( ‚¯‚¢‚±‚µ‚傤‚±‚ñ ) - reflect on the old to understand the new
ken Œ ( ‚¯‚ñ ) - fist
ken Œ• ( ‚¯‚ñ ) - sword, usually straight-bladed, but can refer to any sword
kenpou ™›–@ ( ‚¯‚ñ‚Û‚¤ ) - sword methods
kenpou Œ–@ ( ‚¯‚ñ‚Û‚¤ ) - unarmed fighting focusing on striking
keppan ŒŒ”» ( ‚¯‚Á‚Ï‚ñ ) - blood oath
keri R‚è ( ‚¯‚è ) - kick
kesa giri ŒU¾Ø‚è ( ‚¯‚³‚¬‚è ) - diagonal cut from shoulder to hip of target; refers to "kesa" worn by Buddhist priests
kiai ‹C‡ ( ‚«‚ ‚¢ ) - kiai; "spirit shout"
kigaku ‹CŠw ( ‚«‚ª‚ ) - fortune telling based on Chinese twelve year cycle
kirigami menjou ØŽ†–Æó ( ‚«‚肪‚Ý‚ß‚ñ‚¶‚傤 ) - classical license on a simple piece of folded Japanese paper
kishoumon ‹N¿•¶ ( ‚«‚µ‚傤‚à‚ñ ) - vow on entering a classical tradition
kissaki Øë ( ‚«‚Á‚³‚« ) - point of sword
kissaki Ø‚Áæ ( ‚«‚Á‚³‚« ) - point of sword
kodachi ¬‘¾“ ( ‚±‚¾‚¿ ) - short sword; wakizashi
kogusoku ¬‹ï‘« ( ‚±‚®‚»‚ ) - grapplingl; usually in armor
koiguchi ŒïŒû ( ‚±‚¢‚®‚¿ ) - mouth of a sword scabbard
koku Î ( ‚±‚ ) - traditional Japanese unit of measure; usually used to measure income; amount of rice that will feed one person for a year
kokyuu hou ŒÄ‹z–@ ( ‚±‚«‚イ‚Ù‚¤ ) - breathing methods
koppou œ–@ ( ‚±‚Á‚Û‚¤ ) - knack; essence; bone-breaking methods
koppouken œ–@Œ ( ‚±‚Á‚Û‚¤‚¯‚ñ ) - thumb knuckle strike
koshi no mawari ˜‚̉ô‚è ( ‚±‚µ‚Ì‚Ü‚í‚è ) - generic term for grappling
kosshijutsu œŽ¿p ( ‚±‚Á‚µ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - muscle striking art
kotou ryuu koppoujutsu ŒÕ“|—¬œ–@p ( ‚±‚Æ‚¤‚è‚イ‚±‚Á‚Û‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - koppoujutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan
koubou itchi U–hˆê’v ( ‚±‚¤‚Ú‚¤‚¢‚Á‚¿ ) - attack and defense are one
kouhai Œã”y ( ‚±‚¤‚Í‚¢ ) - junior; person of lower rank
kumanote ŒF‚ÌŽè ( ‚‚Ü‚Ì‚Ä ) - another term for shukou or tekagi lit. bear claws
kumiuchi ‘g“¢ ( ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - grappling
kumiuchi ‘g‘Å ( ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - grappling
kurigata ŒIŒ` ( ‚‚肪‚½ ) - sageo hole in saya
kusarigama ½Š™ ( ‚‚³‚肪‚Ü ) - chain and sickle weapon
kuukan ‹óŠÔ ( ‚‚¤‚©‚ñ ) - space; room
kyojitsu ‹•ŽÀ ( ‚«‚傶‚ ) - truth and falsehood
kyojitsu tenkan hou ‹•ŽÀ“]Š·–@ ( ‚«‚傶‚ ‚Ä‚ñ‚©‚ñ ‚Ù‚¤ ) - interchanging truth and falsehood
kyoketsu shoge ‹—æëÂ–Ñ ( ‚«‚傯‚‚µ‚傤‚° ) - weapon consisting of a hooked dagger, a long rope and a weighted ring
kyuuba ‹|”n ( ‚«‚イ‚Î ) - archery and horsemanship
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menkyo kaiden –Æ‹–ŠF“` ( ‚ß‚ñ‚«‚å‚©‚¢‚Å‚ñ ) - full initiation into a ryuuha
menuki –ÚŠÑ ( ‚ß‚Ê‚« ) - sword handle ornaments
mizugumo …’wå ( ‚Ý‚¸‚‚à ) - device for crossing marshy areas; lit. "water spider"
mokuroku –Ú˜^ ( ‚à‚‚ë‚ ) - catalog of the techniques of a ryuuha
musha shugyou •ŽÒCs ( ‚Þ‚µ‚Ⴕ‚ガ‚傤 ) - the practice of traveling about to gain martial skill
mushin –³S ( ‚Þ‚µ‚ñ ) - spontaneous action lit. "no mind"
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naginata “ã“ ( ‚È‚¬‚È‚½ ) - long handled halberd
nyoibou ”@ˆÓ–_ ( ‚É‚å‚¢‚Ú‚¤ ) - large staff weapon used to crush opponents
O
omotewaza •\‹Z ( ‚¨‚à‚Ä‚í‚´ ) - the basic techniques of a ryuuha lit. "outer technique"
ou yoroi ‘åŠZ ( ‚¨‚¨‚æ‚ë‚¢ ) - older style of armor
R
rokushakubou ˜ZŽÚ–_ ( ‚ë‚‚µ‚á‚‚Ú‚¤ ) - six shaku staff; six foot staff
rounin ˜Ql ( ‚낤‚É‚ñ ) - masterless samurai
ryuu —¬ ( ‚è‚イ ) - style; school; method; tradition
ryuuha —¬”h ( ‚è‚イ‚Í ) - school; tradition
S
sageo ‰º ( ‚³‚°‚¨ ) - sword knot; cord used to secure a katana in the belt
samegawa ŽL”ç ( ‚³‚ß‚ª‚í ) - shark or ray skin wrapped around the handle of a sword
samurai Ž˜ ( ‚³‚Þ‚ç‚¢ ) - samurai
seiryoku zenyou ¸—Í‘P—p ( ‚¹‚¢‚è‚å‚‚º‚ñ‚悤 ) - efficient use of energy
sen æ ( ‚¹‚ñ ) - initiative
sen no sen æ‚Ìæ ( ‚¹‚ñ‚Ì‚¹‚ñ ) - Strike as opponent commits to an attack but before he moves
senban çó”Õ ( ‚¹‚ñ‚΂ñ ) - type of flat shuriken used in Togakure ryuu ninjutsu
senjou kumiuchi íê‘g‘Å ( ‚¹‚ñ‚¶‚傤‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - battlefield grappling
senjutsu íp ( ‚¹‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - tactics
senryaku í—ª ( ‚¹‚ñ‚è‚á‚ ) - strategy
seppa ؉H ( ‚¹‚Á‚Ï ) - spacers placed between the tsuba and handle of a sword
shakoken ‰ÚŒÃŒ ( ‚µ‚Ⴑ‚¯‚ñ ) - open handed palm strike
shikanken ŽwŠÂŒ ( ‚µ‚©‚ñ‚¯‚ñ ) - strike with the second knuckles of the hand (Togakure ryuu)
shikin haramitsu daikomyou ŽŒ‰C”g—…–§‘åŒõ–¾ ( ‚µ‚«‚ñ‚Í‚ç‚݂‚¾‚¢‚±‚݂傤 ) - words spoken at the beginning of Bujinkan classes
shinobi ”E ‚Ñ ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ ) - term referring to person who practices ninjutsu
shinobi no jutsu ”E ‚Ñ ‚Ì p ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ ‚Ì ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - methods of stealth; ninjutsu
shinobi shouzoku ”E‚Ñ‘•‘© ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ ‚µ‚傤‚¼‚ ) - ninja clothes; mythical black clothing worn by ninja
shinobizue ”E‚Ññ ( ‚µ‚Ì‚Ñ‚¸‚¦ ) - cane with hollowed out interior to conceal weapons
nutsanken Žw’[Œ ( ‚µ‚½‚ñ‚¯‚ñ ) - finger tip strike
nutsouken Žw“Œ ( ‚µ‚Æ‚¤‚¯‚ñ ) - thumb tip strike; boushiken
shousei Ÿ º ( ‚µ‚傤‚¹‚¢ ) - victorious voice; a kind of kiai
shubaku Žè”’ ( ‚µ‚ã‚΂ ) - unarmed close combat techniques
shukou Žèçê ( ‚µ‚ケ‚¤ ) - hand claws used to aid in climbing; formerly a secret tool of Togakure ryuu ninjutsu; tekagi
shuriken Žè — Œ• ( ‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ ) - throwing spikes or plates
shurikendome Žè— Œ•Ž~‚ß ( ‚µ‚ã‚肯‚ñ‚Ç‚ß ) - stopping or avoiding thrown weapons
sode ‘³ ( ‚»‚Å ) - sleeve
sokuyakuken ‘«–ôŒ ( ‚»‚‚â‚‚¯‚ñ ) - strike using the heel of the foot
souhei ‘m•º ( ‚»‚¤‚Ö‚¢ ) - warrior monks
soujutsu ‘„ p ( ‚»‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - techniques of the spear
souke @ ‰Æ ( ‚»‚¤‚¯ ) - grandmaster, head of ryuu
suhada bujutsu ‘f ”§ • p ( ‚·‚Í‚¾ ‚Ô‚¶‚ã‚ ) - martial techniques done in street clothes
suhada kumiuchi ‘f”§‘g‘Å ( ‚·‚Í‚¾‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - fighting without armor
sujikabuto ‹ØŠ• ( ‚·‚¶‚©‚Ô‚Æ ) - armored helmet; "ribbed helmet"
suki Œ„ ( ‚·‚« ) - opening; weak point
sukima Œ„ŠÔ ( ‚·‚«‚Ü ) - an opening or gap (in kamae)
sukima “§‚«ŠÔ ( ‚·‚«‚Ü ) - an opening or gap (in kamae)
sutemi ŽÌg ( ‚·‚Ä‚Ý ) - sacrifice technique
T
tachi ‘¾“ ( ‚½‚¿ ) - long sword usually worn slung blade-down from the belt
taihenjutsu ‘Ì•Ïp ( ‚½‚¢‚Ö‚ñ‚¶‚ã‚ ) - "body changing skill"; methods of rolling, leaping and running to avoid injury
taijutsu ‘Ìp ( ‚½‚¢‚¶‚ã‚ ) - general term for unarmed combat
taisabaki ‘Ì ŽJ ‚« ( ‚½‚¢‚³‚΂« ) - general term for body movement
takagi yoshin ryuu ‚ –Ø —g S —¬ ( ‚½‚©‚¬ ‚悤‚µ‚ñ ‚è‚イ ) - juutaijutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan
tameshigiri ŽŽ‚µØ‚è ( ‚½‚ß‚µ‚¬‚è ) - test cutting with a sword using any type of target
tantou ’Z “ ( ‚½‚ñ‚Æ‚¤ ) - knife; dagger
tehodoki Žè‰ð‚« ( ‚Ä‚Ù‚Ç‚« ) - technique for escaping from a hand or writs grab; "hand untying"
tekagi Žèçê ( ‚Ä‚©‚¬ ) - hand claws used to aid in climbing; shukou
teki “G ( ‚Ä‚« ) - enemy
tengu “V ‹ç ( ‚Ä‚ñ‚® ) - long nosed crow-like, mythical goblin, said to teach secret martial arts
tentou uchi “V “ª ‘Å ‚¿ ( ‚Ä‚ñ‚Æ‚¤ ‚¤‚¿ ) - strike to top of head
tessen “S î ( ‚Ä‚Á‚¹‚ñ ) - iron fan
tetsubishi “S •H ( ‚Âтµ ) - caltrops; lit. "iron diamonds"
togakure ryuu ŒË ‰B —¬ ( ‚Æ‚ª‚‚ê ‚è‚イ ) - ninjutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan; lit. "hidden door school"
tokonoma ° ‚Ì ŠÔ ( ‚Æ‚±‚Ì‚Ü ) - decorative alcove in a traditional Japanese style room
tori Žæ ( ‚Æ‚è ) - one who executes a technique
toujutsu “ p ( ‚Æ‚¤‚¶‚ã‚ ) - techniques of the sword
tsuba ’Õ ( ‚‚Π) - sword guard
tsubute âI ( ‚Â‚Ô‚Ä ) - small throwing stones
tsuka •¿ ( ‚‚© ) - sword handle
tsuki “Ë ‚« ( ‚‚« ) - punch; thrust with weapon
tsurugi ™› ( ‚‚邬 ) - sword; often straight
U
uke Žó ( ‚¤‚¯ ) - one who receives the technique
ukemi Žó g ( ‚¤‚¯‚Ý ) - receiving; falling safely
urawaza — ‹Z ( ‚¤‚ç‚í‚´ ) - secret techniques of a ryuuha; often reversals or escapes lit. "inner technique"
uwagi ã ’… ( ‚¤‚킬 ) - jacket worn for bujutsu training
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wakizashi ˜e · ( ‚í‚«‚´‚µ ) - short sword
waza ‹Z ( ‚í‚´ ) - technique
Y
yari ‘„ ( ‚â‚è ) - spear
yawara _ ( ‚â‚í‚ç ) - term for juujutsu or general unarmed combat
yawaragi _ ‹Z ( ‚â‚í‚炬 ) - term for juujutsu
yawarajutsu _p ( ‚â‚í‚炶‚ã‚ ) - another term for general unarmed combat
yawarariki _—Í ( ‚â‚í‚ç‚è‚« ) - general term for unarmed combat
yoko aruki ‰¡ •à ( ‚悱 ‚ ‚é‚« ) - sideways walking; cross step
yoroi kumiuchi ŠZ ‘g ‘Å ( ‚æ‚ë‚¢ ‚‚Ý‚¤‚¿ ) - battlefield grappling in armor
yoroidoushi ŠZ’Ê‚µ ( ‚æ‚ë‚¢‚Ç‚¤‚µ ) - dagger like thrusting blade for use against an armored opponent
yotsugumi Žl‚‘g ( ‚æ‚‚®‚Ý ) - method of grappling in armor
yumi ‹| ( ‚ä‚Ý ) - Japanese-style bow (for shooting arrows)
yuudansha —L’iŽÒ ( ‚䂤‚¾‚ñ‚µ‚á ) - those holding black belt rank
