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aiki [ ] unified energy aikido [ ] way of aiki; a modern martial art derived from jujutsu aikijutsu [ ] techniques of aiki aite [ ] opponent Asayama Ichiden-ryu [ ] classical comprehensive martial of the goshi ashigaru [ ] foot soldiers; the lowest level of bushi atarashii naginata [ ] lit., new naginata; modern martial art of naginata atemi [ ] strike atemiwaza [ ] techniques of striking

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Dai Nippon Butokukai [ ] Greater Japan Martial Virtues Society dan [ ] lit. step; indicates a degree of black belt densho [ ] transmission documents of a classical ryu deshi [ ] disciple, student dojo [ ] lit. way place; a place where martial arts are practiced doshin [ ] Tokugawa period law enforcement official

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bakufu [ ] military government of Japan battojutsu [ ] techniques of sword-drawing; sword-drawing art bo [ ] staff bojutsu [ ] techniques of the staff; staff art bokuto [ ] wooden sword budo [ ] martial ways bugei [ ] martial arts bujutsu [ ] martial arts, martial techniques bushi [ ] Japanese warrior bushido [ ] way of the bushi, or Japanese warrior

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fudoshin [ ] imperturbable or immovable spirit fukuro shinai [ ] training sword made of bamboo encased in leather furibo [ ] heavy training club used in Jikishinkage-ryu to develop proper technique and stamina furisode [ ] long-sleeved kimono worn by young unmarried women furui [ ] old

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Chokugen-ryu onaginatajutsu [ ] classical tradition that specializes in the use of a very large naginata

gokui [ ] hidden or secret; in Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, one of the okugi techniques go no sen [ ] responsive initiative; also machi no sen goshi [ ] farmer warriors; bushi who held and worked land gunbaisha [ ] practitioner of battlefield divination

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habiki [ ] metal-bladed sword; can be sharp or rebated hachidan [ ] 8th degree black belt

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hachimaki [ ] headband hachiwari [ ] helmet-splitter hakama [ ] pleated divided skirt or culottes hakuda [ ] unarmed close-combat techniques hamon [ ] formal expulsion from a ryu hanbo [ ] short staff hanbojutsu [ ] techniques of the short staff hanshi [ ] master-level instructor heiho [ ] martial principles or military strategy hikitate geiko [ ] training to improve someones technical skill or level hinawaju [ ] matchlock musket hojo [ ] binding and securing hojojutsu [ ] binding techniques, using a tying cord to restrain prisoners Hokushin Itto-ryu kenjutsu [ ] classical sword tradition hyoho [ ] see heiho

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jojutsu [ ] techniques of the stick; stick art judo [ ] way of flexibility; modern martial art judogi [ ] jacket and trousers worn while doing judo jujutsu [ ] techniques of flexibility; grappling art jukendo [ ] way of the bayonet; modern martial art jukenjutsu [ ] techniques of the bayonet; bayonet art jutte [ ] single-tined truncheon

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iaido [ ] way of sword-drawing; a modern martial art iaijutsu [ ] techniques of sword-drawing; sword-drawing art inkajo [ ] lit. rank of the seal; authority to pass on the tradition Itto Shoden Muto-ryu kenjutsu [ ] classical sword tradition

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jigeiko [ ] free practice or sparring in kendo, atarashii naginata, jukendo jita kyoei [ ] mutual benefit and welfare jo [ ] stick, usually about four feet in length

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kabutowari [ ] helmet-splitter kaeshiwaza [ ] techniques to reverse or escape techniques being applied to oneself kamae [ ] engagement posture kami [ ] Shinto diety or dieties kappo [ ] resuscitation methods or techniques karatedo [ ] way of the empty hand; modern martial art Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu [ ] classical sword tradition kata [ ] prearranged movement pattern katana [ ] Japanese sword, worn cutting edge up katchu bujutsu [ ] martial techniques done while wearing armor katsu [ ] resuscitation techniques katsujinken [ ] life-giving sword kazunuki [ ] drawing and cutting 3,000, 10,000, or 30,000 times; special practice of Tatsumi-ryu keiko shokon [ ] reflect on the old to understand the new kempo [ ] fist method; unarmed sparring methods or systems ken [ ] attack; fall upon ken [ ] sword

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kendo [ ] way of the sword; modern martial art of Japanese fencing kenjutsu [ ] techniques of the sword; swordsmanship keppan [ ] blood seal made with vow upon entering a ryu kesagiri [ ] diagonal cut ki [ ] vital energy kiai [ ] focused shouts kiaijutsu [ ] techniques of kiai; methods of exerting ones will on others kirigami menjo [ ] classical license on a simple piece of folded Japanese paper kishomon [ ] vow on entering a classical tradition kobo itchi [ ] attack and defense as a continuum of response in combat kobudo [ ] classical martial ways kobujutsu [ ] classical martial arts kodachi [ ] short sword kogusoku [ ] grappling, usually in armor kohai [ ] junior kokoro [ ] spirit, heart, or mind; also shin koku [ ] traditional Japanese weight measure; used to specify income kokyu [ ] breath, breathing koppo [ ] unarmed grappling koryu [ ] classical or old tradition koryu budo [ ] classical martial ways koryu bujutsu [ ] classical martial arts koshi no mawari [ ] grappling, usually in light armor kowami [ ] unarmed grappling kuda yari [ ] spear with a sleeve kuden [ ] oral teachings kuji [ ] nine signs; mudra used in esoteric Buddhism kumite [ ] freestyle sparring in karatedo kumiuchi [ ] grappling

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Kurama-ryu kenjutsu [ ] classical sword tradition kuzushi [ ] balance-breaking kyuba no michi [ ] way of mounted archery, lit. bow and horse; old name for the warrior arts kyudo [ ] way of the bow; modern martial art of Japanese archery kyusho [ ] vital point

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majutsu [ ] techniques of invisibility makimono [ ] scroll Maniwa Nen-ryu [ ] classical sword tradition manrikigusari [ ] lit. ten thousand power chain; weighted chain Marishiten [ ] Buddhist warrior goddess meijin [ ] sage; master; expert menkyo [ ] license menkyo kaiden [ ] license of complete transmission mikkyo [ ] rituals of esoteric Buddhism mokuroku [ ] lit. catalog of techniques; transmission scroll or license monomi [ ] scouting techniques of the Tatsumi-ryu Morishige-ryu hojutsu [ ] classical matchlock musketry tradition mudansha [ ] lit. non-graded, or below black belt level muga [ ] egolessness or selflessness mukei bunkazai [ ] intangible cultural assets munen muso [ ] non-ideational thought; lit. no desires, no thoughts musha shugyo [ ] itinerant training in martial arts mushin [ ] freedom from discriminative thinking muso [ ] dream-vision muso shinden [ ] transmission of the dream-vision of the deity

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nagamaki [ ] Japanese glaive with a particularly large or heavy blade nagareru [ ] to flow naginata [ ] Japanese glaive naginatajutsu [ ] techniques of the glaive; glaive art nanadan [ ] rank of 7th degree black belt; also shichidan Nihon Kobudo Kyokai [ ] Japanese Classical Martial Arts Association Nihon Kobudo Shinkokai [ ] Society for the Promotion of the Japanese Classical Martial Arts ninja [ ] mercenary specialists in espionage nitto [ ] two swords

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randori-ho [ ] methods of freestyle practice or sparring in judo ronin [ ] lit., wave man; warrior unattached to a domain ryu [ ] formalized martial tradition or school; used almost synonymously with ryugi, ryuha ryugi [ ] formalized martial tradition or school; used almost synonymously with ryu, ryuha ryuha [ ] formalized martial tradition or school; used almost synonymously with ryu, ryugi ryuha daihyo [ ] representative of the tradition

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obi [ ] belt or sash odachi [ ] long sword okuden [ ] inner or hidden transmissions of a ryu okugi [ ] secret teachings or principles; also ogi omote [ ] front, obvious, overt; opposite of ura ongyoho [ ] invisibility Ono-ha Itto-ryu kenjutsu [ ] classical sword tradition otome-ryu [ ] official, sometimes secret, martial tradition of a clan or domain Owari Kan-ryu sojutsu [ ] classical tradition of spearsmanship of the Owari domain

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samurai [ ] Japanese warrior; see bushi sansenjin [ ] three war kami; Fudo Myoo, Aizen Myoo, and Marishiten saya [ ] Japanese sword scabbard seiryoku zenyo [ ] maximum efficient use of energy seiza [ ] formal seated position sempai [ ] senior sen no sen [ ] taking the initiative; also tai no tai sensei [ ] lit. one who was born before; teacher sensen no sen [ ] pre-active, preemptive initiative; kakari no sen shiai [ ] match, competition shihan [ ] senior instructor shihanke [ ] master teacher Shindo Munen-ryu kenjutsu [ ] classical sword tradition Shingyoto-ryu kenjutsu [ ] classical sword tradition Shinkage-ryu heiho [ ] classical sword tradition shinken [ ] true or real sword; live blade

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Shinmuso Hayashizaki-ryu battojutsu [ ] classical tradition of sword-drawing Shin no Shinto-ryu jujutsu [ ] classical jujutsu tradition shinobi [ ] used to refer to agents of espionage shitsuke [ ] breeding or training shizentai [ ] natural body posture shubaku [ ] term for jujutsu shudan sentoho [ ] Tatsumi-ryu group-fighting tactics or methods shugyo [ ] ascetic training shuriken [ ] throwing darts shurikenjutsu [ ] techniques of throwing darts; throwing-blade art siddhi [Sanskrit] supernatural powers of a Buddhist deity sogo bujutsu [ ] integrated, composite martial arts/systems sojutsu [ ] techniques of the spear; spearsmanship soke [ ] headmaster suhada bujutsu [ ] martial techniques done in street clothes suki [ ] opening sumai no sechie [ ] ritual performances of sumo; Japanese traditional wrestling

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Tatsumi-ryu [ ] classical comprehensive martial tradition teki [ ] enemy Tendo-ryu naginatajutsu [ ] classical school of naginata tengu [ ] long-nosed goblin; often associated with martial prowess Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu [ ] classical jujutsu tradition Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu [ ] classical comprehensive martial tradition tessen [ ] iron fan tessenjutsu [ ] iron fan techniques; truncheon art using an iron fan Toda-ha Buko-ryu naginatajutsu [ ] classical naginata tradition tode [ ] term for unarmed grappling and arrest techniques; jujutsu tojutsu [ ] techniques of the sword; swordsmanship tokonoma [ ] decorative alcove tori [ ] lit., taker; the one who executes technique torimi [ ] term for the one who takes or executes technique in Tenjin Shinyo-ryu torite [ ] term for jujutsu and arrest techniques

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tachi [ ] Japanese sword; can be a general term or can refer to swords worn cutting edge down tai [ ] static or quiescent waiting Takenouchi-ryu [ ] classical comprehensive martial tradition tameshiai [ ] mutual testing; competing against ones own self tankendo [ ] way of the short sword; modern adjunct art to jukendo tanto [ ] knife; dagger; dirk tantra [Sanskrit] Buddhist ritual text focused on the cult of a deity

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uke [ ] lit., receiver; the one on whom techniques are executed ukemi [ ] lit., receiving; receiving techniques in kata; the one who receives a technique in Tenjin Shinyo-ryu ura [ ] reverse, or back; opposite of omote uwagi [ ] jacket worn for martial arts training

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Yagyu Shingan-ryu taijutsu [ ] classical martial tradition centered on grappling Yagyu Shinkage-ryu hyoho [ ] classical sword tradition yari [ ] spear yawara [ ] term for jujutsu yawaragi [ ] term for jujutsu yoriki [ ] Tokugawa period law enforcement official yoroi kumiuchi [ ] battlefield grappling in armor yoroidoshi [ ] dagger-like thrusting blade for use against armor Yoshin-ryu jujutsu [ ] classical jujutsu tradition Yoshin-ryu naginatajutsu [ ] classical tradition of naginata yudansha [ ] those holding black belt rank yugamae [ ] posture for shooting a bow yumi [ ] bow; also refers to Japanese archery

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zanshin [ ] vigilance upon completion of technique zubon [ ] trousers

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