Japanese Terminology Used

Chikara Shinai Ryu

JAPANESE TERMS USED

Listed below are the Japanese terms used in Chikara Shinai Ryu. Only the commands or terms we use in class are Japanese, everything else is plain English!

For the beginner student, the numbers shown below and the word YAME (STOP) are the Japanese terms to remember first. Then as you progress, you will be expected to remember all of the following terms:

CHI (or Ki)	Spirit, inner power
CHIKARA	Physical power/strength
DACHI	Stance
DAN	Black belt grade
DOJO	Training hall ("The Way Place")
FUDO-DACHI	Immovable stance
GI	Training uniform
HAI	Yes
HAJIME	Begin
KATA	Prearranged sequence of techniques

KI-AI	Shout used to help unit Chi & physical power
KIBA-DACHI	Horse or straddle stance
KIHON	Basic techniques in an arrangement
KOHAI	Junior student (Brown belt student)
KUMITE	Sparring
KYOSHI	Founder
KYU	Student rank, below black belt
MAKIWARA	Striking post
MAWATTE	Turn
MO-ICHIDO	One more time

MOKUSO	Meditate
NI DAN	Second Dan, black belt
REI	Bow
RENSHI	Teacher (3rd Dan)
RYU	Traditional system(s), School(s)
SAN DAN	Third Dan, Black Belt
SEMPAI	Senior, assistant instructor (Sho Dan Ho & 1st Dan)
SENSEI	Instructor (2nd Dan, Ni Dan)
SHIN	Mind
SHINAI	The mind united with

SHIHAN	Master (4th Dan and higher)
SHIN-ZEN	Shrine
SHO-DAN	First Dan, Black Belt
TAMESHIWARI	Testing by breaking
YAME	Stop
YOI	Ready
YON-DAN	Fourth Dan, Black Belt

Numbers
In Chikara Shinai Ryu we count in Japanese/Chinese numbers. We only ever count from 1 to 10 then repetitions thereof.

ICHI	One
NI	Two
SAN	Three
SHI	Four
GO	Five
ROHU	Six
SHICHI	Seven
HATCHI	Eight
KU	Nine
JU	Ten

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