| Arigato gozaimashita |
Thank you |
| Bokken or Bokuto |
A wooden sword |
| Dogi or Gi |
A uniform made of thick woven cotton, used in aikido and other martial arts |
| Jo |
Stick or short staff roughly four to four and a half feet in length |
| Ki |
A central concept in East Asian systems of thought and medicine, as well as many other martial arts aside from Aikido. A kind of life force that governs the way living beings move and operate |
| Nage |
The partner executing a technique in paired or multiple partner practice |
| Onegai shimasu |
A standard Japanese phrase used when asking for a favor or request. In Aikido, one says this while bowing to the sensei at the beginning of class and to one's partner before practicing a technique. |
| O-sensei |
Reference of respect to Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969), the founder of Aikido, whose picture adorns the front of the dojo |
| Rei |
A bow, command for bowi |
| Sensei |
Teacher |
| Shomen ni rei! |
Bow to the front! Command used to signal formal seated bow by students at end of practice |
| Tanto |
Short sword; a wooden dagger used for practicing knife takeaways |
| Uke |
Receiver of a Technique, that is, the attacker who is then thrown or pinned |
