From the Dojo Archive
Documents
Material the school has kept: charts, terminology, and the work of the teachers who came before us. Some of it is nearly seventy years old.
Yama Arashi Ryu · Nagai Ryu Jujitsu
Terminology
The dojo's own glossary — the words used on the mat, the kata by name, and the counting you will hear from the first class onward.
Japanese characters are shown where the reading is certain. A handful of romanisations have been regularised against standard usage; the dojo's own file records the originals.
Jujitsu Katas
These are some of the kata that we do, not all of them.
- Goshin Atemi Waza Jitsu
- Goshin Jitsu
- Kime No Kata 極の形
- Defendu デフェンドゥ
- Kura Kawa
- Bo and Sai 棒と釵
- Bo Kata Nidan 棒形二段
- Bo Open Hand 棒対素手
- Chair Kata 椅子形
- Double Bo
- Goody Kata Shodan
- Goody Kata Nidan
- Goshin Jitsu 2
- Itsutsu No Kata 五の形
- Jo Jitsu 1 杖術一
- Jo Jitsu 2 杖術二
- Jo Kata Nidan (Double Jo Kata) 杖形二段
- Kin Hebi (Golden Snake) 金蛇
- Mat Kata
- Nagai Kata Shodan
- Naginata and Katana 薙刀と刀
- Ninja Kata 忍者形
- Nunchuku ヌンチャク
- Ohashi (Chopsticks) お箸
- Scarf Kata スカーフ形
- Short Stick Kata 短棒形
- Tonto Nidan Kata 短刀二段形
- Yon Gin (4 Man) 四人
Karate Kata
These three are placeholders. The names came from memory, not from a document, and the spellings have not been checked with the karate group. If you train these, tell us what they are actually called and we will fix them.
- Pinan 平安
- Umbrella Kata 傘
- Nikobuto
Commands
- Hajime始め
- Begin
- Kiotsuke気を付け
- Attention; focus attention
- Kotai交代
- Change or Turn
- Hoit
- Line Up or Pay Attention
- Matte待て
- Wait or Pause
- Rei礼
- Ceremonial Bow
- Senika-Senika
- Back to Back
- Tate立て
- Stand up or Vertical
- Yame止め
- Stop
- Yoshiよし
- Continue
- Sore madeそれまで
- Time is up
- Mokuso黙想
- Meditate, clear the mind
- Yoshi koi
- Keep fighting
Directions
- Hidari左
- Left
- Migi右
- Right
- Yoko横
- Side
- Mae前
- Front
- Ushiro後ろ
- Back
- Uchi内
- Inside
- Soto外
- Outside
- Joseki上席
- Place of Honor: Judging Panel or Flag, etc.
Stances (Dachi)
- Kiba-Dachi騎馬立ち
- Horse Stance
- Kokutsu-Dachi後屈立ち
- Back Stance
- Musubi-Dachi結び立ち
- Attention Stance
- Neko-Ashi-Dachi猫足立ち
- Cat Stance
- Shiko-Dachi四股立ち
- Side Stance
- Zenkutsu-Dachi前屈立ち
- Front or Dragon Stance
- Heisoku-Dachi閉足立
- Closed-foot stance; feet together
- Heiko-Dachi平行立
- Parallel stance
- Fudo-Dachi不動立
- Immovable stance
- Soto-Hachi-Dachi外八立
- Outward figure-eight stance; toes turned out
- Uchi-Hachi-Dachi内八立
- Inward figure-eight stance; toes turned in
- Sanchin-Dachi三戦立
- Hourglass stance
- Moroashi-Dachi諸足立
- Both-feet stance; one foot advanced
- Kake-Dachi掛け立
- Hooked stance; one leg crossed behind
- Tsuruashi-Dachi鶴足立
- Crane stance; on one leg
- Teiji-Dachi丁字立
- T-stance
Parts of the Body
- Ashi足
- Leg
- Empi肘
- Elbow
- Kata肩
- Shoulder
- Hiraken平拳
- Fore Knuckle Fist
- Hiza膝
- Knee
- Koken
- Back of Wrist
- Koshi腰
- hip (as in throwing Action)
- Riken裏拳
- Back fist
- Seiken正拳
- Fore Fist
- Shotei掌底
- Palm of Hand
- Shuto手刀
- Knife Edge of Hand
- Te手
- Hand
- Tettsui鉄鎚
- Hammer Fist
- Ude腕
- Forearm
- Yonhon Nukite四本貫手
- Spear Hand (Four Fingers)
General Terms
- Atemi Waza当身技
- Striking or Hitting Techniques
- Bushido武士道
- Way of the Warrior
- Chigari
- Roll
- Chudan中段
- Middle
- Dan段
- Grade, Black Belt Level
- Dojo道場
- Gymnasium or Training Hall
- Eri襟
- Collar or Lapel
- Fumi-Komi踏み込み
- Stomp Kick
- Gedan下段
- Lower
- Geri蹴り
- Kick
- Gi着
- Workout Uniform
- Goshin護身
- Self Defense
- Hishigi挫
- Breaking or Crushing
- Jodan上段
- Upper
- Ju柔
- Soft
- Judo柔道
- Soft Way
- Jutsu or Jitsu術
- Art or Practice
- Kai会
- Society
- Kata肩
- Fundamental or Basic Form [Shoulder in Judo]
- Ki (or Chi)気
- Inner Strength
- Kiai気合
- Spirit Shout
- Kuzure崩れ
- Variation or Soft Modification
- Kyu級
- Grade, Colored Belt Level
- Mudansha無段者
- Lower Grade Assistant Instructor, Typically Brown Belt
- Obi帯
- Belt
- Ryu流
- School or Style
- Sensei先生
- Teacher
- Sode Waza袖技
- Sleeve Techniques
- Tai Sabaki体捌き
- Body Management or control
- Tori取り
- "active partner" in the waza. The Tori is the one who performs the technique. As Seen from Joseki, The Person on the Right
- Ude腕
- Arm
- Uke(ru)受ける
- "To receive" or "To catch". This is the person who receives the technique As Seen from Joseki, The Person on the Left
- Ukemi受身
- "passivity", The Art of Falling
- Waza技
- Technique
- Yudansha有段者
- Black Belt
- Tatami畳
- Mats
- Judoka柔道家
- Student of judo
- Zori草履
- Sandals worn off the mat
- Seiza正座
- Correct, formal kneeling position
- Anza安座
- Informal cross-legged sitting position
- Sonkei尊敬
- Respect
- Budo武道
- Martial arts; the martial way
- Randori乱取り
- Free practice; realistic fighting practice
- Uchikomi打ち込み
- Repetitive fitting of a technique
- Kuzushi崩し
- Off-balancing; the start of a throw
- Osaekomi抑え込み
- Hold-down
- Shiai試合
- Tournament, contest
- Ippon一本
- One full point
- Waza-ari技あり
- Half point
- Shido指導
- Penalty
- Hansoku make反則負け
- Loss by disqualification
- Hiki wake引き分け
- A draw
Numbers
- Ichi一
- One
- Ni二
- Two
- San三
- Three
- Shi四
- Four
- Go五
- Five
- Roku六
- Six
- Shichi七
- Seven
- Hachi八
- Eight
- Ku九
- Nine
- Ju柔
- Ten
- Ju ichi十一
- Eleven
- Ju ni十二
- Twelve
- Ni ju二十
- Twenty
- San ju三十
- Thirty
- Hyaku百
- One hundred
Weapons
- Bo棒
- Long Staff
- Bokken木剣
- Wooden Sword
- Jo杖
- Short Staff
- Jutte十手
- Like Sai with only one tang
- Katana刀
- Sword
- Naginata薙刀
- Bo with Wakizashi Attached
- Ohashiお箸
- Chopstick
- Sai釵
- Striking Weapon with two tangs
- Tanto短刀
- Knife
- Wakizashi脇差
- Short Sword
- Yari槍
- Spear
HoldDowns (Katame Waza)
- Kami-Shiho-Gatame上四方固
- Upper Four Corner Hold
- Kata-Gatame肩固
- Shoulder Hold
- Kesa-Gatame袈裟固
- Scarf Hold
- Tate-Shiho-Gatame縦四方固
- Vertical Four Corner Hold
- Yoko-Shiho-Gatame横四方固
- Side Locking Four Corner Hold
- Ne-Waza寝技
- Matwork, ground Techniques
Locks
- Waki-Gatame腋固
- Armpit Armlock
- Hara-Gatame腹固
- Stomach Armlock
- Ude-Garami腕緘
- Entangled Armlock
Blocks
- Gedan Barai下段払い
- Lower Sweeping Block
Throws (nage waza)
- Harai-Goshi払腰
- Sweeping Hip
- Ko-Soto-Gari小外刈
- Minor Outside Reap
- Ko-Uchi-Gari小内刈
- Minor Inside Reap
- Kote-Gaeshi小手返し
- Wrist Turn-Out
- Kote-Hineri小手捻り
- Wrist Turn-In
- O-Soto-Gari大外刈
- Major outer reap
- O-Soto-Otoshi大外落
- Major Outer Drop
- O-uchi-Gari大内刈
- Major Inner Reap
- Seoi-Nage背負投
- Shoulder Throw
- Shiho-Nage四方投げ
- Four Corner Throw
- Sukui-Nage掬投
- Scooping Throw
- Tai-Otoshi体落
- Body Drop
- Tomoe-Nage巴投
- Whirl Throw
- Uki-Goshi浮腰
- Floating Hip
- Yama Arashi山嵐
- Mountain Storm
- De-Ashi-Barai出足払
- Advancing foot sweep
- O-Goshi大腰
- Major hip throw
- Morote-Seoi-Nage両手背負投
- Two-handed shoulder throw
- Uchi-Mata内股
- Inner thigh throw
- Koshi-Guruma腰車
- Hip wheel
- Hane-Goshi跳腰
- Spring hip throw
- Tsuri-Komi-Goshi釣込腰
- Lifting-pulling hip throw
Choking (Shime Waza)
- Ushiro-Jime後ろ絞
- Rear Choke
- Gyaku-Juji-Jime逆十字絞
- Reverse Cross Neck Lock (Both Palms Up)
- Hadaka-Jime裸絞
- Naked Neck Lock (One Hand Behind head, other hand on Biceps as forearm crosses trachea)
- Kata-Juji-Jime片十字絞
- Single Cross Neck Lock (one palm up, one palm down)
- Kata-Ha-Jime片羽絞
- Single Wing Neck Lock, continuation of Okuri-Eri-Jime
- Okuri-Eri-Jime送襟絞
- Sliding collar Neck Lock
Categories of Technique
- Tokui waza得意技
- A practitioner's favourite technique
- Te waza手技
- Hand technique
- Koshi waza腰技
- Hip technique
- Ashi waza足技
- Foot and leg technique
- Sutemi waza捨身技
- Sacrifice technique
- Tachi waza立技
- Standing technique
- Renraku waza連絡技
- Combination technique
- Kaeshi waza返し技
- Counter technique
- Osaekomi waza抑込技
- Pinning techniques
- Shime waza絞技
- Strangulation techniques
- Kansetsu waza関節技
- Joint techniques
- Nage waza投技
- Throwing techniques
Breakfalls (Ukemi)
- Ushiro ukemi後ろ受身
- Backward breakfall
- Yoko ukemi横受身
- Side breakfall
- Zempo kaiten前方回転
- Forward rolling breakfall
On The Wall
Reference Charts
Sheets the dojo has worked from for years. Click any of them to open it full size. One is Shihan Goody's own; of the other five we do not know who drew them — if you do, tell us and we will credit them properly.
