JUJITSU DICTIONARY
PRONUNCIATION KEY
A as in Father U as in Food
E as in Eight Y as in You; sometimes as in Jimmy
I as in Easiest AI as in the letter I
O as in Old AE as in the letter I but shorter in duration
All consonants are pronounced hard unless combined and then they are pronounced as they would be in English.
AKUSHU To greet; handshake
ANZA Cross-legged sitting
ARASHI Storm
ARIGATO Thank you
ASHI Foot
ASHIGARAME To coil your leg around your opponent’s leg
ASHIKUBI Neck of the foot; ankle
ASHINADA Foot-blade
ASHIYUBI Fingers of the foot; toes
ATEMI WAZA Art of Atemi
ATEMI Blows to vital points
DAKI KUBI Embracing neck
DAKI Lift, embrace
DAN Grade of degree indicated by the wearing of a black belt
DANZAN RYU Jujitsu school founded by Seishiro Okazaki
DEASHI Advancing foot
DO waist; trunk; way (by principle); body
DO JIME Squeezing opponent’s abdomen with legs
DOJO Judo exercise fall
DOZO Please
EMON Chest; the breast
ERI Collar, neck band or lapel
FUGI Wisteria
GAESHI Counter; overturn
GAMA Sickle, curved move
GAME Holding
GAN Face
GARAME To coil
GATAME Hold; tightening
GENDEN Kick
GENDEN UKE Parry front kick
GENKOTSU Fist
GETSU Strike
GI Uniform
GO Five
GOMEN Pardon me
GOSHI Hip
GURUMA Wheel
GYAKU JUJI Reverse
GYAKUTE Reverse hand
HADAKA Naked; bare
HAGAI wing
HAI Yes
HAJIME Begin
HAN Half or semi
HANE Spring; jump (reference to knee); tension
HANTACHI Half-standing
HANTACHI-NO-GAME Half- kneeling posture
HARAI Sweep
HAYA Quick
HAYANADA Quick draw quick-blade
HAZUSHI Escape
HIBARA Side
HIZA Knee
HIZI Pull
HON Basic, true
ICHIMONJI Straight line
ICHI One
IIE No
IMON Polite; i.e.; bowing, breast
IPPON One point (for a throw in a contest)
IRI Pull, pull-in
ISAMI Pulling
JIGOKU hell (drop-off)
JIGOTAI Defense posture
JIME Submission not necessarily using a choke; constriction
JITSU Art; the practice of
JODAN UKE Upward block
JODAN Upper level
JOSEKI To place of honor
JU Gentle; ten
JUDO Gentle way (the principle of)
JUDOGI Judo uniform
JUDOKA Judo player
JUJI Cross, crucifix
JUTSU -same as JITSU-
KAESHI Counter
KAGE Shadow
KAN A school, hall; building, a center or institution
KANE Crab
KANSET IUWAZA Art of bending and twisting the joints
KAPPO System of resuscitation
KASUMI Hash knife
KATA Single; a formal system of pre-arranged exercises in attack
KATAME AZA Technique of clinching or immobilization; groundwork
KATAME Grappling; hold
KATATE One hand
KATSU Resuscitation
KAZA Winding
KESA Scarf
KIAI Occult shout emanating from the diaphragm; hypnotic yell
KIN Testicle, groin
KINE Mallet
KO Small; minor
KOBUSHI Fist
KOHAI Junior student (one without leadership responsibility
KOMI Cloth; pulling; enter, inside
KOSHI See GOSHI
KOTA Front shoulders
KOTE Wrist
KOTEMAKI Bent wrist or bent arm
KU Nine
KUBI Neck
KUMIKATA Methods of gripping
KYU Class; grade; rank
MAE Forward; front
MAKI Bent, winding
MAKIKOMI Winding throw rolling your body to ground with opponent
MATE Stop
MAWARI Round house
MIZUKU Underwater
MOMIJI DO Repeat
MOMIJI Vining; choke; red maple
MOMO Thigh
MONJI Line
MORO Multiple
MOROTE Multiple hands
MOROYUBI Multiple fingers
MUNE Brest; chest
NADA Bar; blade
NAGASHI UKE Parry from outside
NAGASHI Parrying
NAGE Throw
NAGE-NO-KATA Pre-arranged forms of throwing
NAGEWAZA Throwing techniques
NAME Normal (not crossed)
NAMI JUJI Normal cross
NEWAZA Grappling techniques; groundwork
NI Two
NIN Man, person
NININ Two-man
NORIMI Riding body
NUKI Encircled; neck; pullout
O Major; great
OBI Belt; sash
OKU Big; large
OKURI Sliding, sending
OSAE Hair
OSAEGAMI Hair-holding
OSAEKOMI Holding, immobilization; tightening with hair
OTOSHI Drop; floating
RANDORI Free practice
REI Bow
ROKU Six
RYO Dual; double
RYOERI Double lapel
RYOTE Double
SAN KAKU Three-corner
SAN Three
SANNIN Three-person throw
SASAE Stop
SEHUKUJITSU Restorative massage arts
SEIZA Formal sitting position
SEMPAI Senior student, instructor
SENSEI Teacher
SEOI Carry on the shoulder, back-carry
SHI Four
SHIAI Contest
SHICHI Seven
SHIGARAMI Entanglement
SHIHAN Professor; teacher; instructor
SHIME Strangle, choke, a submission usually involving a choke
SHIMEWAZA Art of choking
SHININ (of SHINRAI) Confidence
SHINYO Faith
SHIO Four directions
SHOMENI To teacher
SHOTU Knife
SHUTO UKE Parry from inside
SOTO Outer
SUKOSHI A little
SUMI Corner
SUTEMI Self sacrifice; break-fall techniques
TACHIWAZA Art of throwing in a standing position
TAI Body
TANDEN Lower
TANJU Gun
TAOSHI Throw
TASUKE Chord
TATAMI Mat
TATSUMAKI Standing, winding
TE Hand; trick
TEKUBI Wrist; neck of the hand
TENADA Hand-blade, arm-blade
TEWAZA Hand technique
TOBI Chicken
TOMOE Circle
TONBO Forward rolling
TORI Hold; person who does the throwing
TSUKI KOMI Poking-choke
TSUKI Thrust
TSUKKOMI Thrust-wind
TSURI KOMI Lift-pull, feinting
TZUSTSU Kappo for tension; headache
UCHI Interior; inner
UDE Arm (usually straightened)
UKE TE Blocking
UKE To block; person who takes the throw
UKI Floating
USHIRO Back; backwards; rear
UTSURI Changing
WAZA Technique; trick; skill
WAZARI Half technique; half point
YAMA Mountain
YAWARA Hand arts; an old name of Jujitsu
YOKO Side
YUBI Finger
JUJITSU – The technique of gentleness.
DANZAN RYU – Sandalwood Mountain System (originating in Hawaii)
