KENDO TERMINOLOGY

TARGET POINTS Center of Head (Sho)Men Right-side of Head Migi-Men Left-side of Head Hidari-Men Right wrist Kote Left wrist Hidari-Kote Right-side of Body Migi-Do Left-side of Body Hidari-Do Throat Tsuki

ETIQUETTE Bow Rei Bow Facing Front Shomen-Ni-Rei Bow Facing Teacher Senseigata-Ni-Rei Bow Towards Each Other Otagai-Ni-Rei Meditation Mokusou Put on Helmet Men-tsuke Take Off Helmet Men-Tore Draw Sword Nuke-tou Replace Sword Osame-tou Remove Bamboo Sword Shinai Tore To Begin Hajime To Stop Yame Forward Mae Back Ato Left Hidari Right Migi POSITIONS Kneeling Seiza Formal Crouch Sonkyo Middle Guard Position Chudan-No-Kamae Upper Guard Position Jodan-No-Kamae Lower Guard Position Gedan-No-Kamae Face-level Guard Position Hasso-No-Kamae Reverse (lower) Guard Position Waki-Gamae Shinai's crossed in vertical position Tsubazeriai MISC Strike Uchi Stepping back technique Hiki-waza Practice Keiko Jacket Keiko-gi Pants Hakama Scream/Fighting spirit voice or cry Kiai Follow-thru Zanshin Please Onegaishimasu Thank you Arigato Gozaimasu KATA Japanese kendo forms Nihon Kendo Kata Teacher Uchidachi Student Shidachi Long sword Bokken Short sword Kodachi Practice sword with a blunt edge Habiki COUNTING One Ichi Two Ni Three San Four Shi Five Go Six Roku Seven Shichi Eight Hachi Nine Kyu Ten Ju GRADES 1-kyu Ikkyu 1-dan Sho-dan 2-dan Ni-dan 3-dan San-dan 4-dan Yon-dan 5-dan Go-dan 6-dan Roku-dan 7-dan Nana-dan 8-dan Hachi-dan 9-dan Kyu-dan 10-dan Ju-dan