Terms

Words

Tengu mythical birdmen of the mountain forests that were sword masters

Ryu Style

Ai Harmony (unity, togetherness, merging) Ki: Life Force, or animating force (chi, prana) Do (also, Michi) : Way or Path Bu: martial (literally, stopping the spear)

Sensei: one who has gone before

Uke: "receiver", the student who receives techniques that the teacher demonstrates or in partner practice with another student.

Shidachi the person who is receiving or responding to a threat or attack. ideally this is the person meant to successfully end the encounter.

Uchidachi the person initiating an attack, and usually meant to be defeated by

Kaeshi waza "Reverse Technique". when uchidachi performs a counter to shidachi's technique and reverses the situation, ending the encounter.

Deshi: student

Sempai: senior (student)

Kenshusei Student in training to become a teacher

derives from three Japanese words: “Ken” which loosely means ”to polish” or “to clean;” “Shu” which means “mastery;” and” “Sei” which means “student.” Taken together “Ken-Shu-Sei” translates to “a student who strives for mastery through polishing,” or one who seeks to develop in a given art or way through diligent training and persistent effort.

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Etiquette

onegai shimasu “if you would be so kind”

domo arigatou gozai mashita “thank you very much for what you have done”

hi “yes”

dozo “Please"

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Attacks

kiri cut

shomen uchi “overhead strike”

kesa literally "lapel" it is a diagonal cut to the neck on the angle of the lapel line

tsuki “thrust”

ska ate strike with the pommel or kashira (handle butt )

dan level

jo dan upper level

chudan mid level

gedan lower level

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Stances

kamae ready, or "on guard" position

hanmi the standard stance

ai hanmi both partners have the same foot forward

gyaku hanmi partners have a different foot forward (eg: right to left)

kiba dachi "horse stance"

neko ashi dachi "cat foot stance”

ma ai proper distance

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Practices

shi ho giri four direction cuttinghapo giri

hoppo giri eight direction cutting suburi exercise or practice or drill kaeshi giri returning cuts Kumitachi: (kumi=engaged) the choreographed battle that is a 2 -person kata (form) practice. This is the heart of Tengu Ryu practice. ________

Body parts

kubi neck

nodo throat

kote wrist

ashi foot

te hand

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Sword parts

ken sword

Tachi sword To sword katana long sword mune ridge (top of blade) tsuba hand guard saya sheath or scabbard kashira pommel

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Concepts Shin (also kokoro): the heart/mind Zan: continuous Zanshin: continuous presence, continuous awareness, continuous focus, continuous connection. see:

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=vngfm7REtxo&list=UUaFF4Q8RlfNq45cPDUwE8QA&t=9s)

Sho beginning Shoshin beginner's mind

mu nothing

mushin no mind

Makoto sincerity Hara: belly (slang for “center")

take musu martial creativity

kiotskute! pay attention!, be careful!

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Movements

maki roll or rotate

otoshi drop

suri slide

age up or upward

irimi entering

tenkan turning

omote front

ura back

uchi inside

soto outside

yoko side

kaiten rotating

suriashi "sliding foot", moving with foot skimming the floor

zu jyo goe  pass it overhead

zangeki slash

butsujizai (controlled) disapearance

uba u take away

soe te support hand

tsuka ate thrusting with the handle