UBC Classical Jujutsu Club

Basic Club Vocabulary


Japanese Term (Romanized)
Phonetic spelling version
Translation
Formal Class Elements

Onegai Shimasu 

O-nay-guy She-ma-ss  lit. I have a request
Rei  Ray bow (as in to lower your head, not the archery term)
Mokuso  Moe-koo-soh mediation
Mokuso Yame  Moe-koo-soh     Yeah-may end meditation
Arigato Gozaimashita  Ah-rhee-gah-toe     Goh-zaih-mah-shee-tah  thank you very much
Positions and Body Movement

Seiza 

Say-zah

kneeling

Shiko  Shee-koh walking while kneeling
Rolling and Breakfalling

Ukemi 

Oo-keh-me

breakfalling

Toritsu  Toe-rhee-tsoo breakfalling onto feet
Techniques

Kote Gaeshi 

Koh-tay Guy-she

twisting wristlock

Nikajo  Knee-kah-joe grinding wristlock
Sankajo  Sanh-kah-joe torquing wristlock
Tehodoki  Tay-hoe-doe-key  basic techniques
Yoroi Kumiuchi  Yo-roy Koe-me-oo-chee  armoured grappling
Tanto Sabaki  Tanh-toe Sah-bah-key  knife defences
Weapons

Rokushaku Bo 

Roe-koo-shah-koo Bow

long staff

Katana  Kah-tah-nah  long sword
Wakizashi  Wah-key-zah-shee  short sword
Tanto  Tanh-toe dagger
Counting

Ichi 
Ni 
San  three
Shi/Yon  four
Go  five
Roku  six
Shichi  seven
Hachi   eight
Kyu  nine
Ju  ten

Itchy
Knee
Sahn
She / Yone
Goh
Roe-koo
She-chee
Hah-chee
Cue
Jooh

one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten


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