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NINJUTSU - OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE - TERMINOLOGY |
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age empi uchi |
rising elbow strike |
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ashi barai |
foot sweep |
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atemi |
striking to vital point |
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atemi waza |
striking to vital point technique |
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bo |
six ft. staff |
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bobi no kamae |
standing posture - basic earth element |
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bokken |
wooden practice sword |
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bo jutsu |
art of staff fighting |
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boshi ken |
thumb-knuckle strike |
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buddhism |
eastern religion |
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bujinkan |
style of ninjutsu - Stephen K Hayes |
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chiisai tora no tsume |
mini tiger claw |
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chu soku geri |
kick with the ball of the foot |
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dim mak |
death touch |
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dojo |
place of training |
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doko no kamae |
water element posture - backward movement |
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empi uchi |
elbow strike |
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fudo ken |
normal fist - immovable fist |
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gi |
martial arts uniform |
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gyaku empi uchi |
reverse elbow strike |
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gyaku yoko no kamae |
sword posture, where sword is held waist level to your left side tip facing backwards |
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gyaku zempo geri |
reverse heel kick |
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haishu uchi |
backhand slap |
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haisoku geri |
bridge of the foot kick |
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haito uchi |
ridge or inner-knife hand strike |
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hakko kai |
white tiger school |
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hanbo |
half staff - usually 3 to 4 ft |
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hanmei dachi |
basic fighting stance |
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happo ken |
open hand slap |
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hasso no kamae |
posture used to retreat, with sword held vertically upwards from chest level |
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hicho no kamae |
earth element posture - one leg standing posture |
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hira ichi monji no kamae |
wind element posture - moving in side-ways then forward into a circular motion – arms spread |
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hirate uchi |
backhand slap |
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hiryu no kamae |
sword posture, of where sword is held chest level tip facing diagonaly backwards |
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hiza geri |
knee kick |
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hoko no kamae |
wind element posture - moving in side-ways then forward into a circular motion |
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honsu jutsu |
art of disguise |
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hoto nake no kamae |
posture of holding the staff horizontally behind the back |
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ichi monji no kamae |
water element posture - backward movement |
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iga |
prefecture in Japan |
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i-guru no tsume |
eagles claw |
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ippon nukite |
one finger spearhand |
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ju jutsu |
martial art of locks holds and throws were also striking and kicking and weaponry is used |
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jumonji no kamae |
fire element posture - arms semi crossed |
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kakato geri |
axe kick |
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kakushi geri |
hidden kick |
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kama |
sickle blade weapon |
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karate |
japanese martial art - empty hand fight |
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karate gi |
karate uniform |
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kasumi no kamae |
sword posture, where sword is held horizontally above head level, tip facing the opponent |
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katana |
a curved bladed sword used by the samurai class |
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ke geri |
backwards kick |
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ken |
the blade of a sword |
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kenjutsu |
art of sword fighting |
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keiko no kuchibashi |
chickens beak strike |
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kinsett geri |
kick to the knee |
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kinsettsu geri |
kick to a joint |
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koga |
prefecture in Japan |
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koga ryu |
style of ninjutsu - The late Soke Seiko Fujita |
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koho geri |
back kick |
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kojiri |
the removable tip of a ninja sword, used to hide or carry small objects or powders. |
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kokutsu dachi |
backwards leaning stance |
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koppo jutsu |
art of bone-breaking |
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kosei no kamae |
fire element posture |
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koshi jutsu |
art of muscle tearing and striking |
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kubotan |
short hand held combat stick, usually blunt ended |
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kung fu |
chinese martial art |
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kusari fundo |
chain with weighted ends |
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mae geri |
front kick |
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mae geri geage |
front snap kick |
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mae geri kekomi |
front stomp / stamp kick |
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mantras |
chanting - indian religian of the east |
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manriki |
chain with weighted ends |
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mawashi geri |
roundhouse kick |
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mi lu p'u |
lost track form of stepping through |
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mikazuke geri |
crescent kick |
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nihon nukite |
two-finger spearhand strike |
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ninja gi |
ninjutsu uniform |
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ninja |
a person studying a Japanese martial art |
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ninja-to |
straight bladed sword with square hand guard used by ninja |
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ninjutsu |
Japanese martial art - more known as the art of stealth and assassination |
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ninjutsu ryu-ha |
a ninjutsu school or style |
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ninki |
ninja tools - objects for lock-picking etc. |
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ninpo |
higher order of ninjutsu studies |
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nukite uchi |
spearhand strike |
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nunchaku |
two hand-held size batons linked with string or chain |
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obi |
martial arts belt worn around the waist |
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otoshi empi uchi |
downwards vertical elbow strike |
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rin |
one of the kuji-kiri in signs - representing strenght of mind and body |
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ryu |
school or style |
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sageo |
the cord, which is usually used to secure the sword to the waist or back |
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sai |
either a two pronged or one pronged anti-sword truncheon |
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samurai |
Japanese soldier of the war lords followig a strict code of honour |
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saya |
the scabbard of a sword |
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seashi geri |
kicking with the in-step of the foot |
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seigan no kamae |
posture of thrusting a staff or sword at the opponent |
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seiza no kamae |
sitting posture |
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senban |
ninja star or throwing disc |
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sensei |
a teacher of a Japanese art |
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shaken |
ninja star or throwing disc or spike |
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shihan |
a master of a Japanese art |
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shikan ken |
extended fist |
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shinobi |
another word for ninja - also meaning stealer in |
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shintoism |
eastern religion |
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shitan ken |
thumb thrusting strike |
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shito ken |
thumb strike |
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shobo |
short stick |
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shuriken |
ninja star or throwing disc or spike |
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shuto uchi |
knifehand strike |
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soke |
founder of a martial art - titel granted by a council of martial art judges |
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sokki ken |
knee strike |
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soku gyaku geri |
kicking with the toes pointed |
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sokuho geri |
kicking with the whole sole of the foot |
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sokuto geri |
kicking with the outer edge part of the foot - knifefoot kick |
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suwari no kamae |
sitting fighting posture, almost like kneeling |
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tabi |
Japanese footwear - don by students practicing ninjutsu; kenjutsu or kendo etc. |
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tae kwon do |
a Korean martial art of spectacular high kicking techniques |
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tate no kame |
posture where staff is held vertically upwards resting on the ground |
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teisho uchi |
palm heel strike |
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tetsui uchi |
hammer fist strike |
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togakure |
style of ninjutsu of the Iga prefecture |
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tonfa |
PR-24 police riot baton / wooden or rubber materialed baton with handle to the side |
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tora no kuchisaki |
tiger-mouth strike |
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tora no tsume |
tiger-claw strike |
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tsuba |
hand-guard of a sword or long knife |
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tsuka |
the handle of a sword or long knife |
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tsuka gashira |
the top end of the handle of a sword |
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tsuru no kuchibashi |
beak of the crane strike |
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ura ken |
back-fist strike |
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ushiro geri |
backwards kick |
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waki no kamae |
posture where staff or sword is held diagonally downwards at the back of you |
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yoga |
eastern art of meditation and relaxing |
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yoko dachi |
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