Terminology
KENDOKA one who does Kendo
BOGU Kendo Armour, consists of: TARE, MEN, DO AND KOTE
SENPAI senior student
SHEMOSA student side of dojo
DOJO Kendo practice hall
KAMAE fencing stance can be: CHUDAN, JODAN, HASSO, WAKKI, and SEIGAN
SUBURI cutting exercise cutting practice
METSUKE to fix gaze
UKEKATA blocks
TSUBA-ZERIAI close quarter technique
TAI-ATARI close quarter technique
Commands
REI bow as in SENSI NI REI or O-TAGANI REI
MOKUSO silent period
HAJIME start
YAME stop
NUKE-TO take out sword
KAMAE-TO sword up to chudan position
OSAME-TO put sword away
CHUDAN NO KAMAE take up chudan stance
JODAN NO KAMAE take up jodan stance
SHOMEN SUBURI single cut to head
RENSOKU SHOMEN SUBURI double cuts
HIYA/TONDE SUBURI jumping type cuts
SONKYO squat
MEN (W) O TSUKE men on (to start)
MEN (W) O TORE men off (to finish)
Types of Practice
KIRI-KAESHI special practice of cutting and blocking in pairs
Attack..SHOMEN-RENZOKU-SAYU-MEN
Defence..RENZOKU-SAYU-MEN-UCHI-NO-UKEKATA
KAKARI GEIKO instructor provides beginner with chances
HIKITATE GEIKO instructor leads beginner
GOKAKU GEIKO equal skills, practice basics
SHIAI GEIKO contest practice
KAN-GEIKO winter practice
SHOCHU-GEIKO summer practice
MAAI distance
ISSOKU-ITTO-NO-MAAI standard distance
TOI-MAAI wide distance
CHIKAI-MAAI close distance
SHIKAKE-WAZA
(techniques where we take first steps)
KIRI-KAESHI special practice of cutting and blocking in pairs
Attack..SHOMEN-RENZOKU-SAYU-MEN
Defence..RENZOKU-SAYU-MEN-UCHI-NO-UKEKATA
KAKARI GEIKO instructor provides beginner with chances
HIKITATE GEIKO instructor leads beginner
GOKAKU GEIKO equal skills, practice basics
SHIAI GEIKO contest practice
KAN-GEIKO winter practice
SHOCHU-GEIKO summer practice
OJI-WAZA
(techniques where we take advantage of the opponents attacks)
SURIAGE WAZA rising slide
UCHIOTOSHI downward strike
KAESHI WAZA reflex deflection
NUKI WAZA evasion