MARU MARTIAL ART
JAPANESE MARTIAL ART VOCABULARY

(O's) PATIENCE, RESPECT, APPRECIATION

Japanese Pronunciation

 Short Vowels

A as in father

E as in yes

I as in machine

O as in solo

U as in rule

 Long Vowels

A = A

EI = e

ii = i

O = o

U = u

Hold the long sounds at least twice as long as the short ones and don't let the sound change from start to finish.

When two vowels occur together in a work, let the pure quality of each one be heard, one after the other.

You may hear native speakers dropping the vowels i and u ( especially the latter in the work desu as shown here:
I like sukiyaki Watashi wa s''kiyaki go s'ki des ( dropped u's )
He worked in the northern branch office. K'ta no sh'ten de hatarakimash'ta ( droped i's )

Consonants

When the "r" appears within a word, pronounce it like the "dd" in the name Eddy
When the r appears as the first letter, prononce it " r "
The f is like the "h" at the beginning of the word hoot
g is always hard as in girl and glass
The h before i is pronounced like a harsh "sh" as in ship
The "ts" is like the sound in let's
n followed by a dot ( bon.yari ) is pronounced like the middle sound in singer

 ICHI........1  NI............2  SAN.......3 SHI...3 GO...5 
ROKU......6   SHICHI...7 HACHI....8 KU....9  JU...10
 NI-JU.....20  GOJU.....50  HYAKU..100    

 STRIKES (TE TATAKU)

 KICKS (GARI)
RIDGE HAND......................................HAITO FRONT SNAP .........................MAE KEAGE GARI
LUNCH PUNCH............................OI TSUKI SIDE KICK..........................................YOKO GARI
REVERSE PUNCH................GYAKU TSUKI JUMP SIDE KICK.....................YOKO TOBI GERI
FORWARD PUNCH...................MAE TSUKI ROUND KICK.............................MAWASHI GARI
HAMMER FIST...................TETTSUI-TSUKI KNEE STRIKE........................................HIZA GERI
PALM HEEL............................TEISHO UCHI CRESCENT KICK......................MIKAZUKI GERI 
SNAKE....................................................HEBI THRUST KICK...............................KEKOMI GERI
ELBOW STRIKE...............................HIJI ATE BACK KICK...................................USHIRO GARI
PUNCH................................................TSUKI COMBINATION ......................RENZOKUE GARI
KNIFE EDGE......................................SHUTO  JUMP GICK ........................................ TOBI GARI
BACK FIST .....................................URAKEN SIDE THRUST KICK..........YOKO KEKOMI GERI
STRAIGHT PUNCH ............CHOKU TSUKI 

STAMPING KICK...............................FUMIKOMI 

 BLOCKS (UKE)

STANCES (DACHI)
 INNER.......................UCHI UDE UKE WALKING STANCE ...............TSUGI ASHI
OUTWARD...............SOTO UDE UKE HORSE...................................KIBA DACHI
OUTWARD EXTENDED  R/L FORWARD
DOWN & OUT.....????......SOTO UKE T-STANCE................................TEIJI DACHI
DOWN & IN......................???? UKE DUCK .....................................TORI DACHI
CROSS.............................................JUJI SNAKE ....................................HEBI DACHI
UPWARD..............................AGE UKE FIGHTING STANCE.................TACAWAZA
HEEL PALM...................TEISHO UKE PROTECTION STANCE......TENCHI KAMAE

FALLS

 MAE UKEMI ..........................FORWARD FALL
YOKO UKEMI...................................SIDE FALL
USHIRO UKEMI..............................BACK FALL
UE NI ATAMA URA...OVERHEAR BACK FALL
TORA UKEMI..................................TIGER FALL
GYAKU TORA...............REVERSE TIGER FALL
MAE .KAITEN .......................FORWARD ROLL
URA KAITEN...................................BACK ROLL
PARTS OF THE BODY

GROIN..............................................KE THROAT.............................................NOSO
ANKLE.............................ASHI, KUBI  NECK.................................................KUBI
SHOULDER...............................KATA ARM.......................................................UDE
KNEE...........................................HIZA COLLARBONE............................SAKOTSU
FOOT / LEG.................................ASHI  HEEL............................................KAKATO
 HAND.............................................TE  WRIST..............................TEKUBI / KOTE
   THIGH................................................MATA
 WAIST.......................................KOSHI  ELBOW.................................................HEJI
 HIP............................................KOSHI  FINGER................................................YUBI 
STOMACH.................................HARA  HEAD, FACE, HAIR........................ATAMA

GENERAL TERMS (FORMAL)

TERMS USED IN CLASS

 Thank you very much for the work out...Domo Arigato ne Undo  Please practice with me .....Keiko onegai shimasu
YOUR WELCOME..........DO I TASHI MASH TE THANK YOU ( formal ) DOMO ARIGATO GOZAIMASHITA
TURN TO PARTNER...................HOLTAGAMI. TACHIREI...............................STANDING BOW
 COME TO ATTENTION....................KITSKAY .STUDENT.............................................GAKUSEI
 START, BEGIN....................................HAJIMAE BLACK BELT RANK..............YUDANSHAKAI 
 STOP........................................................YAMAI BLACK BELT HOLDER..................YUDANSHA
RANK.. (WHITE - PURPLE.).........MUDANSHA SUKASHI..........AVOID OR EVASIVE ACTION
 Muk So ..............to emptying of the mind PROTECTION STANCE......TENCHI KAMAE

JAPANESE TO ENGLISH VOCABULARY
 
AGE .....................................RISING MARU .......................................CIRCLE
ASHI.....................................FOOT/LEG MIGI.............................................RIGHT
AGE UKE............................RISING BLOCK MOROTE.....................................TWO ARM OR TWO HAND
AGE TSUKI.........................RISING PUNCH MAKIKO....................................WINDING
ATEMI WAZA....................STRIKING TECHNIQUES MAWASHI TSUKI ...................RH PUNCH
ATE......................................SMASHING.......STRIKE MUSHIN.....................................MIND OF NO MIND
ATEMI.................................STRIKING NAGE. WAZA..........................THROWING TECH
AGERU................................RAISE OR LIFT  NUKITE......................................SPEAR HAND
ASHI WAZA.......................FOOT TECHNIQUES NAKA. .......................................INNER
ARNIS.................................CLUB NAGE..........................................THROW
ANZA..................................Cross SIT NECHO.......................................CAT
BIJUTSU..............................ART NE-WAZA.................................GROUND FIGHHTING TECH.
BO.......................................STAFF O...................................................BIG OR MAJOR
BUSHIDO............................WAY OF THE WARRIOR OBI................................................BELT
BLOCK...............................UKE OSHI.............................................PUSH.
BOKKEN............................WOOKEN KATANA OTOSHI.......................................DROP
BUDO .................................ARTIAL WAY  OSAE KOMI...............................HOLD DOWN
CHI......................................SPIRIT/ INNER STRENGTH,ENERGY PATONA....................................PARTNER
DOJO ..................................SCHOOL RANBO NA ..............................VIOLENT
DACHI.................................STANCE RANDORI..................................FREE PRACTICE
DO.......................................THE WAY REI ...............................................BOW. SALUTE 
DOZO .................................PLEASE RANYO ......................................MISUSE; ABUSE 
DORI....................................GRAB RYOTE.........................................DOUBLE OR TWO HAND
FUDO..................................PRESENCE/APPEARANCE Renshu..........................................Understudy to sensei 1st to 3rd Dan
FUDO DACHI.....................ROOTED STANCE  SUKASHI.....................................AVOIDING OR EVASIVE ACTION
GARAMI  ............................BEND, TWIST SENSEI.........................................TEACHER.... ONE BORN BEFORE 
GATAME.............................LOCK OR HOLD SOTO...........................................OUTSIDE
GEASHI...............................REVERSAL SUTEMI... ...................................SACRICE THE BODY
GERI....................................REAP..........KICK SHIOKU...................................... NERVE
GYAKU...............................REVERSE, REVERSAL STANCE.......................................SHISEI
GARUMA............................WHEEL SEPPUKU....................................RITUAL SUICIDE 
GOSHI.................................HIP THROW TA TAKE.....................................STRIKE
HANE .................................SPRINGING ACTION DONE WITH LEG SEIZA...........................................SITTING ON LEGS
HAJIME...............................BEGIN SHIMI...........................................STRANGULATION
HISHIGI...............................CRUSH  SUTE.............................................SACRIFICE
HIDARI................................LEFT SODE............................................SLEEVE
HAPPO NO KUZUSHI ......FORMS OF OFF BALANCING SHUTO........................................KNIFE HAND 
HAISHU UCHI.....................BACK HAND STRIKE  SODE............................................SLEEVE
HAJIMAE.............................BEGIN SEMPAI........................................SENIOR
HASAMI..............................SCISSORS  SHIAI............................................CONTEST
HASHI.................................BRIDGE  SHIHO.........................................FOUR CORNERS
HIKI.....................................PULLING  SHIHO NAGE ...........................ALL DIRECTIONS THROW 
HAI .....................................YES SHIME..........................................CHOKE 
HADAKE............................NAKED  SEOI..............................................BACK CARRY.
IPPON................................ONE POINT SHIHAN .....................................MASTER
IRIMI WAZA......................ENTERING TECH. TORI ............................................DEFENDER
ITAMI ................................PAIN TACAWAZA.............................FIGHTING STANCE
JU-JITSU ...........................POWER OF THE MIND TATAMI......................................MAT
JO.......................................STAFF TAI-SABAKI .............................BODY TURNING OR PIVOTING
JIME...................................CHOKE OR STRANGLE TACHIREI...................................STANDING BOW
JUJI....................................CROSS TSUKI...........................................THRUST
JU ......................................GUN TAKEDOWN.............................TORU TORINO
JOSEKI ………………….official place of honor in the dojo TSURI............................................LIFT
KAITEN.............................ROLLING TANTO........................................KNIFE
KARA TE ..........................EMPTY HAND TSUKI (SKE)...............................PUNCH
KAGI TSUKI.....................HOOK PUNCH UCHI.............................................INSIDE
KANE SUTE......................FLYING SACRIFICE UCHIKOMI.................................REPETITION FITTING IN 
KANSETSU.......................JOINT UKI ...............................................FLOATING
KARA................................EMPTY UKE...............................................ATTACKER
KATA................................PRE-ARRANGED FORM URA..............................................BACK,REVERSE SIDE
KATAME...........................GRAPPLING  USHIRO GERI............................BACK KICK
KIMI .................................LOCK UDE GARUMA .........................ARMBAR
KAPPO..............................System of first aid and resucitation  USHIRO .......................................REAR, BEHIND
KI.......................................SPIRIT/ INNER STRENGTH,ENERGY UKEMI .........................................FALL
KIAI...................................SHOUT WITH VITAL ENERGY UE NI ATAMA..........................OVERHEAR
KUMITE............................SPARRING WAKIZASHI................................JAPANESE SHORT SWORD
KO.....................................MINOR WAKARE....................................SEPARATON
KOI....................................PULLING WAKI...........................................SIDE
KARUMA..........................WHEEL WAZA ........................................TECHNIQUE
KATAME WAZA...............MAT WORK WAKE...........................................ARMPIT
KATA NO NAGE..............FIT INS YUBI..............................................FINGER
KUZURE........................... CRUMBLE, COLLAPSE, BREAKDOWN YOSHI............................................CONTINUE
KUZUSHI ..........................OFF BALANCING YAMAI......................................... STOP
Kamiza ................................seat of honor for ranking belt YOI.................................................READY
KATSU...............................REVIVAL TECHNIQUES  YOKO............................................SIDE
KOMI.................................PULL YAMA...........................................MOUNTAIN
Meiyo..................................HONOR YAWARA.....................................CONTROL
MAE...................................FRONT YUDANSHAKAI.........................BLACK BELT ORG.
MAITTA.............................I GIVE UP, SUBMIT ZANSHIN ....................................PERFECT POSTURE