| Ai hanmi | Equal or mutual stance; partners stand facing one another with the same foot forward, i.e. both have their right foot forward. |
| Atemi | Defensive strike to the vital parts of the opponent's body; striking techniques |
| Chokusen | Direct. Thus Chokusen Iriminage = direct entry Iriminage. |
| Chudan | Middle position |
| Gedan | Low position |
| Gokkyo | Fifth pinning technique; used against tanto |
| Gyaku hanmi | Opposite stance; partners stand with the opposite foot forward, i.e. one has right foot forward, the other has left foot forward |
| Hajikigoshi | Pushing hip throw |
| Hai dozo | yes, please (practice what I have demonstrated) |
| Haishin undo | Backstretch |
| Hanmi | Triangular stance with either left or right foot forward |
| Hanmi Handachi | Techniques that begin with nage kneeling and uke standing. |
| Henka Waza | Varied technique. beginning one technique and changing to another |
| Hidari | Left |
| Hijitori | Elbow grab |
| Hitoe Iriminage | Iriminage with both arms in uke's front |
| Ikkyo | First pinning technique; applying pressure to the arm & elbow |
| Irimi | To enter moving forward and pass through without collision, one of three basic entering movements |
| Iriminage | Entering technique |
| Irimigoshi | Koshinage that begins with Iriminage |
| Jodan | High position |
| Jo tori | Techniques against an attack with a jo, concludes with taking the jo from the attacker. |
| Jiyu waza | A kind of free style practice usually done with the uke making only one kind of attack. |
| Juji garami | Crossed-arm control |
| Juji nage | Cross-armed throw |
| Jutai | moving techniques; start technique just as uke grabs, but before he clamps down |
| Kaeshi Waza | Technique reversal. (Uke becomes Nage and vice- versa). |
| Kaitennage | Rotary throw |
| Kake | doing the technique (3rd step in doing aikido - evade, kuzushi, kake, zanshin) |
| Kakarienko | Group or line practice |
| Kata | Set series of movements that teaches basic forms and principles |
| Katatori | Shoulder grab |
| Katatetori | Wrist grab |
| Katatetori Menuchi | Grab the wrist one hand and block the nage's strike with the other hand. Alternatively grab and strike with the other hand. |
| Kiai | A piercing scream or cry, to shout with Ki |
| Kihon | basic techniques, or any technique practiced slowly with attention to detail |
| Ki Musubi | Ki blending |
| Ki no gare | flowing techniques; nage draws out uke and blends with him |
| Koho Kaiten | Backward roll |
| Kokyuho | Seated kokyu exercise |
| Kokyu Ryoku | The power harnessed through practice of kokyu |
| Kokyu | Breath- power |
| Kokyunage | Breath throw or timing throw; usually where nage is not grabbing the uke when executing the throw, often used for techniques that do not have a specific name |
| Koshi | Hips, waist, also the entire hip area of the body |
| Koshinage | Hip throw |
| Kotegaeshi | Wrist turn out throw; wrist twisting technique |
| Kotehineri koshinage | Koshinage while grabbing the uke's wrist |
| Kumi jo | Practice in which both partners have a jo |
| Kumi tachi | Practice in which both partners have a bokken |
| Kuzushi | taking uke's balance |
| Ma-ai | Distance between uke and nage, also relative position |
| Mae | Front. Thus "Mae Ukemi" = forward fall/roll. |
| Makiotoshi | Rolling drop, wrapping throw |
| Migi | Right |
| Morotetori | Uke uses both hands to hold one of the nage's wrist/forearms |
| Munatori | Lapel grab |
| Nafudakake | A board containing wooden slats that list the members of their dojo next to their respective rank |
| Nikkyo | Second technique; Wrist-bending technique |
| Ogoshi | Basic big koshinage |
| Omote | Front |
| Omote waza | Variation of technique to front side of uke, moving in front |
| Nage | The person who is attacked and performs the technique; he who throws |
| Randori | Multiple person attack; freestyle |
| Renzoko Waza | Subset of henka waza, in which the initial and subsequent techniques are completely different. |
| Ryokatatori | Both shoulders grabbed |
| Ryotetori | Both wrists are grabbed |
| Saoiotoshi | Shoulder drop |
| Sankyo | Third technique; wrist-twisting technique |
| Seiza | Formal kneeling position with back straight |
| Shihonage | Four directions throw |
| Shikko | Knee walking; basic way of moving when performing suwari waza techniques |
| Shikaku | Literally "dead angle." A position in which it is difficult for uke to continue to attack, and from which it is relatively easy to control uke's balance and movement. The first phase of an Aikido technique is almost always to enter Shikaku. |
| Shomenuchi | Strike to the center of the head |
| Sotokaiten | Outside turning variation of a technique |
| Suburi | A single movement using the bokken or jo, done as a solo practice, e.g. practicing shomenuchi repeatedly |
| Sumiotoshi | Corner drop throw |
| Surinuke | Passing through variation of a technique |
| Suwari Waza | Sitting techniques |
| Taiotoshi | Body drop; usually pushing on uke's elbow |
| Taijutsu | Body techniques, i.e., unarmed practice. |
| Tai Sabaki | Body movement |
| Tachi | A type of Japanese sword (thus "standing position"). |
| Tachitori | Techniques where uke attacks with a sword and nage is empty handed, techniques of taking an opponent's sword |
| Tachi Waza | Standing techniques |
| Tanden | A point located in the lower abdomen about two inches below the navel, the physical and spiritual center of a person; also "hara" |
| Tantotori | Techniques where uke attacks with a knife; Knife disarming techniques |
| Tegatana | Hand blade; sword edge of hand below the pinky finger |
| Tenchinage | Heaven and earth throw; One hand moves up, the other down |
| Tenkan | Turning movement, one of the three basic entering movements |
| Tenkan Dosa | The basic blending practice; tenkan exercise, also "Tai No Henko" |
| Tenshin | Stepping back, the third basic way of entering |
| Toitstai | The united body; a position used when throwing in which the face, hands, tanden, hips and toes are all pointed in the same direction |
| Tsuki | Straight thrust, punch |
| Tsukiage | Lifting uke's chin to throw |
| Tsurube goshi | Holding the sleeve koshinage |
| Uchi | Inside |
| Uchikaiten | Variation of technique using inside turning |
| Uke | Person who gives the attack and receives the technique |
| Ukemi | The art of receiving the technique and falling without harm |
| Ukiotoshi | Receiving drop |
| Ukigoshi | Front hip koshinage |
| Ura | the back side of uke; moving behind |
| Ura waza | variation of technique moving to back side of uke |
| Ushiro | Back, behind, rear |
| Ushiro Eritori | Collar grab from behind |
| Ushiro Hijitori | Elbows grabbed from the rear |
| Ushiro Kubishimi | Rear choke, uke grabs one of nage's wrists from behind, and chokes with the other hand. |
| Ushiro Ryokatatori | Both shoulders grabbed from behind |
| Ushiro Ryotetori | Same as Ushiro Tekubitori |
| Ushiro Tekubitori | Both wrists grabbed from behind |
| Waza | Technique |
| Yokomenuchi | Strike to the side of the head |
| Yonkyo | Fourth pinning technique |
| Zanshin | follow thru after doing a throw where you settle your center and keep your focus on uke |
| Zempo Kaiten | Forward roll |
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