Other Terms

kihon -- basic(s)

ki-ai -- "spirit focus" / a focusing yell

• kime -- "decision" / focus

rei -- bow

yoh-i -- "get ready" / often a command to stand in hachinoji-dachi

yame -- stop

yasume -- rest, relax

maware / mawatte -- turn

hajime -- begin

mokusoh -- "quiet meditation"

dojo [ doh-joh] -- "way place," the place where you train

dojo kun -- dojo desiderata

seiza -- "proper sitting" / kneeling

sempai -- senior student

koh-hai -- junior student