Offline Website Builder| Bogu | Protective armour | Hakama | Pleated pants | |
| Men | Head gear | Kendo Gi | Thick vest/jacket | |
| Kote | Hand/forearm gear | Himo | Strings used to attach the Men, Tare and Do | |
| Do | Chest gear | Tenugui – Hachimaki | Head cloth | |
| Tare | Waist gear | Bokken/Bokuto | Wooden sword | |
| Shinai | Sword imitation made of bamboo | Katana – Shinken – Iaito | Real sword used for cutting practice or demonstration | |
| Tsuba | Sword / Shinai guard | Tsuka | Shinai handle | |
| Zekken | Name and Dojo identification |
| Chaku-so | Line up | Mokuso | Start of meditation | |
| Seiza | Sit | Sensei ni rei | Bow to instructor(s) | |
| Ki o tsuke | Be vigilant | Shomen ni rei | Bow to front (north) of room | |
| Shisei o tadashite | Straighten your posture | Otagai ni rei | Bow to all | |
| Jouge buri | Large front/back swings | Haya suburi | Fast shinai swings | |
| Sayuu-men suburi | Sideways men swings | Naname buri | Large 45 degree swings | |
| Sho-men suburi | Straight men swings | ShinKokyu | Breath | |
| Men uchi san kyodo | 3 motion men | Ashi sabaki | Footwork exercises | |
| Men uchi ikkyodo | 1 motion men | Koshi wari | Men uchi squats | |
| Zen shin kotai shomen uchi | Continuous men back/forth | |||
| Mae | Front / forward | Migi | RIght | |
| Ato / Ushiro | Backwards | Hidari | Left |
| Ichi | One | ni-ju | twenty | |
| Ni | Two | ni-ju-go | twenty five | |
| San | Three | san-ju | thirty | |
| Shi / Yon | Four | yon-ju | forty | |
| Go | Five | go-ju | fifty | |
| Roku | Six | roku-ju | sixty | |
| Shichi / Nana | Seven | nana-ju | seventy | |
| Hachi | Eight | hachi-ju | eighty | |
| Ku | Nine | kyu-ju | ninety | |
| Ju | Ten | hyaku | one hundred |
| Rei | bow | Kamaete | Take Kamae position | |
| Onegai-shimasu | Please (!) | Sonkyo | Squatting preparatory posture | |
| Arigatou-gozaimasu | Thank you (for current / future action) | Osame-to | Return sword to hip/sheath | |
| Arigatou-gozaimashita | Thank you (for past action) | Shinai oite | Leave shinai on the floor | |
| Motodachi / Aite | Receiver (instructor) | Men o tsuke | Put the men on | |
| Kakarite | Attacker | Men o tore | Remove the men | |
| Keiko | Practice | Hajime | Start | |
| Uchi dachi | kata lead (stricking sword) | Yame | Stop | |
| Shi dachi | kata follower (responding sword) | Uchikomi geiko | guided planned practice | |
| Ji-geiko | Open / Free practice | Kakari geiko | guided unplanned practice |
| Ashi sabaki | Footwork | Maai | Distance | |
| Okuri ashi | Shuffle step | Chika ma | Close distance | |
| Ayumi ashi | "Normal" walk | Too ma | Far distance | |
| Kihon | Basic | Issoku itto no ma | One step distance | |
| Men uchi | Hit to the head | Taiatare | Body check | |
| Kote uchi | Hit to the arm/wrist | |||
| Do uchi | Hit to the side | |||
| Tsuki uchi | Thrust to the throat | |||
| Shikake waza | Offensive techniques | Oji waza | Countering techniques | |
| Seme waza | Straightforward pressure attack | Suriage waza | Strike after deflecting opponent’s attacking shinai | |
| Ni/San dan waza | Combination 2/3 techniques | Kaeshi waza | Strike and move body after parrying opponent’s attacking shinai | |
| Harai waza | Striking after deflecting opponent’s shinai | Uchiotoshi waza | Strike after striking opponent’s shinai diagonally | |
| Debana waza | Strike when opponent initiates attack | Nuki waza | Counter attack after avoiding opponent’s attack | |
| Hiki waza | Strike while retreating from opponent’s still shinai |
| Ki Ken Tai ichi | Spirit, sword and body at one | Zanshin | Follow through awareness | |
| Metsuke | Gaze / view | Kiai | Yell from lower abdomen | |
| Reigi/Reiho | Etiquette | |||
| Sutemi | Attack with abandon | Seme | Pressure on opponent that causes opportunity | |
| Sae | Crispness of hit | Tame | Awareness/readiness between Seme and Attack | |
| Fumikomi | Lunge accompanied by foot stomp | Shizentai | Natural standing position | |
| Te no uchi | Hand grip on shinai before/during delivery | |||
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