Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido

Zen Nippon Kendo Remmei Iai

Sei Tei Gata (Standard System of Forms)

Ippon me: Mae (Front)
Nihon me: Ushiro (Rear)
Sanbon me: Uke-nagashi (Receive, Parry & Cut)
Yonhon me: Tsuka-atte (Strike with the Hilt)
Gohon me: Kesa-giri (Diagonal Cut)
Rappon me: Morote-tsuki (Two- Hand Thrust)
Nanahon me: Sanpo-giri (Three Direction Cut)
Hachihon me: Gan-men-ate (Face Strike, Stomach Thrust)
Kyuhon me: Soe-te-tsuki (Joined Hand Thrust)
Juppon me: Shiho-giri (Four Direction Cut)
Juippon me: Sou-giri (Complete Cuts)
Junihon me: Nukiuchi (Sudden Draw)

Muso Shinden Ryu Iai

Shoden (First level of Study)

Ippon me: Shohatto (First Sword)
Nihon me: Sato / Hedarito (Left Sword)
Sanbon me: Uto / Migito (Right Sword)
Yonhon me: Atarito (Hitting Sword)
Gohon me: Inyoshintai (Forwards – Back; mind-body)
Rappon me: Ryuto (Flowing Sword)
Nanahon me: Junto / Kaishaku (Sword Technique at Seppuku)
Hachihon me: Gyakuto (Reverse Sword)
Kyuhon me: Seichuto (Strong Sword in Middle Posture)
Juppon me: Koranto (Wild Tiger Sword)
Juippon me: Gyakuto Inyoshintain /Kae Waza ( Reverse Sword Forwards – Back)
Junihon me: Nuki uchi / Batto (Drawing and Cutting)

Parts of the Sword

General Terms

Terminology

Budo Training Path of Warfare

Bushido Training Path of Warrior

Chuden Mid level (in koryu curriculum)

Dojo Place where budo is practiced

Enbu Demonstration

Hakama Wide Pleated Trouser

Hakamasabaki Spreading the hakama left/right with the right hand

Iaido The way of the sword

Kamae Guard Position

Kata Training form

Kihon Basic Techniques

Kohai One’s junior

Motodachi Defending side in a Technique

Obi Belt

Okuden Secret Level (in koryu curriculum)

Renshu Training hard by trail and error

Seiteikata Established Series of forms

Seiza no shisei Sitting Posture

Sempai One’s Senior

Sensei One who has gone before, teacher

Shinzen Shinto Shrine

Shisei Posture

Shoden First Level (in koryu curriculum)

Shomen Straight ahead

Tachirei Standing Bow with the sword

Tameshigiri Cutting test

Uwagi Iaido jacket

Waza Technique

Zarei sitting bow

Phrases

Ato Back Backwards

Domo Arigato Gozaimasu/Gozaimashita Thank you (Very Formal)

Hajime Begin

Matte Wait

Mawatte Turn around

Mo-ikkai Again

Osame to Place sword in obi

Rei Bow

Torei bow to the sword

Yame Stop

Technical Terms

Aiuchi Strike together

Ate Strike

Ayumi-ashi Moving foot forward

Batto Draw the sword

Chiburi Movement of blood shake

Chinugui Blood wipe, sword on or above right knee

Chudan no kamae Middle level guard posture

Datto Remove sword from obi

Fumikomi Moving forward with stamping foot

Furikaburi Raising the sword to cut

Gedan no kamae Lower level guard posture

Gyakukesagiri Diagonal upward cut

Hasso no Kamae Guard posture with left foot forward, sword above right shoulder

Hidari Jodan no Kamae Left foot forward jodan

Iai Drawing the sword

Iaihiza Seated posture with right knee raised, sitting on left foot

Jodan no kamae Upper level guard posture

Noto Resheathing the sword

Nukitsuke Drawing and cutting

Sayabiki Saya control, usually pulling back

Seiza no bu Sitting section (of kata series)

Suwariwaza Sitting Techniques

Tachi iai no bu Standing Section (of kata series)

Tachiwaza Standing Techniques

Taisabaki Body movement (while turning)

Tsuki Thrust

Ukenagashi Block and deflect

Yokochiburi Chiburi to the side

Philosophical concepts in Iaido

Go no sen (no waza) five rule to conquer the opponent before he decides to attack

Fudoshin imperturbable (unfettered, unstopped) mind

Ichi go, iche e one encounter, one mind

Ki ken tai ichi spirit, sword and body are one, in harmony

Sen no sen Attacking between the opponents’ decision to attack and his movement

Zanshin Total awareness, composure and preparedness after the attac

General Terminology

Ashi foot

Atodo after

Chushin center

Dame don’t, bad, not like that

Dozo please (go ahead)

Gomen nasai excuse me (apology)

Hara abdomen

Hidari left

Hiza knee

Iie no

Kiri, Kiru to cut

Koshi hip, waist

Kote forearm

Kubi neck

Machigai mistake

Me eye

Men face

Migi right

Mo, Motto more

Mune chest

Nodo throat

So like that (the right way)

Tanden lower abdomen

Te hand

Ude arm

Ura inside

Ushiro behind

Wakarimasen I don’t understand

Wakarimasu I understand

Yatte mimasu I will try

Yoi good