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Glossary

  • Ki O Tsuke: Extend your spirit (Attention!) 

 

  • Shomen: Those before us 

 

  • Sensei: Teacher

 

  • Rei: Bow

 

  • Seiza: Sit properly

 

  • Mokuso: Meditate

 

  • Kiritsu: Stand

 

  • Yasume: At ease

 

  • Uchikomi: Repetition training

 

  • Randori: Free sparring

 

  • Hajime: Start

 

  • Yame: Stop

 

  • Mate: Wait

 

  • Osu: Osu is a contraction of two words. Oshi meaning “Push”. Shinobu meaning “to Endure”. Thus, Osu can mean patience, determination and perseverance. When you are pushing yourself beyond your limits, you use Osu!

 

  • Dojo: Place of the way

 

  • Ukemi: Receiving body (the art of falling)

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