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Terms Used in Aikido

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Counting Ichi Ni San Shi Go Roku Shichi Hachi Ku Ju	*Uniform* Do gi Obi HakamaPosture Seiza Kamae Hanmi Ai hanmi Gyaku hanmi Ma ai Mokuso	Expressions Sensei Rei Onegai shimasu Arigato gozaimashita Hai SumimasenReceiving Ukemi Mae ukemi Ushiro ukemiRoles Nage Uke
Names of Aikido Attacks		Types of Practice
Katate tori Ryote tori Katate ryote tori Ushiro tekubi tori Mune tori (muna-mochi) Kata tori Ryokata tori	Ushiro ryokata tori Sode tori Katate tori kubishime Tsuki Shomen uchi Yokomen uchi Kata tori men uchi Kata tori yokomen uchi	Tachi waza Suwari waza Hanmi handachi Henka waza Renzoku waza Kaeshi waza Jiyu waza Names of Weapons Bokken Jo Tanto
Glossary
Tai jutsu Tenkan Ura Ai Ki Kokyo Kokyo ryoku Aiki Do Aikido Aikikai O Sensei Kaiso Doshu Hombu Sensei Dojo Tatami	Dogi Obi Hakama Zori Hara Tegatana Kuzushi Shikko Mokuso Rei Nage Uke Kamae Hanmi Ai hanmi Gyaku hanmi Dan	Yudansha Kyu Ma ai Ushiro Mae Ukemi Ushiro ukemi Mae ukemi Omote Tai sabaki Irimi Tenkan Tai no henko Tai no tenkan Soto tenkan Uchi tenkan Kokyu dosa

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