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KENDO TERMINOLOGY


Reiho – Etiquette

Start of group practice
Sei retsu: Line up
Seiza: Be seated
Ki o tsuke: Attention
Mokuso: Deep breathing and meditation
Mokuso yame: End of breathing and meditation
Shomen ni rei: Bow to head of dojo
Sensei ni rei: Bow to teachers
Men o tsuke: Put on your men


End of group practice
Sei retsu: Line up
Seiza: Be seated
Ki o tsuke: Attention
Men o tore: Remove your men
Mokuso: Deep breathing and meditation
Mokuso yame: End of breathing and meditation
Sensei ni rei: Bow to teachers
Shomen ni rei: Bow to head of dojo


Start of individual practice
Rei: Bow to partner
Onegai shimasu: Please, let's practice
Sonkyo: Crouching ‘En Garde’ position


End of individual practice
Sonkyo: Crouching ‘En Garde’ position
Rei: Bow to partner
Domo arigato gozaimashita: Thank you very much


Keiko – Practice
Ashi sabaki: Footwork
Suri ashi: Rubbing Feet
Ayumi ashi: Alternating stepping
Okuri ashi: Slide stepping
Hiraki ashi: Diagonal stepping
Fumi komi ashi: Attack stepping


Suburi - Striking the Air
Shomen suburi: Basic striking
Nanameburi: Diagonal striking
Jogeburi: Large motion striking
Hidari katate suburi: Left hand only striking
Hayasuburi: Quick striking


Kihon Waza - Fundamental Techniques
Men uchi: Strike to Men
Kote uchi: Strike to Kote
Do uchi: Strike to Do
Tsuki: Thrust to throat guard


Fundamental Drills
Kiri kaeshi: Repeated diagonal men striking
Kakari geiko: Attack practice
Ji geiko: Free practice
Shiai geiko: Tournament practice


Ni Dan Waza - 2 Step Comination Techniques
Kote men: Kote followed by men
Kote do Kote: followed by do
Men men: Men followed by men
Tsuki men: Tsuki followed by men


Oji Waza - Advanced Techniques
Men debana kote: Intercept of men with kote
Men debana men: Intercept of men with men
Kote nuki men: Evasion of kote with men
Men nuki do: Evasion of men with do
Kote suriage men: Deflection of kote, followed by men
Men suiage men: Delection of men, followed by men
Kote kaeshi men: Block & counter kote with men
Men kaeshi do: Block & counter men with do
Men kaeshi men: Block & counter men with men


San Dan Waza - 3 Step Combination Techniques
Kote men do: Kote men followed by do
Kote men men: Kote men followed by men
Tsuki men do: Tsuki men followed by do


Hiki waza - Backward Techniques
Hiki men: Men retreating from tsubazeriai
Hiki do: Do retreating from tsubazeriai
Hiki kote: Kote retreating from tsubazeriai


Other Techniques
Katate yokomen: One hand diagonal men
Katate tsuki: One hand thrust to throat guard



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Martial Art of Swordsmanship

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New England Kendo
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New England Kendo Club Since 2024

Instructor K. Ryu's Kendo Since 1992

New England Kendo Club
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