Edmonton Aikikai

These are listed here for reference. Beginners will pick up the vocabulary quickly during practice.

hanmi	guard posture with one foot forward
ai-hanmi	both persons in right or left hanmi (cross stance)
gyaku-hanmi	one person in left, the other in right hanmi (mirror stance)
ma-ai	distance between uke and nage
kamae	alert posture
say gon ni no kamae	central guard posture with a weapon

uke	person attacking, receives movement or throw
nage	person receiving attack

tachiwaza	standing techniques
suwariwaza	(zaho) sitting techniques
hanmi handachi waza	techniques where nage is sitting and uke attacks from a standing position
tai sabaki	body movments/change of position in response to an attack
irimi (omote)	moving to uke's front, entering
tenkan (ura)	pivoting, turning usually to uke's back side
tenshin	drawing back at an angle to unbalance uke
shikko	knee walking
omote waza	techniques based on entering into uke's attack
ura waza	techniques based on turning to the back of uke, often with tenkan
nage waza	techniques involving throwing uke
katame waza	techniques involving immobilization of uke
nage katame waza	techniques involving both throwing and immobilizing uke

atemi	strike or blow
ganmenuchi	punch to the face
gyaku tetori, katatetori hantai, tagaite tori	cross hand grab
hijitori	elbow grab
katatori	one hand grab to the shoulder
katatetori	taking one hand (specify ai-hanmi or gyaku-hanmi)
katatetori menuchi	holding one hand and striking the head with the other hand
menuchi	strike to the head
morotetori, ryotemochi	two hands on one
munamochi	taking the lapel
munetsuki	blow or thrust to the abdomen or chest
ryokatatori	taking both shoulders
shomenuchi	strike to the forehead
sodetori	taking the sleeve
tsuki	thrust or punch
ushiro eri dori	collar grab from behind
ushiro hijitori	both elbows taken from behind
ushiro kubishime	choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist
ushiro ryokatatori	both shoulder grabbed from behind
ushiro tekubitori, ushiro ryotetori	both writsts grabbed from behind
ushirotori	grasping around the chest and arms from behind, bear hug
ushiro waza	any attack from behind
yokomenuchi	lateral blow to the side of the head or neck

tachitori	sword taking techniques
tantotori	knife taking techniques
jotori	jo taking techniques
kumi jo	both partners with jo practice movement
kumi tachi	both partners with sword practice movement

ikkyo, ude osae	first immobilization (arm)
nikyo, kote mawashi	second immobilization (wrist turning)
sankyo, kote hineri	third immobilization (hand twisting)
yonkyo, tekubi osae	fourth immobilization (wrist immobilization)
gokyo	fifth immobilization (variation of ikkyo against a knife)
rokukyo, ude hishigi	sixth immobilization (elbow lock)

iriminage	body entering throw
shihonage	four-direction throw
kaitennage	rotary throw
jujinage, udekimenage	elbow lock throw
koshinage	hip throw
tenchinage	heaven and earth throw
kokyunage	breath power throw (includes iriminage and unnamed projections)
jujigarami	crossed arm lock throw (arm entanglement)
aiki otoshi	aiki drop
sumi otoshi	corner drop
sudori	drop under attacker

kotegaeshi	palm turning
sodegaeshi	arm turning