Aiki Budokai of Boston- Jiten: T-U

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Tabi Divided socks to be used with zori or geta
Tachi Standing
Tachi Same as dachi
Tachi Battle sword characterised by a deep sori and long ha (28"-32")
Tachi Dori Sword taking (defenses against a sword bearing attacker)
Tachi Waza Standing techniques
Tai Body
Tai Atari Body hitting or contact
Tai Atari Otoshi From Yokomen Uchi, entering, blocking and dropping weight on UKE's arm (iri oshi otoshi)
Tai Chikara External power (muscle)
Taijutsu Body Tactics (art)
Tai Otoshi Body Drop, a required waza
Tai Nagare Body Flow, a required waza
Tai no Henko To Change the Body's direction (orientation), reversing the body's position
Tairyo Otoshi (Body) weight Drop, a method of power generation
Taisabaki Body (decisive) motions
Tai Seigyo Body Controls, takedowns
Takemusu Spontaneously arising 'martial' skills, the concept that one can, with correct training, 'come up' with
appropriate responses to unexpected circumstances
Taki Waterfall, a kihon waza
Tan Gallbladder
Tanden Abdomen
Tani Valley
Tani Otoshi Valley Drop
Tanin Geiko Practicing with multiple attackers
Tanko Bladder (BL)
Tanomo Large sleeves on formal tops
Tanto Half-blade, a knife with a blade between 4" and 13"
Tanto dori Half-blade Taking, defenses against a knife
Tanto Jutsu Half-blade Tactics/art, the skills 'knife-fighting'.
Taoshi To fell (tip over as if rooted)
Tatami Compacted rice straw mat (3.3' x 6.6'); by extension now used generically to denote any kind of matted area
Tate Hiza Vertical Knee, a modified Iaigoshi
Tateki Multiple attackers
Tateki Geiko Practicing with multiple attackers
Tateki Uchi Fighting with multiple attackers
Tatte Raise
Tegatana Hand Sword, a strike with the blade edge of the hand (fingers spread)
Te(i)ji Stance in the Form (of the Kanji) "Hand". Our basic stance, slightly wider than a hanmi
Teisho Heel of the hand
Teisho Otoshi Palm-heel Drop
Teisho Uke Palm-heel Reception, the inverse of Uke Nagashi
Tekubi Hand Neck (wrist)
Tekubi Osae Wrist Press (Aikido's Yonkyu), a required waza
Tekubi Undo Wrist Exercises, the group of locks used to stretch the tendons of the forearms
Tenbin Nage Yoke/Scale Throw, a required waza
Tenchi Heaven and Earth, the concept of incorporating high and low into a single body.
Tenchi Nage Heaven and earth throw, one in which UKE's arms are separated
Tendo Atemi point on top of head (frontal coronal suture)
Tenkan Change (direction), to harmonize with (by moving)
Te no Hira Palm of hand
Te no Uchi Gripping (also transliterated as Tenouchi)
Tenugui Small hand cloth to wipe face. Also worn under the helmet in kendo.
Tettsui Hammer fist
Te Ura Inside of Hand (or wrist, same as uchi-te)
Te Waza Hand techniques
Tori The taker ("winner") of a technique
Tori Taking (grabbing or grasping)
Tori Bird
Tori-i Bird Perch (gate) stylized gate, often found at Shinto shrines (also a sword reception)
Toshikoshi Geiko New Year's eve practice
Tsuba Handguard found on Japanese swords
Tsubo A jar, the name for dermal acupoints.
Tsugi Ashi Thrusting Step, not walking normally, always leaving the same foot behind
Tsuka The handle of a Japanese sword
Tsukami Tsuka To seize (and immobilize)
Tsuki Moon
Tsuki Thrust (punch)

U

Uchi Inside
Uchi Strike
Uchi Deshi Inner disciple, a live-in student
Uchima Inner Distance, one in which one can strike by taking a single step
Uchimata Inner Thigh (can imply groin area also)
Uchi Te The attacking hand, the attacker
Uchi Waza Striking techniques
Ude The arm
Ude Gatame Arm Lock, generic term for shoulder and elbow locks
Ude Kansetsu Arm Joint (lock)
Ude Kansetsu Nage Arm Lock Throw, in which UKE's elbow would be broken as part of the waza (required)
Ude Otoshi Arm Drop, a required Sutemi waza
Ue Up, over
Uke To receive
Uke Receiver ("loser") of the technique
Ukemi Receiving With the Body, falling and other skills to keep one safe during practice
Uke Nagashi Flowing Reception
Uke Waza Reception (blocking) techniques
Uki Floating
Ura Back
Uraken Back of fist
Uraken Uchi Backfist Strike
Ushiro Rearward, behind
Ushiro Eri Dori Rear Collar Grab (usually a choke)
Ushiro Kubi Shime Rear Neck Choke
Ushiro Ryokata Dori Rear Two Shoulder Grabbing
Ushiro Ryote Dori Rear Two Hand Grabbing
Ushiro Tekubi Tori Rear Two Wrist Grabbing
Ushiro Tsuki Rear thrust, a jo waza
Ushiro Udoroshi A technique in which UKE is pulled down from behind, (akin to Kuzushi Otoshi, Ushiro Otoshi)
Ushiro Waza Techniques from rear attacks
Uwagi Jacket (top of keikogi)

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