This is for the people who requested this. These are the terms that we use in class. These are easy to learn because we use them again and again in class. Some of these terms I don't use as much in class, however they are still good to know, especially when Hataya sensei arrives. This is for reference only, not a technical guide. BASIC COMMANDS - HAJIME Start. HAYAKU Quickly. JUNBITAISO O HAJIMEMASU - Begin warm-up. JUNBITAISO O OWARIMASU - Warm-ups are finished. KATANA O MOTTE Get your sword(s). KIYOTSUKETE Be careful. Attention MATE Wait. MOKUSO Close the eyes, meditation. OSAME TO Replace swords into saya. YAME Stop. YUKURI Slow. YURU YAKA NI Smooth. GENERAL VOCAB BATTO Draw the sword. CHIGAU Different. CHIISAI Small. CHIKAKU Near. DAME Not like that, wrong. HAI Yes. HETA Unskillful, poorly done. IIE No. JOZU Skillful. KOGESA Small form. KYOJUN Standard, basic level. MACHIGAI Mistake. MIRU Look. NANKEN "False sword", bad style, twitchy tournament style NAZA Why. OGESA Large form. OKI Big. SHITA Under. SHITO KOKYU One breath. SHIZUKANI Soft, gentle. SUKOSHI A little, a small amount. TATE Standing, upright. WAKARIMASU I understand. WARUI Bad. WAZA Technique DIRECTIONS - MAE Forward. MIGI Right. HIDARI Left. USHIRO Rearward, behind. JODAN High. CHUDAN Middle. GEDAN Low. FUKAKU Low. (these are the older ways of saying up and down) ICHI MON JI A straight line. TATE ICHI MON JI A vertical line. YOKO ICHI MIN JI A horizontal line. CHOKKAKU Right angles. DO Degrees, eg. kyu ju do is 90 degrees. HEIKO Parallel. KAKUDO Angle. MASSUGU Straight ahead. NANAME Diagonal. OTOSHI Dropping. SHOMEN Straight ahead. UE Up. YOKO Horizontal, to the side. BIKI To move, as in saya biki or hakama biki. GYAKU Reverse, opposite, inverted. HANTAI The other way around. KIKU Lower. KOMI Coming close or drawing near. SOKO There, that position. DETAILS - BATTO To unsheath a sword. NUKI TSUKE or KIRI TSUKE, simultaneous draw and strike. JO HA KYU Acceleration, buildup to climax. SEME Pressure. SEMERU Pressing forward. SAYA BIKI Movement of scabbard. SAYA BANARE Tip at koiguchi during draw, just before strike, the flight from the scabbard. KIME Focus CHIBURI Shaking off the blood, cleaning the blade. O-CHIBURI Large or circular chiburi. YOKO CHIBURI Horizontal chiburi, move to the side. NOTO Replacing the blade in the saya. ZANSHIN Awareness, watchfulness, "lingering heart".