MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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やぎめいとく
Yagi Meitoku
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Masters
Yagi Meitoku Dai Sensei (1912 — 2003) founded of the Meibukan School of Gōjū Ryū in 1952. He was the most senior student of Miyagi Chōjun Dai Sensei (1888 — 1953), the founder of Gōjū Ryū.
See Gōjū Ryū , Meibukan
やくそくくみて
yakusoku kumite
Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms
Lit. Pre-arranged sparring. A typical form of sparring training used in sports Karate
やまと
yamato
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture
Lit. Japan. It implies a reference to ancient Japan.
ヤマトゥ
yamatu
Glossary Category: Uchinā/Culture
Lit. Japan. In the Okinawan dialect it refers to mainland Japan.
See yamatunchū
ヤマトゥンチュ
yamatunchu
Glossary Category: Uchinā/Culture
See yamatunchū
ヤマトゥンチュー
yamatunchū
Glossary Category: Uchinā/Culture
Lit. Japan. In the Okinawan dialect, Japanese people are called Yamatunchū.
See yamatu
やめ
yame
Glossary by Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Commands
Lit. To stop, to hault. In sports Karate, yame is used as a command to stop sparring.
よびうんどう
yobiundō
(B) (K) Lit. Limbering up or warm up exercise.
See Miyagi Chōjun Sensei No Yobiundō
よい
yoi
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Basics
Lit. Good, nice, pleasant, ok.
よう
Yō
Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Outside, sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven or daytime. The term Yō refers to the outer space around the body that is naturally exposed to sunlight. Yō, also known as omote, is defined as the face, the surface, or the exterior of the fabric of the human body.
One of the concepts of Okinawa Ti is to divide the human body in two categories: In and Yō, which are opposite to each other in the same way as Yin and Yang, or Negative and Positive. In Okinawa Ti, these concepts do not have any mystical or magical connotations. On the contrary, the knowledge of In/Yō is essential in order to achieve a high level of technical proficiency and control in Kakie and Iri Kumi.
See In , Iri Kumi , shokusokugi , Kakie , kirikae
Glossary Dictionary Format Transliteration Bibliography Nihongo (Japanese Language) Kanji (Chinese Characters)
ようい
yōi
Glossary by Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Commands
Lit. Preparation, preparedness, arrangement, ready oneself, get ready or make arrangements. During a drill or kata, yōi refers as the relaxed starting or ending position. In most cases, yoi position is also a kamae (on guard position) or fighting stance.
よこ
yoko
Glossary by Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Commands
Lit. Lateral.
よこげり
yoko geri
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Techniques
Lit. Lateral kick or sidekick. It is usually practiced from the Naihanchi stance.
よんだん
Yon Dan (alt. yondan, yon-dan)
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. Fourth level or rank. It refers to the rank of fourth degree black belt.
See Yūdansha, Dan, kuro obi
よんきゅう
Yon Kyū (alt. yonkyuu, yonkyū, yonkyu, yon-kyu)
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. Rank. It refers to the fourth rank level below black belt.
See Mudansha
ゆび
yubi
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Anatomy
Lit. Fingers.
ゆうだんしゃ
Yūdansha (alt. yuudansha, yudansha)
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. Person possesing a grade or dan. In Martial Arts it referrs to a person who holds Black Belt rank.
See Mudansha, Dan, kuro obi, Shihan, Renshi, Kyōshi, Hanshi
ゆっくり
yukkuri
Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Slowly, at ease or restful. Yukkuri is the first stage of the learning process used by the Shinjinbukan School. Based on this principle, every new process must be learned with ease of movement & muscle relaxation, avoiding at all times any rigid or stiff feeling. The Yukkuri quality is essential to ALL BODY MOVEMENTS: basic techniques, body displacement, kata, machiwara training, etc.
See kirei , seikaku , hayaku , yukuri, kirei, seikaku, hayaku
ゆっくり、 きれい、せいかく、はやく
yukkuri, kirei, seikaku, hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru...)
Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Quickly, swiftly or rapidly. In the Shinjinbukan School, the learning process of the entire system is guided by the following four stages or principles:
1) Yukkuri — Body movement with ease & muscle relaxation. Do not make stiff.
2) Kirei — Beautiful movement.
3) Seikaku — Accurate movement.
4) Hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru...) — Gradual and controlled build up of speed.
These four stages go beyond the learning phase of a new kata or technique. In fact, they apply to all training and use of body mechanics. In the Shinjinbukan School, this is viewed as the training process repeating endlessly during a lifetime.
See yukkuri , kirei , seikaku , hayaku
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