Glossary

Term	Definition
Ryokata-Dori	Uke grabs both shoulders of tori, more specifically the fabric of the jacket at the front of the shoulders. Read more...
Ryote-Dori	Uke grabs both of tori's wrists. Read more...
Sankyo	"Third form" or "wrist-turning pin": tori leads uke by gripping the edge of the inwardly twisted hand (sword cutting movement) Read more...
Seiza	Upright kneeling position (with toes stretched out flat) Read more...
Shiho-Giri	Cutting exercise with bokken: cutting in all four directions Read more...
Shiho-Nage	"Four-directions throw" or "sword throw" Read more...
Shikaku	Shikaku literally means blind spot or dead spot. Read more...
Shikko	"Walking" movement on one's knees, powered from the hips. Read more...
Shinsa	Examination, grading
Shomen-Uchi	Shomen-uchi is a vertical strike or cut to the head or forehead of tori. Read more...

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