Glossary
Term used in Shodokan Aikido
| Aigamae | Same posture | |
| Atemi waza | Striking techniques (1st 5 Randori-no-kata) | |
| Chudan | Middle level | |
| Gedan | Low level | |
| Go no sen | After uke’s attack | |
| Gashokae | Defensive practice, double tegatana defence | |
| Gyakugamae | Opposite posture | |
| Gyakugamae katatedori | Right hand grasping left wrist, or left hand grasping right wrist | |
| Gyakute dori | Reverse Grip | |
| Hanza handachi | Tori kneeling and uke standing | |
| Hiji mochi no tskuiri | Four movements used to break balance with two hands grasping | |
| Hiji Waza | Elbow techniques | |
| Hikitate-geiko | Uke applies a modest amount of resistance and allowing the technique to go to kuzushi (balance break) and fall if necessary | |
| Hontai no tskuri | Doing the technique, atemi waza with the throw | |
| Jodan | High level | |
| Juntedori | Normal Grip | |
| Kaiten | Turning of the body | |
| Kakari-gaeiko | Uke attacks and allows tori to perform a technique | |
| Kansetsu waza | Joint techniques | |
| Kihon waza | Basic techniques | |
| Kouhou ryotedori | Grasp to both wrists from behind | |
| Kouhou Ukemi | Backward breakfall | |
| Kuzushi | Balance breaking | |
| Nage waza | Throwing techniques | |
| Nana-hon-nage kuzushi | Seven balance breaking techniques (Jodan, Chudan, Gedan) | |
| Nigiri gaeshi | Taking a grip, after the initial grasp from uke | |
| Omote | In front of | |
| Randori | Highest level of competition. Uke falls only when there is no alternative | |
| Randori kihon waza | Basic Randori techniques | |
| Shote-awase | Pushing practice | |
| Shouki no tsukuri | Technique structure, timing practice, easy victory (atemi waza) | |
| Shoumenuchi | Straight downward strike with handblade | |
| Suwari waza | Kneeling techniques | |
| Taisabaki | Avoidance | |
| Tegatana | Handblade | |
| Tegatana dousa | Basic hand movements | |
| Tekubi waza | Wrist techniques | |
| Tori | Defender | |
| Tsugi-ashi | Sliding movement one foot in front the other (feet do not cross over each other) | |
| Uke | Attacker | |
| Uke waza | “Floating” techniques | |
| Unsoku | Basic foot movements | |
| Ura | Behind | |
| Yokomenuchi | Angled downwards strike with the handblade, strike to the temple | |
| Yoko Ukemi | Side breakfall | |
| Zenpou kaiten ukemi | Forward rolling breakfall |
