Kendo Word of the day

[Martino]

Feel free to respond of the word(s) of the day and to add your own.

[Martino]

Budo (n.)
Martial arts. Same as budjutsu or bugei. The way of the warrior. Learning to live as a human being through training in the martial arts. In 1919 (Taisho 8), the dai Nippon Butoku-kai, the supervising orginization for the martial arts at the time, changed the names of gekken, jujutsu, and kyujutsu, to kendo, judo and kyudo, respectively. The term budo was then used to refer collectively to these disiplines. The new names reflected the fact that martial arts training has an important spiritual side and does not consist only of training in techniques. Today budo encompasses even more disiplines, with the term being used widely to refer to martial arts such as kendo, judo, kyudo, sumo, naginata, aikido, karatedo, jukendo, and shorinji kenpo.

taken from "Japanese-English Dictionary of Kendo"

[Masahiro]

"kokoro no gamae"

[Paikea]

"kokoro no gamae"Nice one! http://www.ninpo.org/tokyoshibucho/shibuchomssg1.htm

[Lloromannic]

FUDOSHIN, great concept.

[Commander]

Fumikomi-ashi (dont ask, i just like the sound of it)

[D'Artagnan]

Kote-men-taiatari-hiki-gyaku-katate-tsuki-ari.

[Andoru]

my pick for today: Sutemi

[Kendoka]

jinbu.

Don't touch your opponents jinbu in a shiai.

[Kendoka]

FUDOSHIN, great concept.

And good when used as a proper noun, as in the name of the wonderful dojo that I train at.
http://www.kendovictoria.asn.au/fudoshin/ and http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?p=75451#post75451

[Infinity]

ZANSHIN!
.................

[Vortex]

" Munen Muso " - The ability to act calmly and naturally even in the face of danger. It is the highest accord with existence, when a man's word and his actions are spontaneously the same.

[ISSAC RU]

( Malu )
horse combine with a mule..

often describle extremly retarded ppl

[Fonsz]

KI.
As in Kiai, Ki Seme, Ki Ken Tai Ichi and so on.

[Commander]

For today i''ll have to go with Zanshin again :D

[Neil Gendzwill]

Biru. Really, it's all you need.

[ben spain]

My word of the day has to be Boobies. Everyone loves Boobies.

[Commander]

:rolleyes:

men....

[Mizukaze]

kirikaeshi

[nalogg]

"sekushi men"

[Charlie]

Great idea for a thread, but when you present a word, shouldn't you DEFINE the word?

[Hai_hai]

Biru. Really, it's all you need.
Kanpai!!!
Cheers!!!

[Lloromannic]

RBSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kendokamax]

tamatama desu!

iwasa is a funny guy

[Martino]

Zan-shin (n.)
The body posture and state of mind in which, even after striking, one is alert and ready to respond instantly to any counterattack by the opponent. Generally speaking, after strinking one should put proper distance between one's self and the opponent and face him/her in the chu-dan posture in order to be ready for a possible counterattack. If one cannot move the proper distance from the opponent, one should put the tip of one's shinai in the centre or around the throat of the opponent to guard against a counterattack. According to the Regulations and Subsidiary Rules of Kendo Shiai and Shinpan, zan-shin is one of the conditions for yuko-datotsu. Therefore, if one does not show good body posture and state of mind with respect to the opponent after striking, a yuko-datotsu may be cancelled. Zan-shin is the state on which, after strinking with full power and without hesitation, one faces the opponent with full spirit and with the ability to respond naturally.

[JByrd]

Biru. Really, it's all you need.
Spoken like a true Man of Kendo. :)

My wife and I brewed three kegs of homemade beer (a stout, a pale ale and a wheat beer) for our Kendo friends, who will be converging on our little town this weekend. Koike Sensei, Stroud Sensei, and some friends from Boise and Salt Lake will coming for three days of keiko and partying. Few things please me more than having my home full of happy Kendo people talking, laughing, and enjoying each others' company. What fun!

My Kendo word of the day: Kigurai

[JSchmidt]

'Kigurai' is my favourite kendo-word :)

Jakob

[Hisham]

Mizu no yoni ,be like water

[Hai_hai]

Onara

passing gas

[Infinity]

nice hai hai, real nice.

[Masahiro]

kendo word of the day "sen"

[Hisham]

Tamashi = fighting spirit

[mingshi]

"HAaaaaaaaaaaaiiii!!" = Yes / uh? / I don't understand

[rainmaker]

Ora ~~~~~~~~~~~

[Martino]

san-sappo(n.)
An important teaching concerning three ways to overwhelm an opponent. The treee ways are "Killing the ki (spirit)", "killing the sword", and "killing the waza". Killing the ki means thas one's ki overwhelms the opponent's ki, thereby forestalling his/her attack. Killing the sword means that one controls the movement of the tip of the opponent's sword by restraining or deflecting the sword . Killing the waze means that one anticipates the opponent, giving him/her no chance to attack.


Now for your next training go off an try enact all three concepts of san-sappo. :)

[Nanbanjin]

Tamashi = fighting spirit
that's tamashii with two 'i's.

[Andoru]

What does "kigurai" mean?

[Martino]

ki-gurai(n.)
The strength or commanding presence derived from confidence acquired through repeated training. See kurai.

kurai(n.)
A grade or rank; inferiority and superiority. The degree to witch character is combined with ability. The difference in spirit and skill when facing an opponent. This kurai is naturally enhanced by the self-confidence acquired through practice.

in other words pratice makes perfect...

[Andoru]

Thanks Martino!

[Hisham]

that's tamashii with two 'i's. Thanks for correcting my spelling.

[t3k1lla]

My word for today is : datosu

[Martino]

Easy
Datotsu (n)
A strike or thrust.

Datotsu-dosa (n)
The continous motion of striking the opponent's Datotsu-bui (striking zones) with corrdination of the arms, which swing the shinai/b], and the legs, which move the body.

[b]Datotsu-no-koki (n)
The best moment to strike. Typical opportunities for striking include when the opponent begins to strike, blocks a strike, finishes a strike, or mobes back. It is important to practice recognizing these moments so as to improve one's skill.

[Akai Bushi]

Toukon : Fighting Spirit
“¬�°
Tsuka : Sword handle
‚‚©
Saya : Sheath
‚³‚â
Hamon : Temper Line
�n•¶
Kissaki : Tip of the sword
�Ø�æ
Munen : No Mind
–³”O

[Akai Bushi]

Sorry can't seem to get my J-shift for kanji and such to work on this forum. That's strange.

[Hisham]

Toukon : Fighting Spirit
“¬�°
Tsuka : Sword handle
‚‚©
Saya : Sheath
‚³‚â
Hamon : Temper Line
�n•¶
Kissaki : Tip of the sword
�Ø�æ
Munen : No Mind
–³”O

let it be our secret kendo code hehe just kidding

[Wout]

can anyone tell me what shugyo means. If I like it it'll be my word of the day :D

[joekc6nlx]

can anyone tell me what shugyo means. If I like it it'll be my word of the day :D
Shugyo - The process of studying and mastering an art or academic subject. In Kendo, learning and polishing one's waza.

[[Kensei 剣の聖者]]

TSUBA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nanbanjin]

Sorry can't seem to get my J-shift for kanji and such to work on this forum. That's strange.



Having Japanese and non-Japanese fonts next to each other mixes things up. Try leaving spaces around each Japanese character.

Toukon : Fighting Spirit
“¬�° 闘魂
Tsuka : Sword handle
‚‚©　柄
Saya : Sheath
‚³‚â　鞘
Hamon : Temper Line
�n•¶　波紋
Kissaki : Tip of the sword
�Ø�æ　切っ先
Munen : No Mind
–³”O　無念

[Louis X]

Blisters !!!! :D

[kuzu70]

Word of the day: "reigi"

[m_french]

HONSOKU....NIKAI

Seems to be said often when i am in the court.

[kendo-boi]

Spirit, the most important thing in kendo to me!

[ben]

"Tenchi" (heaven and earth). In kendo it means the upper and lower internal pads of the men, i.e the part that rests against your forehead and the part that rests against your chin. I suppose it's because this is the limit of your visible universe whenever you're in men. I think that's pretty funny actually.

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[ukenagashi]

namuuu!, some wierd kia ive heard, but can some one tell me if its an actual japanese word?

[not-I]

namuuu!, some wierd kia ive heard, but can some one tell me if its an actual japanese word?
It's Sino-Japanese and means "devotion." It originally comes from Sanskrit namas ("I devote myself to..." or "I take refuge in") so it doesn't mean much on its own. It features at the beginning of many Buddhist sutras and mantras, most famously in the repeated chants of the Nichiren school Namu myoho renge kyo ("Devotion to the wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Flower Teaching") or the Pure Land school's Namu amida butsu ("Devotion to Amida Buddha").

However, if your fellow kendoka doesn't seem like s/he's into Buddhism, there's probably a more banal explanation for her/his kiai. The ninja-character in Sega Virtua Fighter used to say "namuuuuu" after kicking someone's butt. :wink:

[not-I]

and another word...

hara

belly,
the "center of the body"

cool thread btw.

[TylerY]

KEIKO ONEGAISHIMASU

[Jearom]

Humility
From hachidan to ikkyu, everybody needs some humility.

[CryingFreeman]

SUTEMI- Without Reservation!!!!!

[Andoru]

Can also be interpreted as "with abandonment"

[CryingFreeman]

hmmm

i cant decide which one i like better, they both convey the feeling well i think