1. Keikogi: 稽古着 - けいこぎ : kendo uniform (top)
2. Hakama: 袴 - はかま : man's formal divided skirt (kendo uniform bottom)
3. Bougu (Bogu): 防具 - ぼうぐ: protector (general name for kendo equipment)
4. Men: 面 - めん: face mask
5. Kote: 小手 - こて: gauntlet (used in Kendo)
6. Dou (Do): 胴- どう: body protector
7. Tare: 垂れ- たれ: hanging waist protector
8. Zekken: ゼッケン: name marker (from the German word ‘Decken’), worn over the center panel of the Tare.
9. Nafuda: 名札- なふだ: name marker
10. Himo: 紐 - ひも: string/lacing used to secure equipment.
11. Shinai: 竹刀 - しない: bamboo sword
12. Bokken: 木剣 - ぼっけん: wooden sword
13. Bokutou (Bokuto): 木刀 - ぼくとう: wooden sword
14. Tenugui: 手ぬぐい- てぬぐい: handtowel, used to wrap the head before wearing the Men.
15. Tsuba: つば : handguard
16. Tsubadome: つば止め - つばどめ: handguard stopper
At the start and end of practice:
1) Retsu: 列 - れつ: line, or to form a line
2) Kiwotsuke: 気を付け - きをつけ: (Stand to) attention!
3) Seiza 正座, 正坐 - せいざ: sitting correctly (Japanese-style); sitting with the knees underneath the body.
4) Chakuza 着座 - ちゃくざ: Sit in seiza position.
5) Mokusou (Mokuso): 黙想 - もくそう :meditation; silent contemplation.
6) Yame: 止め - やめ :stop (command)
7) Hajime: 始め - はじめ : start (command)
8) Mokusou-yame (Mokuso-yame): 黙想止め - もくそうやめ : stop meditating
9) ... ni mukat-te: …に向かって - …にむかって : face towards … (command).
a. There are three different versions of the first bow. They are:
i. Shoumen: 正面 - しょうめん : the front, façade (secular)
ii. Shinzen: 神前 - しんぜん: before god, before an altar (Buddhist)
iii. Kamiza: 上座 - かみざ: chief seat; seat of honor
b. The second bow:
i. Sensei: 先生 - せんせい : teacher
ii. Sensei gata: 先生方 - せんせいがた: teachers
c. The third bow:
i. Otagai: お互い - おたがい : each other, reciprocal.
10) Rei: 礼 - れい : Bow
11) Yoroshiku onegai shimasu: 宜しくお願いします - よろしくおねがいします:
12) Doumo arigato gozaimashita : どうも有難うご座いました - どうもありがとうございました : thank you very much (past tense) (formal+)
13) Men (wo) tsuke: 面(を)付け - めん(を)つけ : put on your men
14) Men (wo) tore: 面(を)取れ - めん(を)とれ :take off your men
15) Shinai (wo) mote: 竹刀(を)持て - しない(を)もて :pick up your shinai.
Warm up exercises:
1) Taisou (Taiso): 体操 - たいそう: exercise, warm up exercises
2) (…)Suburi: (…) 素振り - すぶり a cut or stretching movement with a
(wooden/bamboo) sword, usually from a starting position above one's head.
a. Jyouge suburi (Jyoge suburi) 上下素振り - じょうげすぶり: high to low, up
and down cuts.
b. Renzoku sayuu suburi: 連続左右素振り - れんぞくさゆうすぶり:
continuous left and right. Often abbreviated as “sayuu-suburi” 左右素振り - さ
ゆうすぶり
c. Katate suburi: 片手素振り - かたてすぶり: one handed.
d. Yoko-men suburi: 横面素振り - よこめんすぶり: to the sides of the men.
e. Matawari suburi: 股割り素振り - またわりすぶり: (lit. thigh splitting cut).
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