Courtesies
Onegaishimasu - please teach me
Arigato gozaimashita - thank you
Instructions
Hajime - begin
Yame - end
Rei - bow
Kamae - assume ready stance
Sieretsu - sit down (in seiza)
Mokuso - compose one's mind and spirit
Shomen-ni-rei - bow to dojo
Sensei-ni-rei - bow to sensei
Otagai-ni-rei - bow to each other
Men-tsuke - put on face protector
Men-o-tore - remove face protector
Numbers
Ichi - one
Ni - two
San - three
Shi - four
Go - five
Roku - six
Shichi - seven
Hachi - eight
Ku - nine
Ju - ten
Kata
Uchidachi - the teacher who initiates every Kata
Shidachi - the student
Ippon-me - first sword form
Nihon-me - second sword form
Sanbon-me - third sword form
Yohon-me - fourth sword form
Gohon-me - fifth sword form
Roppon-me - sixth sword form
Nanahon-me - seventh sword form
Kodachi Ippon-me - first short sword form
Kodachi Nihon-me - second short sword form
Kodachi Sanbon-me - third short sword form
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