Commands issued at the start of the session
- Seiretsu = line up
- Chakuza = sit down
- Shisei o tadashite = straighten up
- Mokuso = meditation
- Yame = stop
- Shomen ni: rei = bow to the shomen
- Sensei ni: rei = bow to the sensei
- Otagai ni: rei = bow to each other
- Men o tsuke = put on men
Commands issued at the end of the session
- Seiretsu = line up
- Chakuza = sit down
- Men o tore = take off men
- Shisei o tadashite = straighten up
- Mokuso = meditation
- Yame = stop
- Sensei ni: rei = bow to the sensei
- Shomen ni: rei = bow to the shomen
- Otagai ni: rei = bow to each other
Component parts of the shinai
- Take = bamboo
- Tsuba = guard
- Tsubadome = guard stopper
- Tsukagawa = hilt leather cover
- Sakigawa = tip leather cap
- Sakigomu = tip rubber piece (inside tip)
- Chigiri = square metal piece (inside hilt)
- Nakayui = leather strap
- Tsuru = string
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Regions of the shinai, bokuto or katana
- monouchi = best cutting region of the sword (approx top quarter of whole sword)
- kensen = pointed tip of the sword
- tsuka = hilt
- tsuka-gashira = bottom of hilt
- jinbu = cutting edge
Numbers
- ichi
- ni
- san
- shi (yon)
- go
- roku
- shichi (nana)
- hachi
- kyuu (ku)
- juu