Kaze Uta Budo Kai Forum Archive

I recently happened upon a few new words that I thought were kind of interesting (if only to the die-hard "budo geek" 😄 )

dohahi
We've heard of kohai and sempai (someone who is your junior or senior, respectively), but what if someone is your exact same level? Well, he'd be your dohai.

shucho embu
Public demonstration of a martial art.

jiyu-renshu
"Free practice" where one may move around, training with various folks with no formal "lesson."

godo-geiko
Practice session where two or more dojos get together to share an informal practice. We've always just called these "play days"; I never knew it had a name until now!

shido-geiko
To train through teaching. Ever realize you knew something only when you tried to teach it someone else, or even learn something entirely new? That's one of the beauties, I think, of this stuff. Always something to learn, even as the "teacher".

tandoku renchu
Training by yourself. Someone started a thread on one of the other forums about what they could do to practice on their own, and wouldn't you know, that has a term too! (Sotai renshu would be training with a partner.)

mitori-geiko
To train by watching. Even when you're injured or not feeling up to snuff, you can (and I have) learn a lot just by watching.

nafuda kake
Name board where students names are hung on the wall displaying rank. Nick put one of these up in Windsong not too long ago, and now I know what it's called!

genkan
The foyer, or place where you enter a dojo or place your shoes.

More as I discover them... 😄