Japanese Translations

The Japanese Kanji for  Welcome,{ kangei suru }

The Japanese Kanji for Venue {Kaisaichi}      You can find this translation on GJJA Venue 1 Dojo and Venue 2 Dojo pages.

The Various Postures, Stances and moves which are used in Martial Arts.

        Japanese - English

1. CHUDAN: Middle Level.
2. GEDAN: Low Level.
3. GEDAN-TSUKI: Punch Aimed Below The Belt.
4. GYAKU: Reverse / Opposite.
5. GYAKU-HANMI: Reverse or opposite stance; Shiite/Uke in Mirror stance.
6. HANMI: Half open body.  The basic triangular stance of Aikido.  The position you would adopt when facing your opponent. Never stand with your feet together.
7. HIDARI: Left
8. HIDARI-HANMI: Left foot forward stance.
9. JODAN: High.
10. JODAN-TSUKI: Punch/ Strike. Aimed At the Head.
11. KAMAE: Ready Stance.
12. MAE: Forward.
13. MAE-UKEMI: Forward Roll.
14. MIGI: Right.
15. MIGI-HANMI: Right foot forward stance.
16. NAGE: Throw.
17. REI: Bow.
18. RANDORI: Defence Against Multiple Attackers.
19. RYU: School.
20. SHIHONAGE: Four Directional  Throw.
21. TSUKI: To thrust with a weapon or empty hand.
22. USHIRO: Backward, From The Rear,
23. USHIRO-UKEMI: Backward Roll.
24. USHIRO-WAZA: Techniques against attacks from rear.
25. WAZA: Technique, skill, training method .
26. YOKO: Side.
27. YOKO-UKEMI: Protection When Break-Falling Sideways.

Japanese Writing (Kanji)

The word kanji, came from the Chinese word hànzì, which means "Han characters". Han refers to the Han Dynasty which dates back to (206BC - 220AD) This is the name used by the Chinese for themselves.

When the Japanese began using Chinese characters and adapted them into their own Language, they also borrowed many Chinese words. Today about half the vocabulary of Japanese comes from the Chinese and Japanese kanji. These are used to represent both Sino-Japanese words and native Japanese words with the same meaning.

In 1981 The Japanese government introduced the jōyō and hyō kanji (List of Chinese Characters for General Use), in an effort to make it easier to read and write Japanese.  Between 5,000 and 10,000 Chinese characters, or kanji, are used in written Japanese.  Included in this list are 1,945 regular characters, plus 166 special characters used only for people's names.  All government documents, newspapers, textbooks and other publications for non-specialists use only these kanji. Writers of other material are free to use whatever kanji they want.

By the end of high school, Japanese children are expected to know all of the jōyō kanji, but to read specialist publications and ordinary literature; they need to know another two or three thousand kanji Characters.

Heian Jidai "Heian" Means "peace" or "tranquillity" in Japanese.

During the Heian Period (794-1185 AD) Ju-Jitsu was incorporated into the Samurai Warrior's training so that he could defend himself against an armed attacker.

Heian Kyo  [hAY än] Capital city of Japan under the Yamato Emperors, (known today as Kyoto) With the Aristocratic Fujiwara family running the country, it was built  to escape the influence of Buddhist monks, and was fashioned after the ancient imperial centers of China, but it was never fully populated. (pp. 242, 451)

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