- tachi 太刀・たち
- sword, also to, ken and katana
- tachi 立ち・たち
- stand
- tachitori 太刀取り・たちとり
- defense against sword/bokuto; sometimes called kendori or tachidori
- tachiwaza 立ち技・たちわざ
- training standing up
- tai 体・たい
- body
- taijutsu 体術・たいじゅつ
- body techniques, unarmed techniques
- tai no henko 体の変更・たいのへんこう
- body change or shift; In aikido, refers to a blending practice performed in pairs where the person whose wrist is grabbed pivots bringing his rear leg backwards while the held hand is brought into a position parallel to that of the attacker. Morihei Ueshiba taught this exercise regularly at the beginning of each class.
- tai no tenkan 体の転換・たいのてんかん
- body turn, also called tai no henko
- taisabaki 体捌き・たいさばき
- body move, evasive movement in Aikido
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- taiso 体操・たいそう
- body exercises; warm-up; calisthenics
- tameshi 試し・ためし
- test; trial
- tameshigiri 試し切り・ためしぎり
- cutting test with sword
- tameshiware 試し割れ・ためしわれ
- hitting test in karatedo
- tanden
- body center, compare seika no itten
- taninzugake 多人数掛け・たにんずうがけ
- several attackers rushing Tori
- tanren 鍛練・たんれん
- drill
- tanto/tanken 短刀・たんとう
- knife
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- tantodori 短刀取り
- defense against knife
- tao/dao タオ
- Chinese for ‘do’ or ‘the way’
- tatami 畳・たたみ
- mat
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- tatte 立って・たって
- stand up
- te 手・て
- hand
- tegatana 手刀・てがたな
- hand sword; hand ridge in sword-like movements; also called shuto
- tekubi 手首・てくび
- wrist
- tekubi kansetsu junan ho 手首関節柔軟法・てくびかんせつじゅうなんほう
- wrist stretching exercise
- tekubi-osae 手首押さえ
- pinned wrist, yonkyo
- tenchinage 天地投げ・てんちなげ
- heaven-earth throw, throwing technique
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- tenkaisoku 転回足
- pivoting on the balls of the feet
- tenkan 転換・てんかん
- turn
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- tettsui 鉄槌・てっつい
- hammer strike; hammer; hopeless swimmer
- to 刀・とう
- sword, also ken, tachi and katana
- tobigeri 飛び切り・とびぎり
- jump kick
- tobikoshi 飛び腰・とびこし
- fall over hip, break fall
- tomauchi 遠間打ち・とおまうち
- jo-staff technique from a distance
- tori 取り・とり
- the one who receives the attack; the one who initiates the defense in Aikido; called shite in Yoshinkan Aikido; sometimes called nage
- torifune 鳥舟・とりふね
- rowing exercise, also called funakogi undo
- tsuba 鍔・つば
- sword guard
- tsugiashi 次足・つぎあし
- following step, back foot following and not passing front foot
- tsuka 柄・つか
- sword hilt; hand grip
- tsuki 突き・つき
- strike; jab; thrust with a weapon or empty hand
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