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[edit] Aikido Vocabulary
Aikido vocabulary is both wide and deep, with many different terms being used by different organizations, styles, and even instructors.
We hope the following vocabulary lists will help those wishing to understand the terminology used in the wide world of aikido and will assist in communication across all aikido borders. The following vocabulary list is by no means complete, but it contains some of the more commonly encountered terms one may encounter during an aikido class.
The original definition(s) on this page was taken from Eric Sotnak's Aikido Primer with permission from the author.