## Summary

Kihon = basics or fundamentals of Naginata

Kamae = fighting stances with six in total: 1) chudan-no-kamae, 2) hasso-no-kamae, 3) gedan-no-kamae, 4) wakigamae, 5) jodan-no-kamae, and 6) mugi-mae

Taisabaki = footwork with nine forms in total: 1) Okuri-ashi Mai, 2) Okuri-ashi Ato, 3) Tsugi-ashi Mai, 4) Tsugi-ashi Ato, 5) Ayumi-ashi Mai, 6) Ayumi-ashi Ato, 7) Migi-ni-hirake, 8) Hidari-ni-hirake, and 9) Fumikae-ashi

Uchi = (practice) strikes, in which the nine most common strikes are: 1) Furiage-men-uchi, 2) Furikeashi-men-uchi, 3) Sokumen-uchi, 4) Sune-uchi, 5) Furiage-sune-uchi, 6) Do-uchi, 7) Furiage-kote-uchi, 8) Furikeashi-kote-uchi, and 9) Tsuki

Soutai = four meter distance between two partner when facing each other

Datotsu-bui = a valid target

Yoku-datotsu = a valid strike

Zanshin = maintaining physical and mental alertness after attacking

Uchikata = the attacker within the shikake-oji excercise, or a hit from the shikake

Ukekata = the defender within the shikake-oji exercise, or a block from the oji

Uchikomi-geiko = a practice fight in which the motodachi shows openings with going back to chudan-no-kamae after each strike. The kakarite attacks the open target and returns to proper distance in chudan-no-kamae before each new strike

Uchikeashi = basic exercise for repetitive striking of men and sune

Shikake-oji = partner exercise that consists out of eight prearranged movements and techniques