N
| Nafuda | Name tag (wooden placard) |
| Nafuda Kake | Name tag rack |
| Nagare | Flow |
| Nagashi | Flowing |
| Nagashi Waza | Flowing from one technique to next |
| Nage | Throw |
| Naginata | Polearm with a 5-7' ovate shaft attached to a 1-3' curved blade |
| Naibu | Interior, inside |
| Naike | Pressure point on inside of ankle |
| Naka | Center, Middle |
| Nakadaka | Middle Knuckle |
| Nakago | The tang of a bladed weapon |
| Nakaima | Middle of now, being fully present |
| (no) Naka ni | To the center |
| Nakazumi | Centerline of the body |
| Nana | Seven (polite) |
| Nanadan | Seventh-level, a high rank in modern budo |
| Nanakyo | Seventh principle: a Yonkyo applied to back of wrist |
| Nanakyu | Seventh hill, seventh rank before shodan |
| Naname | Diagonal |
| Naname Katate Tori | Diagonal Single Hand Taking, a cross grab |
| Naname Geri | Diagonal Kick |
| Ne Waza | Reclining or Sleeping Techniques, (ground grappling techniques) |
| Ni | Two |
| Nibon | Two-step, going beyond the initial 'stickman' level of training, to a responsive attacker |
| Nidan | Second Rank, a low, (black belt) training rank in modern budo |
| Nihon | The land of the Rising Sun, the correct name for Japan (also, Nippon) |
| Nikkyo | Second principle: Kote Mawashi, Kotemaki, Kagi, Kote Osae Ura |
| Nikkyu | Second Hill, the second rank before shodan |
| Ninjo | A
required thing, something that one must do
|
| Ninso | Reading character visually (some high level martial artists are said to be experts at this) |
| No | Possessive particle of speech |
| Nobashi | Stretched out |
| Nodo | Throat |
| Nogare | Breathing method featuring long exhalation with sharp gasp |
| Noto | Resheathing a drawn sword |
| Nuki | Pull, draw |
| Nuki Te | Sword Drawing Hand (also, to stiffen the ends of one's fingers) |
O
| O | Great, major, large, principal |
| Obi | Belt (White belt , Black belt) |
| Odome | Another name for the secret waza of the Daito Ryu |
| Odori | Dance |
| Oi Tsuki | A step-punch, many karate-ka refer to this as a lunge punch |
| Oji | A response |
| Oji Waza | To receive and then counterattack |
| Okuden | Interior or secret teachings |
| Oku Iri | Introduction to the Secrets, a traditional rank |
| Omote | Front, outer; that which is obvious |
| Omote Waza | Techniques that are revealed to the public |
| On | Favor. When one "carries another's On", he/she has Giri to repay it |
| Onaka | Great Middle, the stomach area |
| Onegaishimasu | Please, when asking for something, as in, "Please let's practice together |
| Oni Fumikomi | Devil Stomping, in Sumo, part of the ritual act of dispelling evil spirits |
| Osae | Press; push; to immobilize |
| Osaekomi | Push wrap, immobilizations |
| Osae Waza | Pinning, holding techniques |
| Oshi | Push |
| O Sensei | Greater one who came before, a term used to distinguish a senior member of a family (eg, Aikido's Ueshiba, Morihei was O-sensei; his son Ueshiba Kisshomaru was known as Waka-sensei, or 'young master') |
| Otoshi | Dropping, drop |
| Oyo | Applications for techniques and/or kata |
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