T
| Tabi | Divided socks to be used with zori or geta |
| Tachi | Standing |
| Tachi | Same as dachi |
| Tachi | Battle sword used from horseback characterised by a deep sori and long ha (28"-32") |
| Tachi Dori | Sword taking (defenses against a sword bearing attacker) |
| Tachi Waza | Standing techniques |
| Tai | Body |
| Tai Atari | Body striking |
| Tai Atari Otoshi | Body striking drop |
| Tai Chikara | External power, muscle |
| Taijutsu | Body Tactics (art) |
| Tai Otoshi | Body Drop |
| Tai Nagare | Body Flow |
| Tai no Henko | (To) Change body (direction/orientation) |
| Tairyo Otoshi | (Body) weight Drop, a method of power generation |
| Taisabaki | Body decisive motions, moving with the whole body |
| Tai Seigyo | Body controls, takedowns |
| Taiso | Body correcting, see: Sotai |
| Takemusu | 'Martial' knot, the concept that one can, with correct training, spontaneously mount appropriate responses to unexpected circumstances |
| Taki | Waterfall |
| Tan | Gallbladder |
| Tanden | Abdomen |
| Tani | Valley |
| Tani Otoshi | Valley Drop |
| Tanin Geiko | Practicing with multiple attackers |
| Tanko | Bladder (BL) |
| Tanomo | Large sleeves on formal tops |
| Tanto | Half-blade, a dirk with a blade between 4" and 13" |
| Tanto dori | Half-blade Taking, defenses against a dirk |
| Tantojutsu | Half-blade Tactics/art, manipulating and using knives
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| Taoshi | To fell, tip over as if rooted |
| Tatami | Compacted rice straw mat (3.3' x 6.6'); by extension now used generically to denote any kind of matted area |
| Tate | Vertical |
| Tate Hiza | Vertical Knee, a modified Iaigoshi |
| Tateki | Multiple attackers |
| Tateki Geiko | Practicing with multiple attackers |
| Tateki Uchi | Fighting with multiple attackers |
| Tatte | Raise |
| Tegatana | Hand sword, a strike with the blade edge of the hand (fingers spread) |
| Te(i)ji | Form (of the kanji) "hand," a kamae slightly wider than hanmi |
| Teisho | Heel of the hand |
| Teisho Otoshi | Palm-heel Drop |
| Teisho Uke | Palm-heel Reception, see: Uke Nagashi
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| Tekubi | Hand Neck (wrist) |
| Tekubi Osae | Wrist press (Aikido's Yonkyu) |
| Tekubi Undo | Wrist exercises, the group of locks used to stretch and strengthen the tendons of the forearms |
| Tenbin | Yoke, scale |
| Tenbin Nage | Yoke/Scale throw |
| Tenchi | Heaven and earth |
| Tenchijin | Heaven, earth and humankind, the idea of balancing high and low |
| Tenchi Nage | Heaven and earth throw, one in which UKE's arms are separated |
| Tendo | Atemi point on top of head (frontal coronal suture) |
| Tenkan | Change perspective/direction, a to turn to face the same direction as Aite |
| Te no Hira | Palm of hand |
| Tenshin | Transmitted/mandated by heaven, divinely inspired |
| Te no Uchi | Inside the hand, gripping (also transliterated as Tenouchi) |
| Tenugui | Small hand cloth to wipe the face. Also worn under the helmet in kendo |
| Tettsui | Hammer fist |
| Te Ura | Inside of Hand (or wrist, same as uchi-te) |
| Te Waza | Hand techniques |
| Tori | The taker ("winner") of a technique |
| Tori | Taking, grabbing or grasping |
| Tori | Bird |
| Tori-i | Bird perch, a stylized gate often found at Shinto shrines (also a sword reception) |
| Toshikoshi Geiko | New Year's eve practice |
| Tsuba | Handguard found on Japanese swords |
| Tsubo | A jar, the name for dermal acupoints |
| Tsugi Ashi | Thrusting Step, not walking normally, always leaving the same foot behind |
| Tsuka | The handle of a Japanese sword |
| Tsukami Tsuka | To seize (and immobilize) |
| Tsuki | Moon |
| Tsuki | Thrust (punch) |
| Tsukikage | Moon shadow, a strategy |
U
| Uchi | Inside |
| Uchi | Strike, a swinging blow |
| Uchi Deshi | Inner disciple, a live-in student |
| Uchima | Inner Distance, one in which one can strike by taking a single step |
| Uchimata | Inner thigh (can imply groin area also) |
| Uchi Te | The attacking hand, the attacker |
| Uchi Waza | Striking techniques |
| Ude | (The) arm |
| Ude Gatame | Arm lock, generic term for shoulder and elbow locks |
| Ude Kansetsu | Arm joint (lock) |
| Ude Otoshi | Arm Drop |
| Ue | Up, over |
| Uke | Receive |
| Uke | Receiver ("loser") of the technique |
| Ukemi | Receiving body, falling and other skills to keep one safe during practice |
| Uke Nagashi | Flowing reception |
| Uke Waza | Reception techniques consisting of parries, redirections and counter cuts |
| Uki | Floating |
| Uki Hiza | Floating knee |
| Ura | Back |
| Uraken | Back of fist |
| Uraken Uchi | Backfist strike |
| Ushiro | Rearward, behind |
| Ushiro Eri Dori | Rear collar taking |
| Ushiro Kubi Shime | Rear neck choke |
| Ushiro Otoshi | Rear drop |
| Ushiro Ryokata Dori | Rear two shoulder taking |
| Ushiro Ryote Dori | Rear two hand taking |
| Ushiro Ryo Tekubi Dori | Rear two hand neck (wrist) taking |
| Ushiro Shime | Rear constriction, choking from behind |
| Ushiro Tekubi Tori | Rear Two Wrist Grabbing |
| Ushiro Tsuki | Rear thrust |
| Ushiro Udoroshi | A technique in which UKE is pulled down from behind, (akin to Kuzushi Otoshi, Ushiro Otoshi) |
| Ushiro Waza | Techniques from rear attacks |
| Uwagi | Jacket (top of keikogi) |
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