As some of you may know, I used to live in Japan and use Japanese on a regular basis at work and at home. This has been a big help to me in understanding the techniques. I know that Japanese is not exactly an easy language but I think it's well worth learning the names of the techniques.
Some of the basic vocabulary I have heard in the class.
Hajime - begin
Matte - wait/stop.
Seiza - kneeling position
Ki wo tsuke - straighten your posture
Sensei ni rei - bow to the teacher
Mokusou - "silent reflection"
Note that hajime (begin) and jime (choke) are quite different.
OK, that's enough for now!
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