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Here you'll find a short glossary of common Aikido terms and links to videos illustrating those terms. If any of the links are to copyrighted material, being published without the owner's consent, please let me know and I will remove it immediately. 
Aikido- the way of harmonizing energy
​Bokken- a wooden practice sword used for training
Hanmi handachi - techniques performed with nage sitting and uke standing​
Ikkyo - first technique or pinning movement​
Irimi Nage​-entering throw
Jiyu Waza- free practice, typically with a single uke​
​Jo - A short staff
Jodan Tsuki- punch or thrust to the face​
Jo Dori - techniques for disarming an uke with a jo​
Juji Nage- "figure 10 throw" a throw using crossed arms
Kaiten Nage- rotary throw
Kata Dori- shoulder grab
Katate Dori​​​- same side wrist grab (uke grabs nage's left wrist with her right hand) 
Kokyu Tanden Ho- breath power exercise​
Kokyu Nage​- Breath throw
Kosa Dori - cross body wrist grab (uke grabs nage's left wrist with his left hand)
Koshinage - hip throw​
Ko​tegaeshi- out turned wrist throw
Kubishime - choke hold​
Kumi Jo-paire​d exercises with the jo
​Kumi Tachi - paired exercises with the sword (bokken)
Munetsuki - punch or thrust to the midsection
Nikkyo- second technique or pinning movement
O-Sensei-honorific of the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba​​​
Randori​- free practice, typically with multiple ukes
Ryokata dori- grabbing both shoulders
​Ryote ​ dori - grabbing both wrists
Sankyo - 3rd technique or pinning movement
Shihonage - 4 corner throw
Shomenuchi - overhead strike
Sumi Otoshi- corner drop
Suwari Waza - techniques practiced with both Uke and Nage seated
Ushiro - an attack from the rear
Yokomenuchi - a strike to the side of the head or neck
Yankyo- 4th technique or pinning movement​​​​​​​​