| A B C D F G H I J K M N O R S T U W Y | |
| Terms beginning with K | |
| kabuto 兜 ( かぶと ) armored helmet | |
| kabutowari 兜割 ( かぶとわり ) sword-like weapon designed to crush armor; "helmet splitter" | |
| kaeshiwaza 返し技 ( かえしわざ ) techniques to reverse or escape techniques being applied to oneself | |
| kaginawa 鈎縄 ( かぎなわ ) hook and rope; grappling hook | |
| kaiten 回転 ( かいてん ) roll done for ukemi | |
| kakushibuki 隠し武器 ( かくしぶき ) concealed weapon | |
| kama 鎌 ( かま ) sickle | |
| kamayari 鎌槍 ( かまやり ) spear with one or two curved secondary blades | |
| kamidana 神棚 ( かみだな ) shelf on which the kamiza sits | |
| kamiza 上座 ( かみざ ) place of honor in the doujou; lit. "high seat" | |
| kamiza 神座 ( かみざ ) usually a small, shelf-top shrine located in a doujou | |
| kansetsuwaza 関節技 ( かんせつわざ ) joint-locking technique | |
| kaou 花押 ( かおう ) stylized mark used in place of a signature | |
| kappou 活法 ( かっぽう ) resucitation methods | |
| kassen kumiuchi 合戦組討 ( かっせんくみうち ) battlefield grappling | |
| kata 型 ( かた ) kata; arranged movement patterns | |
| kata 形 ( かた ) arranged movement patterns | |
| katana 刀 ( かたな ) long sword, usually worn blade-up in the belt | |
| katana kake 刀懸け ( かたなかけ ) sword rack | |
| katchuu 甲冑 ( かっちゅう ) armor and helmet; fighting with armor | |
| katchuu bujutsu 甲冑武術 ( かっちゅうぶじゅつ ) fighting techniques while wearing armor | |
| katsu 活 ( かつ ) resucitation methods | |
| katsujinken 活人剣 ( かつじんけん ) "life giving sword" | |
| kayakujutsu 火薬術 ( かやくじゅつ ) skill with gunpowder; firearms; explosives | |
| kazunuki 数抜き ( かずぬき ) drawing and cutting with a sword 3,000, 10,000 or 30,000 times | |
| keiko shoukon 稽古照今 ( けいこしょうこん ) reflect on the old to understand the new | |
| ken 拳 ( けん ) fist | |
| ken 剣 ( けん ) sword, usually straight-bladed, but can refer to any sword | |
| kenpou 拳法 ( けんぽう ) unarmed fighting focusing on striking | |
| kenpou 剱法 ( けんぽう ) sword methods | |
| keppan 血判 ( けっぱん ) blood oath | |
| keri 蹴り ( けり ) kick | |
| kesa giri 袈裟切り ( けさぎり ) diagonal cut from shoulder to hip of target; refers to "kesa" worn by Buddhist priests | |
| kiai 気合 ( きあい ) kiai; "spirit shout" | |
| kigaku 気学 ( きがく ) fortune telling based on Chinese twelve year cycle | |
| kirigami menjou 切紙免状 ( きりがみめんじょう ) classical license on a simple piece of folded Japanese paper | |
| kishoumon 起請文 ( きしょうもん ) vow on entering a classical tradition | |
| kissaki 切尖 ( きっさき ) point of sword | |
| kissaki 切っ先 ( きっさき ) point of sword | |
| kodachi 小太刀 ( こだち ) short sword; wakizashi | |
| kogusoku 小具足 ( こぐそく ) grapplingl; usually in armor | |
| koiguchi 鯉口 ( こいぐち ) mouth of a sword scabbard | |
| kokorogamae 心構え ( こころがまえ ) preparedness; readiness; lit "kamae of the heart" | |
| koku 石 ( こく ) traditional Japanese unit of measure; usually used to measure income; amount of rice that will feed one person for a year | |
| kokyuu hou 呼吸法 ( こきゅうほう ) breathing methods | |
| koppou 骨法 ( こっぽう ) knack; essence; bone-breaking methods | |
| koppouken 骨法拳 ( こっぽうけん ) thumb knuckle strike | |
| koshi no mawari 腰の廻り ( こしのまわり ) generic term for grappling | |
| kosshijutsu 骨質術 ( こっしじゅつ ) muscle striking art | |
| kote 籠手 ( こて ) armored forearm protectors | |
| kote 小手 ( こて ) forearm; wrist; armored forearm protectors | |
| kotou ryuu koppoujutsu 虎倒流骨法術 ( ことうりゅうこっぽうじゅつ ) koppoujutsu tradition studied in the Bujinkan | |
| koubou itchi 攻防一致 ( こうぼういっち ) attack and defense are one | |
| kouhai 後輩 ( こうはい ) junior; person of lower rank | |
| kuden 口伝 ( くでん ) oral transmission; teachings that are not written in densho or makimono | |
| kumanote 熊の手 ( くまのて ) another term for shukou or tekagi lit. bear claws | |
| kumiuchi 組打 ( くみうち ) grappling | |
| kumiuchi 組討 ( くみうち ) grappling | |
| kurigata 栗形 ( くりがた ) sageo hole in saya | |
| kusarigama 鎖鎌 ( くさりがま ) chain and sickle weapon | |
| kusazuri 草摺 ( くさずり ) tassets; armored thigh protectors | |
| kuukan 空間 ( くうかん ) space; room | |
| kuwagata 鍬形 ( くわがた ) decorative crest on kabuto; lit.: hoe-shapes | |
| kyojitsu 虚実 ( きょじつ ) truth and falsehood | |
| kyojitsu tenkan hou 虚実転換法 ( きょじつ てんかん ほう ) interchanging truth and falsehood | |
| kyoketsu shoge 距跋渉毛 ( きょけつしょうげ ) weapon consisting of a hooked dagger, a long rope and a weighted ring | |
| kyuuba 弓馬 ( きゅうば ) archery and horsemanship | |
| kyuusho 急所 ( きゅうしょ ) weak point; pressure point | |
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