Kata: A specific series of motions intended to train the body to react
in a certain manner in specific combat situations.
Ki-Hon: A basic movement or a fundamental movement of a martial
arts system. Ki-Hon involves the study of one or several fundamental movements
of a technique. These are repeated until the movement becomes instinctive.
Nin: Patience and Perseverance
Ninpiden: Secret Teachings of Ninjutsu
Ryu: ("rue") A school or style of martial arts. Each martial art
contains a large number of Ryu. These in turn are sometimes divided into
branches (Ha), as a result of the various masters composing new sequences
of movement or technique. Before the Restoration of the Meiji era (1868)
a very large number of Ryu existed; certain of them were secret and others
had only a few adherents. Some prided themselves on having thousands of
students.
Yamato: Birthplace
