Tuttle Dictionary Martial Arts Korea, China & Japan. Daniel Kogan

worn by senior kyudo exponents on special occasions

      Edo (J) [Common Usage] the old name for Tokyo

      Edo jidai (J) [Common Usage] historic period between 1603 and 1867, when the country was ruled by the Tokugawa Bakufu, the last feudal government of Japan

      Edo Yagyu Shinkage-ryu (J) [Ken-jutsu] a branch of the Shinkage-ryu school of ken-jutsu created by Yagyu Munenori

      eiku (O) [Kobudo] see ekku

      Eiza (O) [Common Usage] Okinawan Summer Dance Festival

      ekku (O) [Weapon] a fisherman's oar; used in Okinawa as a weapon in the same manner as a staff or spear; kai in Japanese

      embu (J) [Common Usage] 1 martial arts demonstration 2 a two-person training technique in Shorinji Kempo

      embujo (J) [Common Usage] a site or area for a martial arts demonstration

      emei ci (M) [Weapon] daggers with a ring in the center and two sharp points on each end, usually used in pairs

      Emei Shan (M) [Common Usage] a mountain in China's Sichuan Province where many internal styles of martial arts originated

      Emmei-ryu (J) [Ken-jutsu] a school of ken-jutsu created by Miyamoto Musashi; it was noted for its use of kakushi buki, or concealed weapons

      Empi (J) [Karate] the Japanese name for the Okinawan kata Wanshu

      empi uchi (J) [Karate] elbow strike

      en (M) [Common Usage] benevolence

      encho (J) [Competitive Budo] extension; overtime

      encho hajime (J) [Competitive Budo] beginning of overtime period

      enkei (J) [Aikido] circular movement

      en no irimi (J) [Aikido] a circular form of the irimi technique; developed by Ueshiba Morihei

      ennyo-jutsu (J) [Nin-jutsu] an art of infiltrating enemy lines during combat or sabotage missions

      enshin (J) [Common Usage] the center of the circle; a preparatory position used for certain group training exercises

      Enzan no Metsuke (J) [Kendo] (lit. Looking ((As If)) At A Distant Mountain) a method of looking at an opponent without being trapped by what one sees

      eobeo deonjigi (K) [Ssi Rum] lifting hip-throwing technique

      eoggae (K) [Common Usage] shoulder

      eoggae bbyeo (K) [Common Usage] shoulder blade

      eoggae dolligi undong (K) [Ssi Rum] shoulder-circling exercise

      eoggae makgi (K) [Taekwondo] shoulder block

      eoggae neomeo deonjigi (K) [Ssi Rum] technique in which the opponent is lifted on one's shoulders and thrown over the back

      eoggae reul dolli da (K) [Common Usage] to turn the shoulders

      eoggae ro mil da (K) [Common Usage] to push with the shoulders

      eolgul (K) [Common Usage] face

      eolgul makgi (K) [Taekwondo] face block, high-level block

      eomji (K) [Common Usage] thumb

      eong deong baejigi (K) [Ssi Rum] hip-lifting technique

      eonjeun hwal (K) [Kung Do] strung bow

      eopeokeot (K) [Common Usage] uppercut punch

      eopeun pyeonson ggeut (K) [Taekwondo] palm-downward spear-finger

      eorini (K) [Common Usage] child

      eot georeo makgi (K) [Taekwondo] cross block

      er (M) [Common Usage] two

      er dwo (M) [Common Usage] see yih jai

      er hu cang zong (M) [Hong Jia] see yih fu chohng jung

      eri (J) [Common Usage] lapel, collar

      eri dori (J) [Judo, Karate, Aikido] lapel grab

      eri jime (J) [Judo] a strangulation technique that uses the lapels of the judogi to choke the opponent

      erikubi (J) [Common Usage] the nape or back of the neck

      eri seoinage (J) [Judo] a throw done by grabbing the opponent's lapels or collar

      eri tori waza (J) [Aikido] a set of techniques used against a lapel grab

      ermen (M) [Acupressure] a point located near the front area of the ear

      Er Shi Ba Su (M) [Bai He] (lit. Twenty-Eight Sleeping) a hand form in Ming He

      Er Shi Si Quan (M) [Wu Zu Quan] see Yi Sahp Sei Kyuhn

      Er Shi Zhao Fa (M) [Bai He] (lit. Twenty-four Beckoning Method) a hand form in Zong He

      etsunen geiko (J) [Common Usage] (lit. Year-Crossing Practice) a practice held from eleven in the evening until one in the morning on New Year's Eve; also called toshikoshi keiko