MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY

O

O:		"Big" or "great."
Obi:		Belt.
Obi-otoshi		Belt drop
Odachi::		See "tachi."
O-goshi:		Major hip, hip technique
O-guruma:		Major wheel. Judo foot technique.
Oi-zuki		Step punch.
Okuri-ashi-harai:		sending foot sweep, Judo foot technique.
Omote:		"Front" or "obvious."
Oni ken:		Extended knuckle fist.
Orei:		"Respect" or "etiquitte." A expression of formal greeting in karate.
Orun:		Right.
Osae-komi-waza:		Hold down techniques.
O sensei:		"Great teacher." The honorific prefix "o" attached the word sensei indicates respect and acknowledgement of the chief instructor of a system. Most commonly associated with Uyeshiba Morihei, founder of modern day Aikido.
O-soto-gaeshi:		Major outer counter. Judo foot technique.
O-soto-guruma:		Major outer wheel. Judo foot technique.
O-soto-otoshi:		Major outer drop. Judo foot technique.
Otoshi:		Drop.
O-uchi-gaeshi:		Major inner counter. Judo foot technique.
O-soto-gari:		Major outer reap. Judo foot technique.
O-uchi-gari:		Major inner reap. Judo foot technique.