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BASIC KARATE TERMIONLOGY
COUNTING
ichio - one
ni -two
san - three
shi - four
go -five
roku - six
shichi - seven
hachi - eight
ku -nine
ju -ten
HANDS
seiken - fist
uraken - backfist
tettsui - hammer fist
haito - ridge hand
hiraken - four knckle fist
shuto - knife hand
mukite - spear hand
teisho - palm heel
empi - elbow
PUNCHES (ZUKI)
seiken choku zuki - straight punch
gyaka zuki - reverse punch
oi - zuki - lunge punch
age -zuki - rising punch
mawashi zuki - round house punch
uira zuki - short punch
keage zuki - snap punch
BASIC TERMS
karate - empty hand
sensei - instructor
gi - uniform
obi - belt
kata - form
dan - degree
kiai - shout of spirit
kumite - sparring
dojo - training hall
kyu - class
makiwara - punching board
bunkai - analysis/technique
shihan - director
shomen - front of dojo
kime - focus
BLOCKS (UKE)
jodan age uke - rising block
shuto uke - knife hand block
gedan barai- downward block
morote uke -power block
juji uke - X block
chudan uke - middle block
COMMANDS
kyoski - attention
rei - bow
yoi - prepare
hajime - begin
matte - stop
mawate - turn
KICKS (GERI)
mae geri - front kick
yoko geri - side kick
mawashi geri - round kick
mikaziuki geri - crescent kick
ushireo geri - back kick
mac tobe geri - flying front kick
yoko tobe geri - flying side kick
kin geri - instep or groin kick
kekomi geri -thrust kick
kege geri - snap kick
fumikomi geri -stomp kick
hiza geri - knee kick
BODY LEVELS
jodan - upper
chudan - middle
gedan - lower
STANCES (DACHI)
hanmi dachi - short stance
zen kutsu dachi - front stance
kiba dachi- horse stance
shiko dachi - straddle stance
neko ashi dachi - cat stance
kokutsu dachi - back stance
niahanchin dachi - side stepping
kosa dachi - hook stance
seiza - formal sitting position
zazen - seated meditation
GENERAL
arigate - thank you
gomen nasai -excuse me
domo arigato sensei - thank you teacher
one gaishmas - please teach me
joto - good, hai, yes, yosh, okay
dai sempai - senior student
gokuro sama - thank you for your effort
​kobudo - weaponry
kobujitsu - art of weapony