Directions and placement:
Hidari - right
Migi - left
Tate - vertical
Yoko - sideways
Mawashi – round house
Shomen - front
Zenchin - forward
Koshin - backward
Numbers:
Ichi – One
Ni – two
San – three
Shi – four
Go – five
Roku – six
Shichi – seven
Hachi – eight
Ku – nine
Ju – ten
Techniques:
Tsuki - punch
Oi tsuki – step- in punch
Gyaku tsuki – reverse punch
Kizami tsuki – short punch
Mae geri – front snap kick
Mawashi Geri – roundhouse kick
Yoko geri keage – side snap kick
Yoko geri kekomi – side thrust kick
Ushiro geri – back kick
Gedan barai – down block
Age uke – rising block
Soto uke – outside forearm block
Uchi uke – inside forearm block
Shuto uke – sword hand block
Morote uke – augmented block
Manji uke – vortex block
Uraken uchi – back fist strike
Tetsui uchi – hammerfist strike
Empi uchi – elbow strike
General terms:
Dojo – training hall
Gi - karate uniform
Obi - Belt
Osu – yes, exclamation of spirit
Rei – bow (respect)
Sensei – instructor
Yame – stop
Hajime – begin
Kiai – shout as you exhale
Karateka – someone who practices karate
Kata – form, a series of moves
Kihon – basic exercises/ movements
Kumite – sparring
Dan – black belt ranks
Kyu – belt levels below black belt
Mokuso – meditation
Mawate – turn around
Shomen – front
Sempai – senior ranking belt
Stances:
Musubi dachi – attention stance
Zenkutsu dachi – front/ forward stance
Kokutsu dachi – backstance
Kiba dachi – straddle stance
Shizen tai – natural stance (relaxed)
Area of the body:
Jodan – face level
Chudan – stomach level
Gedan – below the belt
Some terminology used in the Dojo