Japanese Karate Terminology
Ichi - One
Ni - Two
San - Three
Shi - Four
Go - Five
Roku - Six
Shichi - Seven
Hachi - Eight
Ku - Nine
Ju - Ten
Jodan (upper body area)
Chudan (Middle area)
Gedan (Lower area)
Dojo (Martial arts training area)
Gi (Karate uniform)
Hajime (Begin)
Hai (Yes)
Gyaku (Reverse)
Hidari (Left)
Migi (right)
Karate (Empty hand)
Karate-do (The way of karate)
Kata (set of pre-arranged techniques)
Ki ai (Shout to focus energy)
Kime (Focus energy)
Kihon (Basic techniques)
Mawatte (Turn around)
Seiza (Kneeling position)
Sempai (Lower dan grade, senior student)
Sensei Instructor/Teacher
Uchi (Inside (outside to inside)
Yoi (Ready position)
Foot techniques and kicking
Geri (Kick)
Ashi barai (Foot sweep)
Fumikomi (low yoko geri eg side kick to knee area)
Hiza geri (Knee kick)
Kakato geri (Heel kick)
Mae geri (Keage) Front kick (snap)
Mae geri (Kekomi) Front kick (thrust)
Mae tobi geri (Jumping front kick)
Mawashi tobi geri (Jumping roundhouse kick)
Yoko tobi geri (jumping side kick)
Mawashi geri (Round house kick)
Nidan geri (Double front snap kick (Back leg first)
Ushiro mawashi geri (Back spinning roundhouse with heel of foot)
Ushiro geri (Back (kick strike with heel of foot)
Ushiro yoko geri (Spinning side kick)
Yoko geri (Keage) Side snap kick)
Yoko geri (Kekomi) Side thrust kick)
Yoko tobi geri (Jumping side kick)
Karate Blocks in Japanese
Age uke (Rising block)
Gedan barai (Downward block (Lower block)
Shuto uke (Knife hand block)
ude uke (midlevel inside out block)
uchikomi (midlevel outside in block)
Morote uke (supported block or strike)
oizuke (sinking double handed block or strike)
Koken (Top of wrist strike or block (chicken head)
juuji-uke (two-handed cross block)
Punch,Strikes
oi zuki (punch with same foot forward)
gyaku zuki (punch with opposite foot forward)
Uraken (back of knuckle strike eg to the head and Temple area)
nukite (spearhand (thrust)
empi (elbow (strike)
Stances
Fudo dachi (Free or relaxed fighting stance)
Zenkutsu dachi (front stance)
Kiba dachi (Horse riding stance)
Kokutsu dachi (Back stance)
Neko ashi dachi (Cat stance)
yoi dachi (Ready stance)
hangetsu dachi (Advance stance similar to Kiba dachi with legs slightly bent inward with feet slightly point in)
Other
Bushi (warrior)
