Terminology

 

 Greetings and Expressions

Ohayo gozaimasu                        good morning (bow and greet instructor in morning class)

Konnichiwa                                Good day (bow and greet instructor in noon class)

Konbanwa                                 Good evening (bow and greet instructor in evening class)

Oyasumi nasai                            Good night (bow on departing after night class-sleep well)

Domo arigato gozaimasu              Thank you very much (for the class-very polite)

 

Dojo Terminology

Gi                                           Karate uniform

Obi                                         Belt

Dojo                                       Training place of the ‘way’

Osu                                        Push, (greeting, hello, acknowledgement)

Shihan                                    Master (of karate)

Sensei                                    Teacher, instructor, professor, doctor

Senpai/Sempai                         Senior

Kohai                                      Junior

Ritsurei                                   Standing bow (entering or leaving the dojo)

Zarei                                      Kneeling bow (awaiting permission to join the class)

Makiwara                                Striking post

 

Dojo Ceremony

Seiretsu                                 Line up

Seiza                                     Formal kneeling position

Mokuso                                 Meditate

Mokuso yame                         Stop meditating

Dojo Kun                               Dojo Oath (after class)

Shomen ni rei                         Bow to the front

Sensei ni rei                           Bow to the instructor

Kiritsu                                   Stand up

 

Basic Practice

Kihon                                   Basic training

Rei                                       Bow

Yoi                                       Ready

Gedan barai kamaete              Downward block move into position

Mae ni                                  Move forward

Ushiro ni                               Move backward

Mawatte                               Turn around

Zanshin                                 Remaining mind (alert mind)

Naore                                   Return to yoi

Yasume                                At ease

Ki-ai                                     A loud spirited yell harmonizing physical and mental power.

Hai                                      Yes

 

Sparring

Kumite                                Sparring

Jodan                                  Face level

Chudan                               Middle body level

Gedan                                 Lower body level

Sanbon kumite                     Three-step sparring

Kihon ippon kumite               Basic one-step sparring

Jiyu ippon kumite                  Semi-free sparring

Jiyu kumite                           Free sparring

 

Form

Kata                                   Form

Bunkai                                Application of form

Hajime                                Begin

Heian shodan                       First level peaceful form

Heian nidan                         Second level peaceful form

Heian sandan                       Third level peaceful form

Heian yondan                       Fourth level peaceful form

Heian godan                         Fifth level peaceful form

Tekki shodan                        First level iron horse form                                    

Tekki nidan                          Second level iron horse form                                

Tekki sandan                       Third level iron horse form                                   

Bassai dai                            Penetrate a fortress form

Kanku dai                            Look at the sky form

Shitei kata                           Designated kata

Sentei kata                          Intermediate selected kata                                                                       

Tokui kata                           Free kata/favourite kata

 

Counting

Ichi                                    One

Ni                                      Two

San                                    Three

Shi (Yon)                            Four

Go                                     Five

Roku                                  Six

Shichi                                 Seven

Hachi                                  Eight

Ku                                      Nine

Ju                                       Ten

Ju ichi                                 Eleven

Ju ni                                   Twelve

Ni ju                                   Twenty

San ju                                 Thirty

Yon ju                                 Forty

 

Punching Techniques

Choku-zuki                               Straight punch

Oi –zuki                                   Lunge punch

Gyaku-zuki                               Reverse punch

Sanbon-zuki                             Three consecutive punches

Kizami-zuki                               Short punch

Kage-zuki                                Hook punch

Ura-zuki                                  Short punch

Nukite                                    Spear hand thrust

 

Striking Techniques

Uraken uchi                            Back fist strike

Enpi/Empi uchi                        Elbow strike

 

Blocking Techniques

Age uke                                     Rising block

Uchi ude uke                              Inside forearm block

Soto ude uke                             Outside forearm block

Shuto uke                                 Sword hand block

Gedan barai                               Downward block

 

Kicking Techiques

Mae-geri                                    Front kick

Yoko-geri keage                         Side snap kick

Yoko-geri kekomi                       Side thrust kick

Mawashi-Geri                             Roundhouse kick

Ushiro-geri                                Back kick

 

Stances

Heisoku-dachi                            Feet-together stance

Musubi-dachi                             Informal attention stance

Hachiji-dachi                              Open leg stance

Heiko-dachi                               Parallel leg stance

Uchi hachiji-dachi                       Inverted open-leg stance

Renoji-dachi                              L stance

Teiji-dachi                                 T stance

Zenkutsu-dachi                          Front stance

Kokutsu-dachi                            Back stance

Kiba-dachi                                 Straddle leg stance