Hand Strikes
tsuki | punch |
uchi | strike |
oi zuki | front lunge punch |
gyaku zuki | reverse punch |
kagi zuki | hook punch |
empi uchi | elbow strike |
shuto uchi | knife hand strike |
nukite uchi | spear hand strike |
tettsui uchi | hammer fist |
Foot Strikes
keri | kick |
keage | side snap kick |
kekomi | side thrust kick |
mae geri | front kick |
yoko geri | side kick |
mawashi geri | roundhouse kick |
ura mawashi geri | hook kick |
ushiro geri | back kick |
mikazuki geri | crescent kick |
fumikomi | stomp kick |
Stances
tachi | stance |
yoi dachi | ready stance |
zenkutsu dachi | front stance |
kiba dachi | horse stance |
kōkutsu dachi | back stance |
kamae | stance, posture |
neiko-ashi dachi | cat stance |
hangetsu dachi | half moon stance |
sanchin dachi | hour glass stance |
fudō dachi | rooted stance |
Blocking Techniques
gedan barai | down block |
age uke | upper rising block |
soto uke | outside blocking |
uchi uke | inside block |
shutō uke | knife hand block |
jūji uke | cross x block |
Common Words
karateka | karate student |
dō | way |
dōjō | training hall |
sensei | teacher |
sempai | senior |
kenkōjuku | lit., “Humility training school” |
kihon | basic techniques |
kata | forms |
kumite | sparring |
matte | wait |
hajime | begin |
yame | stop |
seiza | formal sitting posture |
mokusō | meditation |
kamae | posture, typ. fighting position |
osu/oss | I understand / greeting |
shōmen, nirabi ni ōsensei ni rei | bow to founder/ancestors |
sensei ni rei | bow to teacher |
ōtagai ni rei | bow to each other |
ki | energy/spirit |
kyu | rank |
dan | degree |
gi | uniform |
obi | belt |
budō | martial way |
bujutsu | martial arts |
Counting
ichi | one |
ni | two |
san | three |
yon or shi | four |
gō | five |
roku | six |
shichi or nana | seven |
hachi | eight |
kū or kyū | nine |
jū | ten |