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GENERAL TERMS
BUDO
The Way of the Warrior
KARATEKA
Karate Practitioner
DOJO
Place of the Way
(training hall)
KARATE GI
Karate Uniform
KATA
Form / Pattern
KIHON
Fundamentals
KUMITE
Sparring
KOHAI
Junior Student
(student who came after)
SENPAI
Senior Student
(student who came before)
Assistant Instructors are
called Senpai
SENSEI
Instructor
(one who comes before)
SOKE
Founder
OBI
Belt
ZANSHIN
Mental Awareness
MOKUSO
Contemplation
(moku + so =
to silence + thoughts)
KEIKO
Practice
KIME
Focus
SHIHAN
Master
EMBUSEN
Kata Performance Line
SEICHUSEN
Middle Line
DOSEKI-SAYO
Isometric Movements
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COMMANDS
KIYOTSUKETE
"Pay Attention"
REI
Bow
SHOMEN NI
To The Front
OTAGAI NI
To Each Other
YOI
Ready
YAME
Stop
MATTE
Wait
NAORE
Relax
ONEGAI SHIMASU
Let's Train Hard
ARIGATO GOZAI MASHITA
Thank You Very Much
MAWATE
Turn Around
KAWATE
Change Direction
MOICHI DO
"One More Time"
SEIZA
To Sit in a kneeling position
ANZA
To Sit with your legs crossed
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WAZA (techniques)
TACHI / -DACHI WAZA
STANDING TECHNIQUES
MUSUBI DACHI
Attention Stance
YOI
Ready ("Heiko Dachi")
HEISOKU DACHI
Feet Together Stance
ZENKUTSU DACHI
Front Stance
KOKUTSU DACHI
Back Stance
NEKO ASHI DACHI (SHO)
Cat Stance (lesser)
NEKO ASHI DACHI (DAI)
Cat Stance (greater)
NAIHANCHI DACHI
Horse Riding Stance
SHIKO DACHI
Straddle Stance
MOTO DACHI
Front Stance (kobudo)
UKE WAZA "TO RECEIVE"
BLOCKING TECHNIQUES
JODAN UKE
Upper / High Level Block
CHUDAN SOTO UKE
Outward Middle Level Block
CHUDAN UCHI UKE
Inward Middle Level Block
GEDAN BARAI
Low Level Swing (block)
YOKO BARAI
Side Level Swing (block)
SHUTO UKE
Knife Hand Block
MOROTE UKE
Double Hand Block
MAWASHI UKE
Round Block
HIJI (EMPI) UKE
Elbow Block
OSAE UKE
Pressing Block
KERI / -GERI WAZA
KICKING TECHNIQUES
MAE GERI
Front Kick
MAWASHI GERI
Round Kick
YOKO GERI
Side Kick
USHIRO GERI
Back Kick
TOBI GERI
Jump Kick
NIDAN GERI
Two-Level Kick
Keage
To Rise (snap)
Kekomi
To Thrust
TSUKI / -ZUKI & UCHI WAZA
PUNCHING & STRIKING
TECHNIQUES
JYUN-ZUKI
Same Side Punch
KIZAMI-ZUKI
Snap Punch (Jab)
GYAKU-ZUKI
Opposite Side Punch
SEIKEN-ZUKI
Forefist Punch
TATE-ZUKI
Standing Fist Punch
KAGE-ZUKI
Hook Punch
URA-ZUKI
Reverse Punch
URAKEN UCHI
Backfist Strike
SHOMEN UCHI
Front Strike
SHUTO UCHI
Knife Hand Strike
EMPI UCHI
Elbow Strike
NIDO-ZUKI
Double Punch
NIDAN-ZUKI
Two-Level Punch
NUKITE
Spear Hand
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