Other Karate Terms
Other Karate Terms
ichi (一) one
ni (二) two
san (三) three
shi (or yon) (四) four
go (五) five
roku (六) six
shichi (or nana) (七) seven
hachi (八) eight
ku (or kyu) (九) nine
ju (or jyu) (十) ten
arigato Thank you
arigato gozaimasu Thank you very much
bunkai analysis
chudan chest high
dan step
do way/path
do-gi training uniform
dojo "place of the way," training hall
dojo kun training hall rules, creed of Shotokan
gedan lower section
gyaku reverse
hajime begin
hanmi hips to the side
hantai opposite
hidari left
jinchu area between the upper lip and the base of the nose
jodan face high
karate empty hand
karate-do way of the empty hand
karate-ka a practitioner of karate
kentsui hammer fist
ki inner power
kiai a loud shout eminating from deep within the body, not just one's throat
kime decision, focus of power - decisive focus
koshi ball of the foot
kubi neck
kyu class (ranks below shodan)
maai distance
mawatte turn around
migi right
mokuso meditate
obi belt
oss/osu an enthusiastic yes; I will do my best; I will do my best to follow
otagai each other
rei bow
seiza kneel
senpai senior student
sensei teacher
shuto knife hand
shodan first step, first degree black belt
shomen front of the dojo
sokuto edge of the foot
suigetsu solarplexus
tai sabaki whole body movement, evasion
te hand
uraken back fist
waza technique
yame stop/finish
yoi ready