KARATE TERMS
NUMBERS
ICHI - ONE
NI - TWO
SAN - THREE
SHI - FOUR
GO - FIVE
ROKU - SIX
SHICHI - SEVEN
HACHI - EIGHT
KU - NINE
JU - TEN
10TH AND 9TH KYU - WHITE BELT
8TH AND 7TH KYU - BLUE BELT
6TH AND 5TH KYU - YELLOW BELT
4TH AND 3RD KYU - GREEN BELT
2ND AND 1ST KYU - BROWN
SHODAN - FIRST DEGREE BLACK BELT
NIDAN - SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT
SANDAN -THIRD DEGREE BLAK BELT
YONDAN - FOURTH DEGREE BLACK BELT
GODAN - FIFTH DEGREE BLACK BELT
KANCHO - DIRECTOR
SHIHAN - HEAD INSTRUCTOR
SENSEI - TEACHER (INSTRUCTOR)
SEMPAI - SENIOR STUDENT
OTAGAI - EVERYONE
DOJO - TRAINING HALL (SCHOOL)
GI - UNIFORM
OBI - BELT
YOI - GET READY FOR TRAINING
KAMAITTE - PERFORM THE TECHNIQUE
MAWATTE - TURN
NAORE - RETURN TO ORIGINAL
YASUME - RELAX, REST
MOGOREI - PERFORM WITHOUT A COUNT
HAJIME - BEGIN
YAME - STOP
HIDARI - LEFT
MIGI - RIGHT
YOKO - SIDE
SAYU - SIDE
USHIRO - BACK
MAE - FRONT
KIME - FOCUSING
KIAI - SHOUT
UKE - BLOCK
SOTO - OUTSIDE
UCHI - INSIDE
TSUKI - PUNCH
GERI - KICK
ASHI BARI - FOOT SWEEP
REI - BOW
SEIZA - KNEEL DOWN
MOKUSO - CLOSE EYES
DACHI - STANCE
KUMITE DACHI - FIGHTING STANCE
KARA - EMPTY
TE - HAND
SEIKEN - FIST
TETTSUI - MEATY PART OF FIST HEN CLOSED
URAKEN - BACK FIST
NIHON NUKITE - OPEN FINGERS
YOHON NUKITE - CLOSED FINGERS
SHOTEI - PALM
HIJI - ELBOW
SHUTO - KNIFE HAND
HIRAKEN - HALF FIST
HAISHU - BACK KNIFE HAND
KOKEN - WRIST
RYUTO KEN - CLOSED FIST WITH MIDDLE FIGER EXTENDED
KEIKO - CLOSED FINGERS
HIZA - KNEE
SUNE - SHIN
CHUSOKU - BALL OF FOOT
TEISOKU - INSIDE OF FOOT
HAISOKU - OUTSIDE OF FOOT
SOKUTO - BIG TOE EXTENDED
KAKATO - HEEL
MUSUBI DACHI - READY STANCE (FEET 50 DEGREE ANGLE)
SANCHIN DACHI - PIGEON TOE STANCE
KOKUTSU DACHI - BACK STANCE
KIBA DACHI - HORSE STANCE
NEKO ASHI DACHI - CAT STANCE
HEISOKU DACHI - STANDING STRAIGHT WITH FEET TOGETHER
YOI DACHI - READY STANCE (STANDING STRAIGHT FEET APART)
ZENKUTSU DACHI - FORWARD LEADING STANCE
JODAN - UPPER
CHUCAN - MIDDLE
GEDAN - LOWER
JODAN SEIKEN OI TSUKI - FACE PUNCH
CHUDAN EIKEN OI TSUKI - MIDDLE PUNCH
GEDAN SEIKEN OI TSUKI - LOW PUNCH
JODAN MOROTE TSUKI - DOUBLE FACE PUNCH
CHUDAN MOROTE TSUKI - DOUBLE MIDDLE PUNCH
GEDAN MOROTE TSUKI - DOUBLE LOW PUNCH
SEIKEN AGO UCHI - PUNCHING FROM SHOULDER TO FACE
SHITA TSUKI - UPPERCUT FORM HORSE STANCE
URAKEN SAYU GANMEN UCHI - OUTSIDE BACK FIST TO THE TEMPLE
URAKEN MAWASHI UCHI - INSIDE BACK FIST TO THE TEMPLE
URAKEN MAWASHI UCHI - ROUNDHOUSE BACK FIST
CHUDAN SHOTEI UCHI - MIDDLE OPEN STRIKE WITH FINGERS
JODAN SHOTEI UCHI - UPPER OPEN STRIKE WITH FINGERS
GEDAN SHOTEI UCHI - LOW OPEN STRIKE WITH FINGERS
SHUTO SAKOTSU UCHI - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO SOLLARBONE
SHUTO YOKO GANMEN UCHI - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO TEMPLE
SHUTO UCHI KOMI -KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO MIDDLE
SHUTO HIZO UCHI - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO GROIN
SHUTO JOAN UCHI-USHI - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO NECK
CHUDAN HIJI ATE - ELBOW STRIKE TO MIDDLE
JODAN AGE HIJI ATE - ELBOW STRIKE TO FACE/CHIN
OROSHI HIJI ATE - ELBOL STRIKE TO SPINE
USHIRO HIJI ATE - BACK ELBOW STRIKE TO MIDDLE
MAE GERI - FRONT KICK
YOKO GERI - SIDE KICK
KIN GERI - GROIN KICK
HIZA GERI - KNEE KICK
MAWASHI GERI - ROUNDHOUSE KICK
YOKO KEAGE - AXE KICK
KANSETSU GERI - JOINT KICK
USHIRO GERI - BACK KICK
HAISOKU GERI -INSIDE CRESCENT KICK
MAGAZUKI GERI - OUTSIDE CRESCENT KICK
KAKATO GERI - HEEL KICK
TOBI YOKO GERI - JUMPING SIDE KICK
SEIKEN JODAN UKE - UPPER BLOCK
SEIKEN CHUDAN UKE - MIDDLE BLOCK
SEIKEN GEDAN BARI - LOWER BLOCK
CHUDANUCHI UKE/GEDAN BARI - MIDDLE INSDE/OUTSIDE BLOCK
SHUTO MAWASHI UKE - ROUNDHOUSE KNIFE HAND BLOCK
JODAN SEIDEN JUJI UKE - UPPER CROSS BLOCK
GEDAN SEIKEN JUJI UKE - LOW CROSS BLOCK
SHUTO JODAN UKE - LOW KNIFE HAND BLOCK
SHUTO CHUDAN UKE - UPPER KNIFE HAND BLOCK
MAE SHUTO MAWASHI UKE - CIRCULAR OUTSIDE BLOCK
JODAN SHUTO JUJI UKE - UPPER KNIFE HAND CROSS BLOCK
CHUDAN SHUTO JUJI UKE - MIDDLE KNIFE HAND CROSS BLOCK
GEDAN SHUTO JUJI UKE - LOW KNIFE HAND CROSS BLOCK
JODAN KOKEN UKE - UPPER WRIST BLOCK
CHUDAN KOKEN UKE - MIDDLE WRIST BLOCK
GEDAN KOKEN UKE - LOW WRIST BLOCK