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Glossary of Basic Japanese terms, useful in Karate:
(Thank you to the International MartialArts Association for compiling this list.)
Block (Uke – pronounced “oo-kay”) Actually translates to "receive"
- Age-uke (ah-geh-oo-kay): Upper block (Rising block)
- Shuto-uke (shoe-toe oo-kay): Knife-hand block
- Uchi-uke (oo-chee oo-kay): Inside center block
- Gedan-barai (Geh-dahn bah-rye): Down block
- Soto-uke (so-toh oo-kay): Outside center block
- Morote-uke (moe-row-the oo-kay): Augmented block
Punch (Zuki – pronounced “zoo-key”)
- Choku-zuki (cho-koo zoo-key): Straight punch
- Gyaku-zuki (gya-koo zoo-key): Reverse punch
- Oi-zuki (oh-ee zoo-key): Lunge punch
Kick (Geri – pronounced “geh-rhee”)
- Mae-geri (mah-eh geh-rhee): Front kick
- Mawashi-geri (mah-wha-she geh-rhee): Round kick
- Ushiro-geri (oo-she row geh-rhee): Back kick
- Yoko-geri-kaegi (yoh-koh geh-rhee key-ah-geh): Side snap kick
- Yoko-geri-kekomi (yoh-koh geh-rhee key-ah-geh): Side thrust kick
Strike (Uchi – pronounced “oo-chee”)
- Empi-uchi (en-pee oo-chee): Elbow strike
- Haishu-uchi (hi-shoo oo-chee): Back hand strike
- Haito-uchi (hi-toe oo-chee): Ridge-hand strike
- Ippon-ken (eep-pone ken): One-knuckle fist
- Nukite (noo-key-teh): Spear hand
- Kentsui-uchi (ken-tsue-ee oo-chee): Hammer fist strike
- Shuto-uchi (shoe-toe oo-chee): Knife hand strike
- Teisho-uchi (tay-sho oo-chee): Palm hand strike
- Uraken-uchi (oo-rah-ken oo-chee): Back fist strike
Stance (Dachi – pronounced “dah-chee”)
- Fudo-dachi (foo-dough dah-chee) Rooted stance
- Hachiji-dachi (hah-chee-gee dah-chee): Open leg stance
- Hangetsu-dachi (hahn-geh-tsue dah-chee): Half-moon stance
- Kiba-dachi (key-bah dah-chee): Side stance (horse stance)
- Kokutsu-dachi (koe-koo-tsu dah-chee): Back stance
- Sanchin-dachi (san-chin dah-chee): Hour-glass stance
- Shizentai (she-zen dah-chee): Natural position
- Zenkutsu-dachi (zen-koo-tsue dah-chee): Front stance
Numbers
- Ichi (ih-chee): One
- Ni (nee): Two
- San (sahn): Three
- Shi (she): Four
- Go (go): Five
- Roku (roo-koo): Six
- Shichi (Shih-chee): Seven
- Hachi (Hah-chee): Eight
- Ku (koo): Nine
- Ju (joo): Ten
General Terms
- Budo (boo-doh): Martial way
- Bunkai (bun-kye): Applications
- Chudan (chew-dahn): Chest area
- Dan (dahn): Black belt rank
- Do (doh): Way/path
- Dojo (doh-joh): Training area
- Gedan (geh-dahn): Lower body area
- Gi (ghee): Uniform
- Hai (hi): Yes
- Hajime (hah-zhim-ay): Begin
- Hidari (he-dah-rhee): Left
- Ippon kumite (eep-pohn koo-me-teh): One step sparring
- Jiyu ippon (jye-oo ih-pon): Free one step sparring
- Jiyu-kumite (gee-you koo-me-teh): Free sparring
- Jodan (joh-dahn): Face area
- Kamae (kah-mah-eh): Sparring posture
- Karate (kah-rah-teh): Empty hand
- KarateKa (kah-rah-teh-kah): Karate student
- Kata (kah-tah): Form
- Ki (key): Mind, Spirit, Energy
- Kiai (key-aye): Focusing shout
- Kihon (key-hohn): Basic technique
- Kihon kumite (key-hohn koo-me-teh): Basic sparring
- Kime (key-may): Focus of power
- Kumite (koo-me-teh): Sparring
- Kyu (kyoo): White/Brown belt Rank
- Mae (mah-eh): Front
- Makiwara (mah-key-wha-rha): Punching board
- Mawate-te (mah-wha-tay): Turn around
- Migi (me-ghee): Right
- Osu (oh-soo): Greeting
- Rei (rey): Bow
- Sanbon kumite (san-bohn koo-me-teh): Three step sparring
- Seiza (say-zah): Sitting position
- Sempai (sehm-pye): Senior student
- Sensei (sehn-seh-ee): Instructor
- Shizen-tai (she-zen tah-ee): Natural position
- Yame (yah-may): Stop
- Yoi (yoy): Ready
- Zanshin (zahn-shin): Following through technique
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