Karate - Terminology

Japanese & English Terminology

Rei - Bow

Yoi - Ready posistion

Yame - Stop

Zanshin - Awareness

Mokuso - Meditation

Seiza - Kneeling posistion for medittion posture

Sensei - Teacher

Shihan - Master

Senpai -Senior

Oss - Under stand

Dojo - Traing Hall

Zenkutsu-dachi - Front Stance

Kokutsu - Back-stance

Kiba-dachi - Staddle leg stance

Fudo-dachi - Rooted-stance

Neko-ashi-dachi - Cat stance

Hachiji-dachi - Natural open leg stance

Zuki - Punch

Choku-zuki - Straight-punch

Oi-zuki - Stepping-punch

Gyaku-zuki - Reverse-punch

Age-zuki - Rising-punch

Mawashi-zuki - Roundhouse-punch

Ura-zuki - Close-punch

Tate-zuki - Vertical-punch

Yama-zuki - U-punch

Kage-zuki - Hook-punch

Uke - Block

Age-uke - Upper  Rising block

Soto-ude-uke - Outside  forearm  block

Uchi-ude-uke - Inside forearm block

Morote-uke - Augmented forearm block

Shuto-uke - Knife hand block

Tate-shuto - Vertical  Knife hand block

Juji-uke - X block

Gedan-barai - Downwards  block

Kakiwake-uke Wedge block

Uchi - Strike

Shuto-uchi - Knife hand Strike

Tettsui-uchi - Bottom-fist strike

Uraken-uchi - Back fist strike

Haiti-uchi - Ridge hand strike

Empi-uchi - Elbow strike

Geri - kick

Mae-geri - Front kick

Yoko-geri-keage - Side Snap kick

Yoko-geri-kekomi - Side thrust kick

Mawashi-geri - Roundhouse kick

Ushiro-geri - Reverse  kick

Mikazuki-geri-uke - Grescent kick block

Mikazuki-geri - Crescent kick

Ushiro-mawashi-geri - Reverse roundhouse kick

Kata - Formal-exercise

Gohon-kumite - 5 step sparring

Sanbon-kumite - 3 level attack sparring

Kihon-ippon-kumite - One step sparring

Kaeshi-ippon-kumite -

Jiyu-ippon--kumite - Semi freestyle