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Terminology |
The Bow
Start Bow
NOREI = Stand hands by sides feet together
SEIZA = Kneel down
MOKUSO = Bow your head close your eyes (Meditate)
MOKUSO YAME = raise your head and open your eyes (finish Meditation)
SENSANI ONIGASHI MATSU REI = Place your hands down on the floor and bow down
(this Welcome the instructors & each other.)
End Bow
NOREI = Stand hands by sides feet together
SEIZA = Kneel down
MOKUSO = Bow your head close your eyes (Meditate)
MOKUSO YAME = raise your head and open your eyes (finish Meditation)
SEMPANI DOMOR ARIGATO GAZAIMASTAI REI
*SENSAINI DOMOR ARIGATO GAZAIMASTAI REI = Hands on the floor and bow as at the start
(This line and the line above thanks the instructors and the students and is used when there is more than one instructor.
When only one instructor you just use line mark with *. |
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Japanese |
Meaning |
Age uke |
Rising block |
Ashikubi kake uke |
Ankle hooking block |
Gedan barai |
Downward block |
Haishu uke |
Back hand block |
Haiwan uke |
Back arm block |
Hiji suri uke |
Elbow sliding block |
Juji uke |
'X' block |
Kake uke |
Hooking block |
Kakiwaki uke |
Wedge block |
Kakuto uke |
Bent wrist block |
Keito uke |
Chicken-head wrist block |
Maeude hineri uke |
Forearm twist block |
Morote tsukami uke |
Two-handed grasping block |
Morote uke |
Augmented forearm block |
Nagashi uke |
Parry block |
Osae uke |
Pressing block |
Seiryuto uke |
Ox-head block |
Shuto uke |
Knife hand block |
Sokumen awase uke |
Side combined block |
Sokutei mawashi uke |
Circular sole block |
Soto uke |
Outside block |
Sukui uke |
Scooping block |
Tate shuto |
Vertical knife hand block |
Teisho uke |
Palm-heel block |
Tettsui uke |
Hammer-fist block |
Uchi uke/Ude uke |
Inside forearm block |
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| General Terminology |
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Japanese |
Meaning |
Age |
Rising |
Ashi |
Foot |
Ate waza |
Smash technique |
Chudan |
Middle area/target |
Dai |
Greater |
Dan |
Level (e.g. nidan = 2nd level) |
Do |
Way |
Dojo |
Place of the Way (Training hall) |
Domo arigato |
Thankyou |
En sho |
Round heel |
Gedan |
Lower area/target |
Gi |
Uniform |
Gyaku |
Reverse |
Hai |
Yes |
Hajime |
Begin |
Hara |
Centre (lower abdomen) |
Heisoku |
Instep |
Hidari |
Left |
Hikite |
Retreating hand |
Hiza |
Knee |
Hizagashira |
Knee-cap |
Ibuki |
Controlled breathing |
Iie |
No (not usually said in the dojo as it can be impolite in the wrong circumstances) |
Jodan |
Upper area/target |
Kaette |
Pivot or change direction |
Kakato |
Heel |
Kamae |
Posture |
Kamaete |
Take up position/assume stance |
Kara |
Empty |
Karate |
Empty hand |
Karate-do |
Way of the Empty Hand |
Karateka |
Student of Karate |
Kata |
Formal exercise or form |
Kesa |
Diagonal |
Ki |
Spirit |
Kiai |
Shout/'spirit yell' |
Kihon |
Basics |
Kime |
Focus |
Kimete |
Deciding blow |
Kiritsu |
Stand |
Kohai |
Junior |
Kokyu |
Breathing |
Koshi / Chusoku |
Ball of foot |
Kumite |
Sparring |
Kyu |
Grade |
Ma ai |
Distancing |
Ma ai |
Timing and distance |
Mae |
Front |
Makiwara |
Punching post/board |
Mawashi |
Round |
Mawate |
Turn |
Migi |
Right |
Migi |
Right |
Mokuso |
Empty Mind (Meditation) |
Obi |
Belt |
Oss |
"Used to idicate understanding, acknowledgement, respect, etc." |
Otagai |
"Fellow students, classmates" |
Otagai ni rei |
Otagai we bow (bow to fellow students) |
Otoshi |
Dropping |
Rei |
Bow |
Seiza |
Formal kneeling position |
Sempai |
Senior |
Sempai |
Senior grade |
Sensei |
Teacher |
Sensei ni rei |
Sensei we bow (bow to teacher) |
Sentei |
Free choice |
Shihai |
Tournament |
Shirisimasu |
Excuse me |
Shitei |
Compulsory |
Sho |
Lesser |
Sokutei |
Sole |
Sokuto |
Edge of foot |
Soto |
Outside |
Tai sabaki |
Body evasion |
Tameshi wari |
Test of technique power |
Tanden/Hara |
"Sea of Ki", centre of gravity (lower abdomen). Used during kokyu, kiai, and kime |
Tatami |
Mats |
Te |
Hand |
Tsumisaki |
Tip of toes |
Uchi |
Inside |
Ukemi |
Broken fall |
Ukemi waza |
Break fall technique |
Ushiro |
Back |
Yame |
Stop/finish |
Yasume |
"Relax, at ease" |
Yoi |
"Ready, alert" |
Yoko |
Side |
Zanshin |
Awareness |
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