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Counting
  • 1: Ichi
  • 2: Ni
  • 3: San
  • 4: Shi
  • 5: Go
  • 6: Roku
  • 7: Shichi
  • 8: Hachi
  • 9: Kyu
  • 10: Ju
  • 11: Ju Ichi
  • 12: Ju Ni
  • 20: Ni Ju
  • 30: San Ju
  • 100: Hyaku
Stances (Dachi)
  • Cat Stance: Neko Ashi
  • Front (long) Stance: Zenkutsu
  • Front (short) Stance: Hanmi
  • Natural Stance: Shizentai
  • Side Stance: Shiko
  • Squat Stance: Jigotai
Directions
  • Back: Ura
  • Behind: Ushiro
  • Down:
  • Front: Mae
  • High: Jodan
  • Left: Hidari
  • Low: Gedan
  • Middle; Chest Area: Chudan
  • Right: Migi
  • Side: Yoko
  • Up:
Body Parts
  • Adam’s Apple:
  • Ankle:
  • Arch (of foot):
  • Arm:
  • Armpit:
  • Back:
  • Ball (of foot): Chusoku
  • Calf:
  • Cheek:
  • Chest:
  • Ear:
  • Edge (of foot): Sokuto
  • Elbow: Hiji
  • Eye:
  • Face: Kao
  • Finger:
  • Fist: Ken
  • Foot: Ashi
  • Forearm: Ude
  • Forehead:
  • Groin:
  • Hair:
  • Hamstring:
  • Hand: Te
  • Head: Atama
  • Heal (of foot): Kakato
  • Heal (of palm): Teisho
  • Hip:
  • Instep (of foot): Haisoku
  • Jaw:
  • Knee: Hiza
  • Knuckle:
  • Leg:
  • Mouth:
  • Neck:
  • Nose:
  • Palm:
  • Pelvic Girdle: Koshi
  • Shin:
  • Shoulder:
  • Solar Plexis:
  • Spear Hand: Nukite
  • Spine:
  • Stomach:
  • Teeth:
  • Temple:
  • Thigh:
  • Throat:
  • Thumb:
  • Toe:
  • Upper Arm:
  • Wrist: Koken
Techniques (Waza)
  • Backfist: Uraken
  • Back Kick: Ushiro Geri
  • Block: Uke
  • Elbow Strike:
  • Elbow Block:
  • Front Kick: Mae Geri
  • Hammer Fist: Kentsui
  • Head Butt:
  • Heal Kick:
  • High Block: Jodan Uke
  • Kick: Keri; Geri
  • Knife Hand: Shuto
  • Low Block: Gedan Uke
  • Outward Moving Chest Block: Chudan Soto Uke
  • Punch: Tsuki
  • Round House Kick: Mawashi Geri
  • Side Kick: Yoko Geri
  • Spear Hand: Nukite
  • Striking Chest Block: Chudan Uchi Uke
  • Toe-tip Kick:
Other
  • Attention (come to attention): Kiotsuke
  • Basics: Kihon
  • Begin: Hajime
  • Belt: Obi
  • Bow: Rei
  • Forms: Kata
  • Good Afternoon: Konnichiwa
  • Good Bye: Sayonara
  • Good Evening: Konbanwa
  • Good Morning: Ohayo Gozaimasu
  • Good Night: Oyasuminasa
  • One More Time: Moichido
  • No: Iie
  • Please (do this with me): Onegai shimasu
  • Please (go ahead, take this, etc.): Dozo
  • Rank (below black belt): Kyu
  • Rank (Black belt ie. Ni-Dan): Dan
  • Ready position: Yoi
  • Student, Junior: Kohai
  • Student, Senior: Sempai
  • Teacher: Sensei
  • Thank you very much: (Domo) Arigato goszaimashu
  • Training hall: Dojo
  • Turn Around: Mawate
  • Sit (formally): Seiza
  • Sparing: Kumite
  • Striking Board: Makiwari
  • Style: Ryu
  • Stop: Yame
  • Uniform: Gi or Keiko-gi
  • Vital Point: Kyu-sho
  • Weapons training: Kobudo
  • Yell: Kiai
  • Yes: Hai
  • Yes Sir (acknowledgement): Osu



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