Counting to Ten in Japanese
- ichi
- ni
- san
- shi (or yon)
- go
- roku
- shichi (or nana)
- hachi
- ku
- ju
Basic Karate Terms
Seiza | sit (formal) |
Mokuso | meditate |
Mokuso yame | stop meditating |
Shomen | front |
Sensei | teacher |
Otagai | eachother |
Rei | bow |
Shomen ni rei | bow to the front |
Sensei ni rei | bow to Sensei |
Otagai ni rei | bow to eachother |
Sempai | senior student |
Osu | an enthusiastic yes; I will try my best; I will do my best to follow |
ki | inner power |
kiai | a loud shout eminating from deep within the body (not just from one's throat) |
Kihon (basics)
oizuki | step in punch |
ageuke | rising block |
sotouke | outside block |
uchiuke | inside block |
gedan | down block |
maegeri | front kick |
kekomi | side thrust kick |
keage | side snap kick |
mawashigeri | round house kick |
ushirogeri | back kick |
gedanbarai | step in down block |
zenkutsudachi | front stance |
musubidachi | heels together/toes pointed out (for bowing) |
heisokudachi | feet together (for practicing kicking in place) |
shikodachi | standing about two shoulder width distance wide, toes pointing out |
kibadachi | horse riding stance (about two shoulder width distance wide, toes straight or slightly in) |