| Age |
Rising |
| Ashi o kaete |
Change legs
(stance) |
| Ashi tanden |
Leg
conditioning |
| Atemi |
Art of
striking vital points |
| Budo |
Martial way or
Path (Tao in chinese) |
| Bushi |
Martial man,
warrior |
| Bushido |
Way of the
warrior (Code of conduct) |
|
Bunkai |
Applications
of kata |
| Chudan |
Middle area |
| Dojo |
Martial arts
training place |
| Gasshuku |
Training camp |
| Gedan |
Lower area |
| Gi or Dogi |
Karate uniform |
| Go |
Hard, rigid |
| Goju-ryu |
Hard and soft
style |
| Gyaku |
Reverse |
| Hara |
Central point
of body |
| Hari kiri |
Ritual suicide |
| Hajime |
Begin |
| Hai |
Yes |
| Hidari |
Left |
| Hojo undo |
Supplementary
exercises |
| Honbu dojo |
Main dojo |
| Ie |
No |
| Ju |
Soft, flexible |
| Junbi undo |
Warm up
exercises |
| Junbi
owarimasu |
End of warm up |
| Kakie |
Strength
exercise |
| Kamaete |
On guard |
| Kame |
Fighting
stance |
| Karate |
Empty hand
|
| Karate-do |
The way of
karate |
| Karateka |
One who
practises karate |
|
Kata |
A set of
pre-arranged techniques |
| Ki |
Spirit,life
energy (Chi in Chinese) |
| Ki ai |
Shout to focus
energy |
| Kihon |
Basic
techniques |
| Kime |
Focus |
| Kohai |
Junior student |
| Mai-ai |
Fighting
distance |
| Mawatte |
Turn around |
| Migi |
Right |
| Mokuso |
Meditation |
| Morote |
Double or both
hands together |
| Muchimi |
Heavy sticky
feeling |
| Obi |
Belt |
| Ritsurei |
Standing bow |
| Ryu |
School or
tradition |
| Samurai |
Japanese
warrior class of feudal era |
| Seiken |
Fist with
focus on first two knuckles |
| Seiza |
Kneeling
position |
| Sempai |
Lower dan
grade, senior student |
| Sensei |
Instructor/Teacher |
| Shihan |
Master
instructor |
| Shime |
Sanchin kata
testing |
| Soto |
Outside
(inside to outside) |
| Tanden |
Strength
centre of body |
| Te |
Hand |
| Te o kaete |
Change hands |
| Uchi |
Inside
(outside to inside) |
| Ude Tanden |
Forearm
conditioning |
| Yame |
Stop or
fininsh |
| Yoi |
Ready position |
| Zanshin |
Awareness in
defence or attack |
