English and Japanese Terms
Counting |
| One |
ichi |
ee-chee |
| Two |
ni |
nee |
| Three |
san |
sahn |
| Four |
shi |
shee |
| Five |
go |
goh |
| Six |
roku |
roh-koo |
| Seven |
shichi |
shee-chee |
| Eight |
hachi |
hah-chee |
| Nine |
ku |
koo |
| Ten |
ju |
joo |
General |
| Assume stance |
kamaete |
kah-mah-eh-teh |
| At Ease |
yasume |
yah-soo-meh |
| Basics |
kihon |
kee-hohn |
| Begin |
hajime |
hah-jee-meh |
| Black belt rank |
dan |
dahn |
| Bow |
rei |
reh-ee |
| Escape methods |
torite |
toh-ree-teh |
| Forms |
kata |
kah-tah |
| Instructor |
sensei |
sehn-seh-ee |
| Master |
shihan |
shee-han |
| Maximum physical/mental coordination |
kime |
kee-meh |
| Meditate |
mokuso |
moh-koo-soh |
| Turn around |
kaette |
kah-eh-te |
| Punching board |
makiwara |
mah-kee-wah-rah |
| Ready |
yoi |
yoh-ee |
| School |
dojo |
doh-joh |
| Standing forms |
tachikata |
tah-chee-tah-tah |
| Throwing exercises |
nagewaza |
nah-geh-wah-zah |
| Training uniform |
gi |
gee |
| Training uniform belt |
obi |
oh-bee |
| Shout |
kiai |
ki-ah-ee |
| White/brown belt rank |
kyu |
kyoo |
Stances |
| Back stance |
kokutsu-dachi |
koh-koo-tsoo-dah-chee |
| Cat stance |
neko-ashi-dachi |
neh-koh-ah-shee-dah-chee |
| Close-leg stance |
heisoku-dachi |
heh-ee-soh-koo-dah-chee |
| Front stance |
zenkutsu-dachi |
zehn-koo-tsoo-dah-chee |
| Half-front facing stance |
hanmi-dachi |
hahn-mee-dah-chee |
| Immovable stance |
fudo-dachi |
foo-doh-dah-chee |
| Open-leg stance |
hachiji-dachi |
hah-chee-jee-dah-chee |
| Horse stance |
kiba-dachi |
kee-bah-dah-chee |
Blocks |
X- block |
juji uke |
joo-jee oo-kay |
| Downward block |
gedan barai |
geh-dahn bah-rah-ee |
| Inside forearm block |
Uchi-uke |
oo-chee-oo-kay |
| Outside forearm block |
ude uke |
oo-deh oo-kay |
| Knife-hand block |
shuto uke |
shoo-toh oo-kay |
| Palm-heel block |
teisho uke |
teh-ee-shoh oo-kay |
Rising block |
age uke |
ah-geh oo-kay |
| Two-hand block |
morote uke |
moh-roh-teh oo-kay |
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Striking & Punching Techniques |
| Back-fist strike |
uraken uchi |
oo-rah-ken oo-chee |
| Bottom-fist strike |
tettsui uchi |
teht-soo-ee oo-chee |
| Double punch |
morote-zuki |
moh-roh-teh zoo-kee |
| Elbow strike |
enpi |
ehn-pee |
| Knife-hand strike |
shuto uchi |
shoo-toh oo-chee |
| Hook punch |
kagi-zuki |
kah-gee zoo-kee |
| Jab |
Kizami-zuki |
key-zah-me zoo-kee |
| Lunge punch |
oi-zuki |
oh-ee zoo-kee |
| One-knuckle fist |
ippon ken |
ee-pohn kehn |
| Straight punch |
Choku-zuki |
cho-koo zoo-kee |
| Reverse punch |
gyaku-zuki |
gyah-koo zoo-kee |
| Ridge hand |
haito |
hah-ee-toh |
| Rising punch |
age-zuki |
ah-geh zoo-kee |
| Spear hand |
nukite |
noo-kee-teh |
Kicking Techniques |
| Crescent kick |
mikazuki geri |
mee-kah-zoo-kee geh-ree |
| Double front kick |
nidan geri |
nee-dahn geh-ree |
| Front kick |
mae geri |
mah-ee geh-ree |
| Back kick |
ushiro geri |
oo-shee-roh geh-ree |
| Round kick |
mawashi geri |
mah-wah-shee geh-ree |
| Side-snap kick |
yoko-geri keage |
yoh-koh-geh-ree keh-ah-geh |
| Side-thrust kick |
yoko-geri kekomi |
yoh-koh-geh-ree keh-koh-mee |
| Stamping Kick |
fumikomi |
foo-mee-koh-mee |
Sparring |
| Free style sparring |
jiyu kumite |
jee-yoo koo-mee-teh |
| One-attack basic sparring |
kihon ippon gumite |
kee-hohn eep-pohn goo-mee-teh |
| One-attack semi-free sparring |
jiyu-ippon gumite |
jee-yoo eep-pohn goo-mee-teh |
| Three-attack sparring |
sanbon gumite |
sahn-bohn goo-mee-teh |
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