General Tips
A list of terms that are commonly used in a karate Dojo:
- Rei Bow
- Yoi Ready
- Hajime Begin
- Yame Stop
- Mawate Turn
- Naote Relax
- Gedan Barai Kamai Step Into Ready Position
- Sensei Teacher
- Sempai Senior
- Makiwari Punching Board
- Kime Focus
Counting
- 1 ichi
- 2 ni
- 3 san
- 4 shi
- 5 go
- 6 roku
- 7 shichi
- 8 ha chi
- 9 ku
- 10 ju
Stances (Dachi):
- Hachiji-dachi Open Leg Stance
- Zenkutsu-Dachi Forward Stance
- Kokutsu-Dachi Back Stance
- Kiba-Dachi Straddle Stance
- Neko Ashi Dachi Cat Stance
- Heisoku-Dachi Formal Attention (Toes Together)
- Musubi-Dachi Informal Attention (Toes Apart)
- Hachinoje-Dachi Open Leg Stance
- Renoje Dachi L Stance
Punches:
- Gyaku-zuki Reverse punch
- Oi-zuki Stepping/lunge punch
- Nukite Finger thrust
- Kezame-zuki Punch off the leading foot
Strikes:
- Empi-uchi Elbow strike
- Uraken-uchi Back fist strike
- Tettsui-uchi Bottom fist strike
- Shuto-uchi Knife hand strike
Blocks:
- Age-uki Rising block
- Ude-uki Forearm block
- Gedan-berai Downward block
- Shoto-uke Knife hand block
Kicks (Keri):
- Ren-Geri Front kick (first with front foot followed by back foot)
- Mae-Geri Front kick
- Ushiro-geri Back-kick
- Yoko-geri-kekomi Side thrust kick
- Yoko-geri-keage Side snap kick
- Mawashi-geri Roundhouse kick
- Mikazuki-geri Crescent kick
- Nidan-geri Front kick (first with back foot followed by front foot)
Sparring (Kumite):
- Go-Hon kumite 5 step sparring
- Sani-Bon kumite 3 step sparring
- Kihon-Ippon kumite Basic 1 step sparring
- Jiyu-Ippon kumite Semi free sparring
- Jiyu-kumite Free sparring
Additional:
- Ashi-Barai Ankle sweep
- Choku-Zuki Straight punch
- Chudan Stomach level
- Dojo Training Gym
- Empi Elbow
- Fumakomi Stamp Kick
- Gedan-Uke Downward Block
- Haito-Uchi Ridge Hand Strike
- Hachiji-Dachi Natural Stance
- Hajime Start! (Order)
- Hatsisoko-Dachi Informal Attention Stance
- Ippon One Point
- Jodan Face Level
- Juji-Uke X-Block
- Kata Forms
- Kempo “Fist Way”
- Keri-Waza Kicking Techniques
- Kesame-Zuki Punch off leading Foot
- Kiai Shout of Spirit
- Kime Focus
- Koshi Ball of Foot
- Kumite Sparring
- Maai Distancing
- Mae-Geri-Kekomi Front thrust Kick
- Mae-Tobi-Geri Flying Front Kick
- Marote-Uke Augmented Forearm block
- Nagishi-Uke Sweeping Block
- Nage-Waza Throwing Technique
- Nukite Spear Hand
- Sanchin-Dachi Hour Glass Stance
- Seiken Fore Fist Block
- Sochin-Dachi Diagonal Straddle Stance
- Suki Opening
- Teisho Palm Hand
- Tettsui Bottom Fist
- Uchi-Uke Inside Forearm Block
- Uchi-Waza Striking Techniques
- Ude-Uke Outside Forearm Foot
- Ura-Zuki Close Punch
- Ushiro-Mawashi Geri Back Roundhouse Kick
- Waza Technique
- Yama-Zuki U-Punch
- Yame Stop!
- Yoi Ready!
- Zanshin Perfect Finish and Control of Mind
- Zuki-Waza Punching Techniques