Throughout the course of your training, you will be exposed to many Japanese words and phrases. Those listed below will be useful to learn, as many of them are used often in class.
Basic Counting
Ni . . . . . . . . Two
San . . . . . . . Three
Shi (Yon). . . Four
Go . . . . . . . Five
Shichi . . . . . . Seven
Hachi . . . . . . . Eight
Kyu . . . . . . . . Nine
Ju . . . . . . . . . Ten
Kiotsuke . . . . . . . Attention Stance
Musubi Dachi . . .. Close Stance
Heiko Dachi . . . . .Shoulder Stance
Zenkutsu Dachi . . .Front Stance
Neko Ashi Dachi ..Cat Stance
Kokutsu Dachi . . . Back Stance
Shiko Dachi . . . . . Straddle Stance
Kiba Dachi . . . . . Horse Stance
Sanchin Dachi . . . .Tree Stance
Barai Uke . . . . . Down Block
Age Uke . . . . . . Rising Block
Soto Uke . . . . . Outside Block
Uchi Uke . . . .. . Inside Block
Shuto Uke . . . . .Knife Hand Block
Oi Tsuki . . . . . . Front Punch
Gyaku Tsuki. . . .Reverse Punch
Sanren Tsuki. . . .Triple Punch
Mae Geri. . . . . . Front Kick
Mawashi Geri . .Roundhouse Kick
Yoko Geri . . . . .Side Kick
Jodan . . . . . . . Upper
Chudan . . . . . . Middle
Gedan . . . . . . . Lower
Hidari . . . . . . . .Left
Migi . . . . . . . . Right
Zenshen . . . . . .Forward
Koshen . . . . . . Backward
Muwatte . . . . . Turn
Kihon . . . . . . . Basic Techniques
Sensei . . . . . . Teacher
Sempai . . . . . Senior Student
Dojo . . . . . . . Training Hall
Karate . . . . . .Open Hand
Do . . . . . . . . .Way or Path
Kata . . . . . . . Choreographed Form
Kumite . . . . . Sparring
Obi . . . . . . . . Belt
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