Here is a list of a few Japanese words used in karate and their meaning in english :
GENERAL TERMINOLOGY
SENSEI | TEACHER | BARAI | SWEEPING |
SEMPAI | SENIOR | RENRAKU | COMBINATION |
DOJO | TRAINING HALL | WAZA | WAY/TECHNIQUE |
REI | BOW | ARUKU | FULL STEP |
... NI REI | BOW TO... | SURIKOMI | HALF STEP |
SEIZA | KNEEL | KIME | FOCUS |
KIRITSU | STAND | MOKUSO | MEDITATION |
HAJIME | START | KOSHI | BALL OF FOOT |
YAME | STOP | HAISOKU | INSTEP |
YASME | RELAX | IPPON | SINGLE (POINT) |
JODAN | UPPER LEVEL | NIHON | DOUBLE (POINT) |
CHUDAN | MID LEVEL | JIYU | FREESTYLE |
GEDAN | LOWER LEVEL | KUMITE | SPARRING |
MAWATTE | TURN | MAWASHI | ROUNDHOUSE |
MARUI | ROUND THE BACK | CHOKU | DIRECT |
HIDARI | LEFT | SAKOTSU | DESCENDING |
MIGI | RIGHT | KEAGE | RISING |
GYAKU | BACK/REVERSE | KEKOME | THRUSTING |
KIAI | SHOUT | FUMIKOMI | STAMPING |
DACHI - STANCE | |||
YOI | READY | NEKO ASHI | CAT |
MASUBI HEISOKU | OPEN TOED ATTENTION | KOKUTSU | BACK |
ZENKUTSU | FORWARD | KIBA | HORSEBACK |
GAMAE | FIGHTING | SHIKO | SUMO |
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SANSHIN | HOUR GLASS | SOCHIN / FUDA | ROOTED STANCE |
ZUKI - PUNCH | |||
GYAKU | REVERSE | KIZAMI | SNAP |
URA | BACK | AGO | JAW |
YUMA OI REN | SIDEWARDS FORWARD DOUBLE | JUN TATE SANBON | SIDE STEPPING VERTICAL PUNCH TRIPLE |
GERI - KICK | |||
KIN | GROIN | MAE | FRONT |
YOKO | SIDE | HIZA | KNEE |
MAWASHI | ROUNDHOUSE | KAKATO | HEEL |
USHIRO MAWASHI | REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE | TOBI | JUMPING/FLYING |
USHIRO | BACK | MIKAZUKI | CRESCENT |
UCHI - STRIKE | |||
SHUTO | KNIFE HAND | HAITO | RIDGE HAND |
SEIKEN | FOREFIST | URAKEN | BACK FIST |
NUKITE | SPEAR HAND | TEISHO | PALM HEEL |
EMPI | ELBOW | TETSUI | HAMMERFIST |
UKE - BLOCK | |||
SOTO | OUTER | GEDAN HARAI | DOWNWARD SWEEP |
UCHI | STRIKING | KAKIWAKE | WEDGE |
HAISHU | BACK HAND | HAIWAN | BACK HAND |
KERI | GRABBING | SHUTO | KNIFE HAND |
AGE | RISING | SHOTEI | PARRY |
"KARATE NI SENTA NASHI" |
