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Karate Terminology and Translation |
Dojo: school, training place
Karate: "empty hand"
Karate-do: the way of empty hand
Sensei: Teacher
Sempai: senior (higher rank or position)
Kohai: junior (lower rank or position)
Dohai: peer, equal (same rank or position)
Obi: belt
Gi: karate uniform
Seiretsu: Line up
Kiotsuke : Attention
Rei: bow
Mokuso: Mediation, reflection
Mokuso Yame: Stop the meditation, reflection
Kokki Ni Mukkatte, Rei : Respect to the flag
Sensei, onegaishimasu, rei: Teacher, please train us, bow
Yame: Stop
Naotte: at ease
Mawatte: Turn around
Yoi: preparation, ready
Kime: focus
Kihon: fundamentals, basics
Yasume: rest, at ease
Seiza: kneel down
Kiai: yell, expression of breath control
Karate-ka: Karate student, practitioner
Keiko: practice
Otagai- ni-Rei: To each other, bow
Ossu: an expression of respect, "push patience"
Hajime: Begin
Sun-Dome: arresting a technique
Tai-Sabaki: switching a stance
Tekubi: wrist
Ude: arm
Uke Gae: changing blocks
Uraken: Back fist
Uraken uchi: back fist strike
Ura Zuki: close punch
Yori Ashi: sliding of the feet
Zanshin: final finish
Ashi: foot or leg
Choku Zuki: Straight punch
Chudan: middle level
Chudan Barai: Mid level block
Chudan uchi: mid level strike
Chudan Zuki: mid level Punch
Dan: black belt ranking ("man")
Enpi/ or sometimes "Empi": elbow
Enpi Mae Uchi: Elbow strike to the front
Enpi Uchi: Elbow strike
Gedan: Lower degree, level
Hidari: Left
Hidari Naname-Mae: Technique executed toward the forward left direction
Hidari ashi mae: Left foot forward
Hitai: Forehead
Hiza Age-Ate: Rising Knee Strike
Ikken Hissatsu: To kill with one blow
Jiku Ashi: pivot Leg
Jodan: upper level
Jotai: upper Body
Juji Uke: x block
Kagi Zuki: Hook punch
Kamae: Posture
Ken: fist
Kentsui: Hammer Fist
Kiai: sharp yell with focus
Koshi: hip, side
Kumite: sparring
Kyu: colored belt ranking
Mae: front
Migi: right
Migi ashi mae: Right foot forward
Mune: chest
Nukite: spear hand
Oi Zuki: lunge punch, moving straight punch
Ren Zuki: alternate punching
Shihon Nukite: four finger spear hand
Sho: Palm
Shomen: Front
Shuto: Sword hand
Shuto Mawashi Uchi: Roundhouse Sword Hand Strike
Suigetsu: Solar Plexus, chest
Tatte: stand up
Ushiro: behind/back
Kata: Form (a pre-arranged pattern of defensive and offensive techniques against multiple imaginary opponents)
Kazu: Counting
1 Ichi: one
2 Ni: two
3 San: three
4 Shi (yon): four
5 Go: five
6 Roku: six
7 Shichi: seven
8 Hachi: eight
9 Kyu: nine
10 Jyu: ten
11 Jyu Ichi: eleven
20 Ni Jyu: twenty
21 Ni Jyu Ichi: twenty one
100 Hyaku: one hundred
Shodan: first degree
Shodan-ho: probationary status of first degree rank of black belt
Nidan: Second degree
Sandan: Third degree
Yondan: Fourth degree
Godan: Fifth degree
Shiai Kumite: competition sparring or tournament sparring
Jiyu Kumite (sometimes Jyu or Jiiyu): free sparring
Ippon kumite: one step sparring
Sanbon kumite: three step sparring
Ashikubi-kade-uke: Leg hooking block
Geri or Keri: Kick
Gyaku Mawashi Geri: Reverse roundhouse kick
Mawashi shittsui-geri: Roundhouse knee kick
Mae Geri: Front kick
Mae Geri Kekomi: Front thrust kick
Mae Geri Keage: Front snap kick
Mae shittsui-geri: Front knee kick
Mikazuki Geri: Crescent kick
Mawashi Geri: Roundhouse kick
Yoko Geri: Side Kick
Yoko Kekomi: side thrust kick
Yoko Keage: Side snap kick
Ushiro-geri: Back kick
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Ushiro-geri kekomi: Back thrust kick
Ushiro-geri keage: Back snap kick
Ushiro Mawashi-geri: Back roundhouse kick
Ura Geri: Back kick
Mikazuki-geri: crescent kick
Ashi barai: foot/leg sweep
En-sho: Round heel
Fumikiri Geri: Cutting kick
Fumikomi Geri: Stamping kick
Gedan-kekomi: Thrust kick to groin
Kesa-geri: Diagonal kick
Kebanashi: kick off, snap kick
Nidan-geri: Double jump kick
Renzoku-geri: Combination Kick
Sokuto Keage: Snap kick with foot edge
Shittsui: Knee-hammer
Tobi-keri: Jump kick
Tobi-yoko-geri: Jumping side kick
Yoko-geri-kekomi: Side thrust kick
Yoko-tobi-geri: jumping side kick
Yoko-geri-keage: snapping side kick
Gedan Barai: Down block
Age uke: Rising block
Soto uke: outside block
Uchi Uke: inside block
Shuto Uke: knife hand block/technique
Haito uke: Outward ridge hand block
Hiji-suri-uke: Elbow sliding block
Kakiwake uke: Reverse wedge block
Kakuto-uke: Bent wrist block
Keito-uke: Chicken-head-wrist block
Kake-shuto-uke: Hooking block
Maeude-hineri-uke: Forearm twist block
Morote-zuki: Augmented forearm block.
Morote-tsukami-uke: Two handed grasping block
Morote-sukui-uke: Two handed scooping block
Maeude-deai-osae: Forearm pressing block
Nagashi-uke: sweeping block
Otoshi-uke: Dropping Block
Otoshi ude uke: Downward forearm block
Otoshi teisho uke: Downward palm heel block
Seiryu-uke: Ox-jaw block
Sokumen-awase-uke: Two handed side block
Sokutei-mawashi-uke: Circular sole Block
Sokuto-osae-uke: Pressing block with foot edge
Sukui-uke: Scooping block
Teisho-awase-uke: Combined palm heel block
Teisho-uke: Palm heel block
Tekubi-kake-uke: Wrist hook block
Tekubi-kake uke: Hooking wrist block
Te-osae-uke: Hand pressing block
Tsukami-uke: Grasping block
Te-nagashi-uke: Hand sweeping block
Punches and hand techniques
Choku-zuki: Straight punch
Tsuki: punch
Gyaku-zuki: Reverse Punch
Neren -zuki: Double punch
Oi zuki: Moving straight punch
Morote zuki: U punch
Kiazmi-zuki: Jab punch with lead
Nukite-uchi: Spear hand
Uraken-uchi: Back fist
Haito Uchi: Ridge Hand Strike
Hiji Ate: Elbow strike
Shotei Uchi: Palm Heel Strike
Kentsui or Tettsui Uchi: Hammer Strike
Enpi-uchi: elbow strike
Morote-zuki: Double fist punch
Nagashi-zuki: Flowing punch
Nakadaka-ippon-ken: Middle finger one-knuckle punch
Nakadaka-ken: Middle finger knuckle fist
Nihon-nukite: Two finger spear-hand
Nukite: Spear-hand,straight thrust
Otoshi-empi-uchi: Downward elbow strike
Renzuki: Alternate punching
Sanren-zuki: Three consecutive punches
Seiyuto-uke: Ox jaw hand
Tate-shuto-uke: Vertical knife-hand block
Teisho/Shotei: Palm heel
Teisho/Shotei-uchi: Palm heel strike
Uraken: Back fist
Uraken uchi: Back fist strike
Ushiro-hiji-ate: Back elbow strike
Washide: Eagle hand
Yama-zuki: Wide U punch
Yoko-enpi-uchi: Side elbow strike
Yoko-mawashi-enpi-uchi: Side-round elbow strike
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