This page lists most of the key terms and phrases used within the dojo. Of course you are not expected to learn them all, but as you progress you should be able to recognise many of these commands, as they will often be used during training and always during gradings.
You can either use the scroll bar or the links below to search through the different categories.
You can either use the scroll bar or the links below to search through the different categories.
| Japanese | English |
| Class terms | |
| Yoi | Ready |
| Kumite | Get into position |
| Hajime | Begin |
| Yame | Stop |
| Mawate | Turn |
| Naote | Relax |
| Sensai | Teacher/instructor |
| Karate-do | Way of the Empty Hand |
| Dojo | Training hall |
| Gi | Karate uniform |
| Obi | Belt |
| Rea | Bow |
| Tsuki | Punch |
| Geri | Kick |
| Dachi | Stance |
| Uke | Block |
| Uchi | Strike |
| Hidari | Left |
| Migi | Right |
| Yoko | Side |
| Ushiro | Back |
| Jodan | Head |
| Chudan | Chest |
| Gedan | Groin |
| Age | Rising |
| Soto | Outside |
| Ude | Forearm |
| Gyaku | Reverse |
| Mawashi | Round |
| Kata | Forms |
| Zenkutshu-dashi | Front stance |
| Kokutsu-dashi | Back stance |
| Kibi-dashi | Straddle stance |
| Oi-tzuki | Lunge punch |
| Gyaku-tzuki | Reverse punch |
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| Counting | |
| Ichi | One |
| Ni | Two |
| San | Three |
| Shi | Four |
| Go | Five |
| Roku | Six |
| Shicki | Seven |
| Hachi | Eight |
| Ku | Nine |
| Ju | Ten |
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| Kicks (geri) | |
| Mae-geri | Front kick |
| Ushiro-geri | Back kick |
| Yoko-geri-kekomi | Side thrust kick |
| Yoko-geri-keage | Side snap kick |
| Mawashi-geri | Roundhouse kick |
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| Strikes (uchi) | |
| Empi-uchi | Elbow strike |
| Uraken | Back fist strike |
| Tettsui-uchi | Hammer fist strike |
| Shute-uchi | Knife hand strike |
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| Blocks (uke) | |
| Age-uke | Rising block |
| Ude-uki | Forearm block |
| Gedan-barai | Downward block |
| Shuto-uke | Knife hand block |
| Marote-uke | Augmented forearm block |
| Uchi-uke | Inside forearm block |
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| Basic Kata (forms) | |
| Kihon | Starter Kata |
| Heian-sho-dan | Kata number 1 |
| Heian-ni-dan | Kata number 2 |
| Heian-san-dan | Kata number 3 |
| Heian-yon-dan | Kata number 4 |
| Heian-go-dan | Kata number 5 |
| Tekki-sho-dan | Kata number 6 |
| Bassai-dai | Kata number 7 |
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| Sparring (kumite) | |
| San-bon-ippon | Three-step sparring |
| Go-hon-ippon | Five-step sparring |
| Kihon-ippon | Basic one-step sparring |
| Jiyu-ippon-kumite | Semi-free sparring |
| Jiyu-kumite | Free sparring |
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