Rei Seiza Mokuso GISHISKI Mokuso Yame Sensei, Onegaishimasu, Rei Sensei, Arigato Gozaimashita, Rei Tatte Anata wa o-genki desu ka? Arigato gozaimasu Arigato Dô itashimashite Dômo arigato gozaimasu Dômo Dôzo Genki desu, arigato. Gomen-nasai Hajime shaste kudasai Konban wa Konnichi wa Kudasai Ohayô-gozaimasu Omedeto-gozaimasu Onegai-shimasu Oyasumi-nasai Sayônara Shitsurei, shimasu Bow BASIC KARATE INFORMATION (Counting, Ceremony, Terminology) Kneel down Meditation Stop meditation Teacher, please train us, bow CEREMONY = Dôjô Courtesies Teacher, thank you very much, bow Stand How are you? (Your health) Thank you very much. (More polite) Thank you Not at all. You are welcome. Thank you very much (most polite form). Thanks. [Very casual form] Please (do this). [Very casual form] I am fine, thank you. Excuse me Permission to begin, please. Good evening or Hello, when used as a greeting. Good afternoon. Please give me the favor of. [Polite form] Good morning. Congratulations. I humbly request. Please teach me. Good night. (when going home for the night.) Good bye Excuse me. Good bye (To a senior). 1
KAZU Ichi One Ni Two San Three Shi (Yon) Four Go Five Roku Six Shichi Seven Hachi Eight Kyu Nine Jyu Ten Jyu Ichi Eleven Ni Jyu Twenty Ni Jyu Ichi Twenty-one Rokujû 60 Hyakû 100 Sen 1000 Gosen 5000 Shodan First degree Nidan Second degree Sandan Third degree Yondan Fourth Degree Godan Fifth Degree Counting Karate Dojo Shihan Sensei Sempai Dohai Kohai Obi Keiotsuke Hajime Yame Yogo Empty hands Training place Master Teacher Senior (Higher belt) Equal (Same belt) Junior (Lower belt) Belt Attention Begin Stop Terminology 2
Karate-Ka Karate-Gi Otagi Ni Rei Oss Mawatte Kata Karate student Karate uniform Bow to each other Bow A word showing respect Turn around Form (an arranged pattern of attack and defense techniques against multiple imaginary opponents) Dôjô Commands Hajime Begin. Hayaku Hurry up. (Quickly.) Ki-o-tsuke Attention. Pay attention. Matte Wait. Stop. Mawatte Turn around. Môichido One more time. Mokusô hajime Meditation begins. Mokusô yame Meditation ends. Naotte Return to the Yoi. Narande Line up. Ô-tigai ni rei Bow to each other. Ô-tigai ni tashi Face each other. Rei Bow. Sensei ni rei Bow to the teacher. Shômen ni rei Bow to the front. Shomen ni tashi Face the front Suware Sit Tare Stand up. Yame Stop. Yasume Rest or relax. Yoi Ready Yoshi Continue TAIKYO KYU - First Cause HEIAN SHODAN - Peaceful Mind First Level HEIAN NIDAN - Peaceful Mind Second Level HEIAN SANDAN - Peaceful Mind Third Level HEIAN YONDAN - Peaceful Mind Fourth Level Shotokan Karate Kata Names HEIAN GODAN - Peaceful Mind Fifth Level From Heian Ante meaning peace and calmness, taken from the city of Heian TEKKI SHODAN - Horse Riding First Level TEKKI NIDAN - Horse Riding Second Level TEKKI SANDAN - Horse Riding Third Level BASSAI DAI - To penetrate a fortress Major* 3
BASSAI SHO - To penetrate a fortress Minor* KANKU DAI - Viewing the Sky Major* KANKU SHO - Viewing the Sky Minor* HANGESTSU - Half Moon** EMPI - Flying Swallow GANKAKU - Crane on a Rock JITTE - Ten Hands (sometimes spelt JUTTE) JI-ON - From the temple of Jion JI-IN - Temple grounds CHINTE - Strange Hands MEIKYO - Polished Mirror NIJUSHIHO - Twenty Four Steps SOCHIN - Immovable in the face of danger WANKAN - A proper name, King's Crown. UNSU - Hands in the cloud GOJUSHIHO SHO - Fifty Four Steps Minor* GOJUSHIHO DAI - Fifty Four Steps Major* HIDARI KAMAE JIYU KAMAE KAMAE KAMAETE KOSHI KAMAE MIGI KAMAE. ZANSHIN KAMAE Shotokan Karate Postures Left Posture. Used to describe when your left side is forward in a stance Free Sparring Posture Posture or Stance. Kamae is sometimes spelt GAMAE A command given by the instructor for students to get into position. A stance where the fists are held one above the other against one of the hips. Seen in the kata Heian Yondan Right Posture. Used to describe when your right side is forward in a stance. Awareness posture. TSUKI GYAKU TSUKI KIZAMI TSUKI OI-TSUKI SANBON TSUKI TSUKI PUNCHES Reverse Punch Jabbing Punch Lunge punch Shotokan Karate Punches A series of three punches, generally the first is OI TSUKI JODAN, followed by a slight pause then, CHUDAN GYAKU TSUKI. immediately followed by CHUDAN TSUKI, but it can be performed with three punches to the same target A punch or thrust. 4
ZUKI A different spelling of TSUKI. You would use the spelling 'Zuki' when you are adding the word to another. You use the spelling 'Tsuki' when it is said by itself DACHI KIBA DACHI KOKUTSU DACHI ZENKUTSU DACHI Shotokan Karate Stances STANCES Straddle Stance. Also known as HORSE RIDING STANCE Back Stance Forward Stance. The actual translation means Front Knee Bent Stance. UKE AGE UKE CHUDAN UDE UKE CHUDAN UKE GEDAN BARAI GEDAN UKE JUJI UKE X MOROTE UKE SHUTO UKE SOTO UDE UKE SOTO UKE UCHI UDE UKE UCHI-UKE UDE UKE URAKEN UKE Blocks Shotokan Karate Blocks Upper Rising Block. Used generally to guard against an attack to the face Middle Level Forearm Block, blocking an attack to the mid-section Middle Level Block. A general term for middle level blocks Lower Level Sweep. Normally the first move students make prior to going on to do their combinations, one of the reason's for this is so that the first move in Karate is a block which demonstrates that Karate is for self-defense. When we call Gedan Barai it is really a shortened version of Gedan Barai Uke Lower Level Block Block Augmented Block Knife-hand Block Outside Forearm Block or sometimes said as Lower Wrist Block Outside Block, normally a shortened version of Soto Ude Uke Inside Forearm Block Inside Block generally used as a short version of Uchi Ude Uke Forearm Block Back Fist Block. For when the Back Fist is used as a block. This application is seen in the Kata Heian Nidan GERI ASHI BARAI GERI HIZA GERI (strike) KEAGE KEKOMI Shotokan Karate Kicks KICKS & ASHI WAZA - LEG TECHNIQUES Foot/Leg Sweep Kick When using the spelling of 'geri' it should be added to another word to describe the kick. Geri used by itself would mean diahorrea. Also see KERI and Keru. Knee Kick 'Kick Up' in karate we use this when describing snapping as opposed to thrusting kicks. But see Keriage Thrust Kick (Literally, Kick Into/Straight). See Kerikomi 5
KERI MAE GERI MAE GERI KEAGE MAE GERI KEKOMI MAWASHI GERI MIKAZUKI GERI NIDAN GERI REN-GERI USHIRO GERI YOKO GERI YOKO GERI KEAGE YOKO GERI KEKOMI UCHI AGE-EMPI UCHI HAITO UCHI HIJI-ATE HIJI ATEMI or HIJI ATE NUKITE URAKEN UCHI USHIRO MAWASHI - EMPI UCHI YOKO EMPI UCHI STRIKES Kick, you will see kick spelt this way. Keri by itself is a noun meaning kick coming from the verb Keru "To kick", The normal spelling used on this site is GERI Front Kick Front Snapping Kick Front Thrust Kick Roundhouse Kick. Crescent Kick Double Kick, as seen at the end of the Kata KANKU DA Consecutive Kicking, alternate kicking i.e. left and then right Back Kick Side Kick Side Snap Kick Side Thrust Kick. Also referred to as YOKO KEKOMI Shotokan Karate Strikes Upward Elbow Strike. Sometimes called TATE EMPI UCHI. seen in the kata Nijushiho Ridge-hand Strike Elbow strike, also called EMPI UCHI. Elbow Strikes. Spear Hand Back Fist Strike Back Roundhouse Elbow Strike Side Elbow Strike 6