Counting
Ichi – one
Ni – two
San – three
Shi – four
Go – five
Roku – Six
Shichi – Seven
Hachi – eight
Ku – nine
Ju – ten
Niju – twenty
Nijuichi – twenty-one
Nisan – thirty
Yonju fourty
Hyaku – hundred
Sen – thousand
Man – ten thousand

Basic terminology
Arigato gozaimasu – thank you
Budo – martial art (Japanese)
Bunkai – applications
Dan – grade (black belt)
Dojo – training hall
Dojo kun – training oath
Do gi – karate uniform
Fumiashi – step with a change of foot position
Goshin-jutsu – self defence technique
Hajime – start
Hanshi – modest master (grand master)
Hikite – pulled back hand
Ibuki – breathing technique
Jisen kumite – full-contact fighting
Jiyu – free fighting
Kaiten – rotation
Kamaetae – take up the ready position
Kami no kamae – upper body position
Karaqte – empty hand
Kata – pattern
Ki – inner energy
Kiai – explosive shout
Kiai irete – with explosive energy
Kihon – basics
Kihon waza – basic technique
Kime – focus
Kohi – junior
Kokusai – international
Kosa – change (position from left to right/right to left)
Kotai – partners
Kumite – fight
Kyu – grade (under black belt)
Maai – interval (between opponents)
Makiwara – hard plank
Mawatte – turn
Mokuso – meditation
Mugorei – without counting
Mushin – no mind, without thoughts
Naore – return to the starting position
Nogare – calm controlled breathing
Obi – belt
Osu – determination
Otagai – each other
Rei – bow
Seishin – spirit
Seiza – formal sitting position
Sempai – senior (1st and 2nd dan)
Sensie – teacher (3rd and 4th dan)
Shomen – main wall/altar in the dojo
Shihan – master (5 dan and upwards)
Sosai – leader
Tameshiwari – smashing technique
Tanden – bodily center
Waza – technique
Yakosuko kumite – prearranged fighting
Yame – stop
Yasume – rest
Yoi – get ready
Yudansha – black belt
Zanshin – wakefulness, consciousness

Buki – weapons
Ashi – foot or leg
Chusoku – ball of the foot, upper side of the foot
Haisho – back of the hand
Haisoku – top of the foot
Haito – inside knifehand
Hiji – elbow
Hiraken – inside palm of the hand
Hiza – knee
Kakato – heel
Keiko – chicken beak
Koken – outside of the wrist
Kote – underarm
Hakayubi Ippon Ken – clenched fist with middle finger joint as point of impact
Nukite – spear hand
Oyayubi ippon ken – clenched fist with thumb joint as point of impact
Ryutoken – dragon heads fist
Seiken – correctly clenched fist with middle and index finger joints as point of impact
Shotei – palm of hand
Shuto – knife hand
Sokuto – out side edge of the foot
Sune – shinbone
Te – hand
Teisoku – arch of the foot
Tetsui – hammer fist
Toho – swordtip hand
Uraken – back of the fist

Neraidokoro kogekihoko – Targets and fighting
Age – rising
Ago – cheek of jaw
Atama – head
Chudan – middle level, solar plexus
Ganmen – fae
Gedan – lower level
Hana – nose
Hara – stomach
Jodaro – left
Hizo – spleen
Jodan – upper level, face
Johanshin – upper body
Kahanshin – lower body
Kake – chinned
Kansetsu – joint of an extremity
Kata – shoulder
Kintama (kin) – groin
Komekami – temple
Kubi – neck
Kuchi – mouth
Mae – front, forward
Mawashi – round, circular
Me – eye/eyes
Migi – right
Mimi – ear/ears
Mizo-ochi – solar plexus
Momo – thigh
Mune – chest
Naname – diagonal
Nodo – throat
Oroshi – lowering
Rokkotsu – rib bone
Sakotsu – neck bone
Sayu – left and right
Soto – outside
Tobi – jumping
Uchi – inside
Ude – arm
Ura – reversed, backwards
Ushiro – backwards (direction)
Yoko – sideways

Dachi – positions
Yoi dachi – ready position
Fudo dachi – unmoving position
Senkutsu dachi – forward leaning position
Uchi hachiji dachi – inside figure of eight position
Sanchin dachi – three point position
Kokutsu dachi – backward leaning postions
Musubi dachi – open foot position
Kiba dachi – horseback position
Neko ashi dachi – cat position
Tsuru ashi dachi – crane position
Mor ashi dachi – one foot forward position
Heisoku dachi – closed foot position
Heiko dachi – parallel position
Yonjugodo kiba dachi – 45 degrees horse back position
Kake dachi – hooked position
Sot hachiji dachi – outside figure of eight position
Shiko dachi – sumo position
Kumite dachi – fighting position
Han mi – half body position
Migi ashi mae – right foot forward
Hidari ashi mae – left foot forward

Tsuki waza – hitting techniques
Seiken – front part of the clenched fist
Oi tsuki – punch with forward hand
Morote tsuki – two handed hit
Gyaku tsuki – punch with back hand
Tate tsuki – vertical punch
Jun tsuki – side punch
Shita tsuki – low punch
Ago uchi – cheek /chin hit
Furi uchi – hooking punch
Tetsui – hammer punch
Oroshi ganmen uchi – downwards face punch
Komikami uchi – temple punch
Hizo uchi – spleen punch
Mae yoko uchi – forward punch in the side
Yoko uchi – punch in the side
Uraken – back of the fist
Ganmen uchi – puch to the face
Sayu uchi – left or right punch
Mawashi uchi – circular punch
Nihon nukite – two fingered spear hand
Yonhon nukite – four fingered spear hand
Shotei uchi – hit with the palm
Shuto – knife hand hit
Sakotsu uchi – neck bone hit
Yoko ganmen uchi – hit to the side of the face
Sakotsu uchikomi – driving hit to the neck bone
Hizo uchi – hit to the spleen
Uchi uchi – hit to the inside
Hiji ate – elbow hit
Mae hiji ate – forward hit with the elbow
Age hiji ate – rising hit with the elbow
Ushiro hiji ate – backwards hit with the elbow
Oroshi hiji ate – downwards hit with the elbow

Uke waza – blocking techniques
Jodan uke – higher block
Gedan barai – low block
Chudan uchi uke – block inwards towards the middle area
Chudan soto uke – block outwards towards the middle area
Morote chudan uchi uke – two handed block from the inside in the middle region
Chudan uchi uke gedan barai – low blivk from the inside in the middle area
Shoto uke – knife hand block
Juji uke – block with crossed arms
Kake uke – hooked block
Shotei uke – block with the palm of the hand
Mawashi uke – circular block
Osae uke – pushdown block

Geri waza – kicking techniques
Hiza ganmen geri – knee kick to the face
Kin geri – kick to the groin
Mae geri – forward kick
Mae keage – rising forward kick
Soto mae keage – outwards stretch kick
Uchi mawashi geri – inwards stretch kick
Yoko keage – stretch/side kick
Mawashi geri – round kick
Kansetsu geri – kick to the knee
Yoko geri – side kick
Ushiro geri – backwards kick
Mae kakato geri – front kick using the heel
Tobi mae geri – forward jump kick
Ashi barai – leg sweep

Takai jutsugo – competition terminology
Aka – red
Awasete ippon – techniques that result in one point (match point)
Chui – warning
Enchosen – additional ride in a final
Fukushin – corner judge (assistant referee)
Fukushin shugo – referees conference
Genten – penalty
Hantei – judgement
Hikiwake – a draw
Ippon – one point (match point)
Kachi (no kachi) – win (winner)
Kiken – ring
Saishiai – additional round
Senshuken taikai – masters competition
Shikaku – disqualification
Shiro – white
Shushin – referee
Waza ari – half a point
Zokko – continue the fight