Terminology

Numbers

1 Ichi 11 Ju-Ichi
2 Ni 12 Ju-Ni
3 San 13 Ju-San
4 Shi (Yon) 14 Ju-Shi
5 Go 15 Ju-Go
6 Roku 16 Ju-Roku
7 Shichi (Nana) 17 Ju-Shichi
8 Hachi 18 Ju-Hachi
9 Ku 19 Ju-Ku
10 Ju 20 Ni-Ju
30 San-Ju

Parts of the body

SUIGETSU Solar plexus
TEISHO/SHOTEI Palm heel
JOSEI-KUTEI Ball of foot
ATAMA Head
HAISHU Back of hand
KEGATO Heel
SEIKEN Fist
HAITO Ridge-hand
SOKUTO Edge of foot
ENPI/HIJI Elbow
HIRAKEN Flat fist
TAISOKU Foot arch
ZENWAN Side forearm
ATEMI Body
HAISOKU Instep
TE Hand
SHUTO Knife-hand
KINTEKI Testicles
UDE Arm
SHO Palm
URAKEN Back-fist
ASHI Leg
HAIWAN Back forearm
HIZA Knee
KOKEN Bent wrist
KOSHI Hips
NODO Throat
ASHI-KUBI Ankle
ASHI-NO-YUBI Toes
KENTSUI Bottom of fist
KANSETSU Joint
KUBI Neck
AGO Jaw


Miscellaneous

DOJO Training hall
REI Bow
KI Inner strength
KARATE-GI Training suit
BUNKAI Application
MAWA-TE Turn around
SENSEI Instructor
IBUKI Breathing
OUS ! Greeting
SEMPEI Senior
KIME Focus
MIGI Right
KYU Grade
HIKITE Hand pull-back
HIDARI Left
DAN Level (black)
KATA Form, prearranged
SHOBU Contest
SEIZA Kneel
KAMAE-TE On-guard
TAI-SABAKI Evasion
MOKUSO Meditate
KIAI Shout
TAME-SHIWARI Breaking
SENSEI-NI-REI Bow to instructor
KUMITES parring
YOI Ready
IPPON One point
NIHON Two points
SANBON Three points
YAME Stop
YASUME Relax
ZANSHIN Awareness
CHAKUGAN Eye contact
ENBUSEN Kata start line
OBI Belt
CHUDAN Middle level
JODAN Upper level
GEDAN Lower level
GYAKU Reverse
HAI Yes
IIE No
RYU School
SHIHAN High level Instructor
YOKO Side
YORI-ASHI Sliding the feet
MAKIWARA Punching board
SHIHO Four directions


Tachikata (Stances)

HEISOKU-DACHI
Informal attention stance(feet together)

MUSUBI-DACHI
Informal attention stance(feet turned out)

HEIKO-DACHI
Yoi stance

ZENKUTSU-DACHI
Front stance (long)

KOKUTSU-DACHI
Back stance

SHIKO-DACHI
Straddle leg stance(feet at 45 degrees)

NEKO-ASHI-DACHI
Cat stance

SANCHIN-DACHI
Hour-glass stance

AYUMI-DACHI
Long hour-glass stance

MOTO-DACHI(KIHON-DACHI)
Short front stance

KAKE-DACHI
Crossed leg stance(feet in line)

KOSA-DACHI
Crossed leg stance(knee pressed into calf)

SURI-ASHI-DACHI(SAGI-ASHI-DACHI)
One legged crane stance


Uke-Waza (Blocks)

GEDAN-BARAI-UKE
Lower level block

JODAN-AGE-UKE
Rising Block

CHUDAN-UCHI-UDE-UKE(YOKO-UKE)
Inner forearm block(middle level)

CHUDAN-SOTO-UDE-UKE
Outer forearm block(middle level)

HIJI-UKE(ENPI-UKE)
Elbow block

HAISHO-UKE
Back of hand block

HAITO-UKE
Ridge hand block

JUJI-UKE (SEIKEN or SHUTO)
Cross block

KAKE-TE-UKE
Grabbing/pulling block

CHUDAN-HIJI-SASAE-UKE(MOROTE-UKE)
Augmented forearm block

KAKIWAKE-UKE
Reverse wedge block

FUSHA-UKE
Windmill block

NAGASHI-UKE
Sweeping block

OSAE-UKE
Pressing block

SHUTO-UKE
Knife hand block