| English Japanese Pronunciation Instructor Sensei Sen-say Start / Begin Hajime Ha-jee-may Stop / End Yame Ya-may Get ready Yoi Yoy To the head Jodan Jo-dan To the stomach Chudan Choo-dan Bow Rei Ray Red Aka A-Ka White Shiro Shee-ro Belt Obi O-bee Karate suit Gi Gee Training hall Dojo Doe-joe Stances (Dachi) Forward Zenkutzu Zen-kut-zu Back Kokutzu Ko-kut-zu Horse (straddle) Kiba Kee-ba Punches (Tzuki) Reverse Gyaku Gi-a-ku Straight Choku Chok-u Blocks (Uke) Downward (sweep) Gedan Barai Gee-dan- Ba-rye Rising Age Aa-gay Outside Soto So-toe Inside Uche Oo-chee Knife hand Shuto Shoo-toe Strikes (Uche) Elbow Empi Em-pi Backhand Uraken U-rak-en Kicks (Geri) Snap Keage Kee-a-ge Thrust Kekomi Ke-ko-mee Front Mae My Side Yoko Yoe-koe Roundhouse Mawashi Mah-wash-ee Back Ushiro Oo-shee-roe Stamp Fumikomi Foo-mee-ko-mee Inside snap Namigaeshi Na-mee-gae-shi Form (kata) Basic Kihon Kee-hon Number one Heian Shodan Hee-an Sho-dan Number two Heian Nidan Hee-an Nee-dan Number three Heian Sandan Hee-an San-dan Number four Heian Yondan Hee-an Yon-dan Number five Heian Godan Hee-an Goe-dan |
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| Japanese and English Karate Words |
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| These are some of the words you may here in the Dojo, from your instructor, when you are training. It helps to know some Japanese words to help you on your way through your lesson. Learning should always be fun, so learn them, have small competitions to see who knows them the best. During grades the examiner may only refer to Japanese words especially for the higher grades. |
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