Japanese Terms

Dojo - School, or, place of the Way.
Do - Way,  a way of life, a path to follow
Gi - Uniform
Obi - Belt
Sensei - Teacher
Sempai - Advanced student or assistant instructor
Seiza - Traditional form of sitting, we sit this way during mokuso
Shihan - Master, a black belt teacher with a rank of 5th dan or higher
Dan - Man, a rank of black belt
Kyu- Boy, a rank less than black belt
Mai geri - front kick
Hiza geri - Roundhouse kick
Yoko geri - Side kick
Mawashi geri - Roundhouse kick
Arigato - Thank you
Domo Arigato - Thank you very much
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