Terminology
Numbers
One - ichi (ee-chee)
Two - ni (nee)
Three - san (sahn)
Four - shi (shee)
Five - go (goh)
Six - roku (roh-koo)
Seven - shichi (shee-chee)
Eight - hachi (hah-chee)
Nine - ku (koo)
Ten - ju (joo)
General
Assume stance - kamaete (kah-mah-eh-teh)
At ease - yasume (yah-soo-meh)
Basic training - kihon (kee-hohn)
Black Belt rank - dan (dahn)
Escape methods - torite (toh-ree-teh)
Formal exercise/forms - kata (kah-tah)
Instructor - sensei (sehn-seh-ee)
Master - shihan (shee-han)
Maximum physical - kime (kee-meh)
mental concentration
Meditate - mokuso (moh-koo-soh)
Pivot/assume opposite - kaette (kah-eh-teh)
direction
Ready - yoi (yoh-ee)
School - dojo (doh-joh)
Standing forms - tachikata (tah-chee-kah-tah)
Throwing techniques - nagewaza (nah-geh-wah-zah)
Vocal expulsion of air - kiai (kee-ah-ee)
White/Brown belt rank - kyu (kyoo)
Stances - tachi (tah-chee)
(when used with other words it changes to dachi)
Back stance/weight - kokutsu-dachi (koh-koo-tsoo-dah-chee)
rearward
Cat stance - neko-ashi-dachi (neh-koh-ah-shee-dah-chee)
Close-leg stance - heisoku-dachi (heh-ee-soh-koo-dah-chee)
Forward stance/weight - zenkutsu-dachi (zehn-koo-tsoo-dah-chee)
forward
Half-front facing - hammi-dachi (hahm-mee-dah-chee)
stance
Immovable stance - fudo-dachi (foo-doh-dah-chee)
Open-leg stance - hachiji-dachi (hah-chee-jee-dah-chee)
Straddle-leg stance - kiba-dachi (kee-bah-dah-chee)
Blocks
Cross-arm block - juji uke (joo-jee oo-key)
Downward block - gedan-barai (geh-dahn bah-rah-ee)
Hammer block - tettsui uke (tet-soo-ee oo-keh)
Inward/outward forearm - ude uke (oo-deh oo-keh)
block
Knife-hand block - shuto uke (shoo-toh oo-keh)
Palm-heel block - teisho uke (teh-ee-sho oo-keh)
Rising block - age uke (ah-geh oo-keh)
Two-hand block - morote uke (moh-roh-teh oo-keh)
Hand Attacks - te waza (teh wah-sah)
Double punch - morote-zuki (moh-roh-teh zoo-kee)
Hook punch - kagi-zuki (kah-gee zoo-kee)
Jab - maete (mah-eh-teh)
Lunge punch - oi-zuki (oh-ee-zoo-kee)
Palm-heel - teisho-zuki (teh-ee-shoh-zoo-kee)
Reverse punch - gyaku-zuki (gyah-koo-zoo-kee)
Rising punch - age-zuki (ah-geh-zoo-kee)
Combination Techniques - renzoku waza (rehn-zoh-koo wah-zah)
Elbow Attacks - enpi (ehn-pee)
Striking Techniques - uchi waza (oo-chee wah-zah)
Back-fist strike - uraken uchi (oo-rah-kehn oo-chee)
Bottom-fist strike - tettsui uchi (teht-tsoo-ee oo-chee)
Knife-hand strike - shuto uchi (shoo-toh oo-chee)
Forearm - ude (oo-deh)
Fore-fist - seiken (seh-ee-kehn)
Fore-knuckle fist - hiraken (hee-rah-kehn)
Middle finger/knuckle - nakadaka ken (nah-kah-dah-kah kehn)
fist
One-knuckle fist - ippon ken (ee-pohn kehn)
Ridge-hand - haito (hah-ee-toh)
Spear-hand - nukite (noo-kee-teh)
Two-finger spear-hand - nihon-nukite (nee-hohn noo-kee-teh)
Kicks - ashi waza (ah-shee wah-zah)
Combination kicks - renzoku-geri (rehn-zoh-koo-geh-ree)
Crescent kick - mikazukigeri (mee-kah-zoo-kee-geh-ree)
Foot edge - sokuto (soh-koo-toh)
Heel - kakato (kah-kah-toh)
Kneecap - hizagashira (hee-zah-gah-shee-rah)
Double front kick - nidan-geri (nee-dahn-geh-ree)
Flying front kick - tohi-geri (toh-bee-geh-ree)
Flying side-thrust - tohi yoko-geri (toh-bee yoh-koh-geh-ree)
kick
Front kick - mae-geri (mah-eh-geh-ree)
Front kick/front leg - mae-ashi-geri (mah-eh-ah-shee-geh-ree)
Front-thrust kick - mae-ashi kekomi (mah-ee-ah-shee keh-koh-mee)
Rear kick - ushiro-geri (oo-shee-roh-geh-ree)
Round kick - mawashi-geri (mah-wah-shee-geh-ree)
Side-up kick - yoko-geri keage (yoh-koh-geh-ree keh-koh-mee)
Stamping kick - fumikomi (foo-mee-koh-mee)
Sparring - kumite (koo-mee-teh)
(Note: When used with other words, it changes to gumite)
Continuous puncing - renzoku-zuki (rehn-zoh-koo-zoo-kee)
attacks
Five attacks - gohon gumite (goh-hohn goo-mee-teh)
Free style - jiyu kumite (jee-yoo goo-mee-teh)
One attack/basic - kihon ippon gumite (kee-hohn eep-pohn goo-mee-teh)
One attack/semi-free - jiyu ippon gumite (jee-yoo eep-pohn goo-mee-teh)
style
Three attacks - sambon gumite (sahn-bohn goo-mee-teh)
Begin - hajime (hah-jee-meh)
Bow - rei (reh-ee)
Distance between - ma (mah)
opponents
Draw - hikiwake (hee-kee-wah-keh)
End of match - sore made (soh-reh mah-deh)
Half-point - waza-ari (wah-zah ah-ree)
Upper body - jo-dan (joh-dahn)
Lower body - ge-dan (geh-dahn)
Middle body - chu-dan (choo-dahn)
One more time - mo ichido (moh ee-chee-doh)
Point - ippon (eep-pohn)
Referee - shimpan (sheem-pahn)
Stop - yame (yah-meh)
Match - shiai (shee-ah-ee)
Two half-points equal - waza-ari awasete ippon (wah-sah-ree
one point ah-wah-seh-teh eep-pohn)
Simultaneous points by - aiuchi (ah-ee-oo-chee)
both opponents
These terms were taken from the SKA's Student Guide.
Last modified: 05/08/00