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Counting to Ten in Japanese
- ichi
- ni
- san
- shi (or yon)
- go
- roku
- shichi (or nana)
- hachi
- ku
- ju
Basic Karate Terms
| Seiza |
sit (formal) |
| Mokuso |
meditate |
| Mokuso yame |
stop meditating |
| Shomen |
front |
| Sensei |
teacher |
| Otagai |
eachother |
| Rei |
bow |
| Shomen ni rei |
bow to the front |
| Sensei ni rei |
bow to Sensei |
| Otagai ni rei |
bow to eachother |
| Sempai |
senior student |
| Osu |
an enthusiastic yes; I will try my best; I will
do my best to follow |
| ki |
inner power |
| kiai |
a loud shout eminating from deep within the body
(not just from one's throat) |
Kihon (basics)
| oizuki |
step in punch |
| ageuke |
rising block |
| sotouke |
outside block |
| uchiuke |
inside block |
| gedan |
down block |
| maigeri |
front kick |
| kekomi |
side thrust kick |
| keage |
side snap kick |
| mawashigeri |
round house kick |
| ushirogeri |
back kick |
| gedanbarai |
step in down block |
| zenkutsudachi |
front stance |
| musubidachi |
heels together/toes pointed out (for bowing) |
| heisokudachi |
feet together (for practicing kicking in place) |
| shikodachi |
standing about two shoulder width distance wide,
toes pointing out |
| kibarachi |
horse riding stance (about two shoulder width
distance wide, toes straight or slightly in) |
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