Shomen ni rei

Bow to school

Hajime

Begin

Sensei ni rei

Bow to teacher

Yasume

At ease

Sempai ni rei

Bow to senior

Yoi

Stop (also ready stance)

Otagai ni rei

Bow to partner

Kiai

Spirit shout

Mokuso kudosai

Meditation, please

Mawate

Turn around

Domo arrigado gosai masta

Formal thank you

Kamaete

Ready position (to begin kata)

GENERAL TERMS

Kara Te

Empty hand

Ibuki

Breathing

Dojo

School

Empi

Elbow

Sho To Kan

Pinetree wave house

Bunkai

Kata applications

Kihon

Basic

Waza

Technique

Kumite

Sparring

DACHI (STANCES)

UKE WAZA (BLOCKING TECHNIQUES)

Zenkutsu dachi

Front stance

Jodan berai

Side rise kick

Kiba dachi

Horse stance

Chudan uchii uke

Fan block

Kokutsu dachi

Back stance

Gedan barai

Down block

Seiza dachi

Meditation stance

Soto uke

Outside block

Shizen tai

Natural position

Jodan Age uke

Rise block

Sanchin dachi

Hourglass stance

Morrote uke

Augmented block

Neko ashi dachi

Cat stance

Shuto uke

Knife hand block

DIRECTIONS

TSUKI WAZA (PUNCHING TECHNIQUES)

Mae

Front

Seiken

Forefist

Ushiro

Back

Oi zuki

Forward punch

Yoko

Side

Gyaku zuki

Reverse punch

Naname

45-degree angle

Tsuki

Thrust

Hidari

Left

Muchi te

Snap whip punch

Migi

Right

Nukite

Spear hand

Jodan

Upper

Kakushite

Deceptive strike

Chudan

Middle

Shuto

Knife hand

Gedan

Lower

Seiken zuki

Single punch

Tate

Vertical (also, "stand up")

Uraken

Backfist

GERI WAZA (KICKING TECHNIQUES)

KAZA (NUMBERS)

Kin geri

Groin kick

1. Ichi

11. Ju-ichi

21. Ni-ju-ichi

40. Yon-ju

Mae geri

Front kick

2. Ni

12. Ju-ni

22. Ni-ju-ni

50. Go-ju

Yoko geri

Side kick

3. San

13. Ju-san

23. Ni-ju-san

60. Roku-ju

Mawashi geri

Roundhouse kick

4. Shi

14. Ju-shi

24. Ni-ju-shi

70. Nana-ju

Hiza geri

Knee kick

5. Go

15. Ju-go

25. Ni-ju-go

80. Hachi-ju

Kakato geri

Heel kick

6. Roku

16. Ju-roku

26. Ni-ju-roku

90. Ku-ju

Kansetsu geri

Joint break kick

7. Sichi

17. Ju-shichi

27. Ni-ju-sichi

100. Hyaku

Keage

Snapping kick

8. Hachi

18. Ju-hachi

28. Ni-ju-hachi

Kekomi

Thrusting kick

9. Ku

19. Ju-ku

29. Ni-ju-ku

Ushiro geri

Back kick

10. Ju

20. Ni-ju

30. San-ju

Mekasuki geri

Crescent kick

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