Karate Terms
Counting
Ichi (一) --- One
Ni (二) --- Two
San (三) --- Three
Si (四) --- Four
Go (五) --- Five
Roku (六) --- Six
Sichi (七) --- Seven
Hachi (八) --- Eight
Ku (九) --- Nine
Ju (十) --- Ten
Commands
Hajime --- Begin / Start / Go
Kamaete --- Move into stance
Mawatte --- Turn around
Mokuso --- Close your eyes and meditate
Mokuso yame --- Open your eyes. Literally, "Stop mokuso"
Otogi ni rei --- Bow to each other
Rei --- Bow as a sign of respect
Seiza --- Kneel down
Sensei ni rei --- Bow to the instructor
Shomen ni rei --- Bow to the dojo
Yame --- Stop
Techniques
Age-uke --- Rising block
Empi-uchi --- Elbow strike
Gedan-barai --- Downward block
Gyaku-zuki --- Reverse punch
Kiba-dachi --- Straddle-leg stance
Kokutsu-dachi --- Back stance
Mae-geri --- Front kick
Mae-geri keage --- Front snap kick
Mae-geri kekom --- Front thrust kick
Mawashi-geri --- Roundhouse kick
Oi-zuke --- Lunge punch
Shuto-uke --- Knife hand block
Stuo-uke --- Outside to inside forearm blockUde-uke --- Inside to outside forearm block
Yoke-geri --- Back kick
Ushiro-geri keage --- Backward snap kick
Ushiro-geri kekom --- Backward thrust kick
Yoke-geri --- Side kick
Yoke-geri keage --- Side snap kick
Yoke-geri kekom --- Side thrust kick
Zenkutsu-dach --- Front stance
Other common terms
Dojo --- Training Hall
Domo Arigato --- Thank You
Empi --- Elbow
Karate --- Literally translated "Empty Hand"
Karategi --- A Karate Uniform (GI)
Karateka --- A Practitioner of Karate
Kiai --- A sharp sound made at the moment of focus to aid in tensing the body muscles
Kumite --- Sparring
Kyu --- Any Belt Grade Below a Black Belt
Osu --- Traditional Military Greeting
Riken --- Back Fist
Sempai --- A Senior Person in a School
Sensei --- Teacher
Shuto --- Knife Hand
Uke --- To Block