age uke
rising block
gedan barai
downward block
juji uke
x block
kake uke
block with the outside of the hand
kake waki uke
two-armed separating block
manje uke
double block
morote uke
augmented forearm block
nagashi uke
sliding block
osae uke
pressing block
sekame uke
[see right]
the block before the first kiai in Bassai Dai
sekuri uke
sweeping block
the sixth move in Bassai Dai, and it also appears twice near the end of the kata
shuto uke
knife-hand block
soto uke
outside forearm block
tate shuto uke
vertical knife-hand block
uchi uke
inside forearm block
gohon kumite
five step sparring
sanbon kumite
three step sparring
ippon kumite
one step sparring
ju-ippon kumite
semi-free one step sparring
kaishi-ippon kumite
semi-free one step sparring with counter attack blocked and countered
okri ju-ippon kumite
double semi-free one step sparring
ju kumite
free sparring
jodan
head area
chudan
torso area
gedan
lower level
shobu ippon
traditional one point fighting system
shomen ni rei
bow to the front
shimpan ni rei
bow to the judges
otagai ni rei
bow to each other
aka
red
shiro
white
shobu ippon hajime
start the match
waza ari
half point
ippon
full point
awazette ippon
two waza aris
keikoku
warning
hansoku chui
official warning
hansoku
disqualification
shikkaku
disqualification from the competition
torimasen
no score
aiuchi
simultaneous techniques
jogai
out of the area
tsuzukete hajime
restart the match
atoshibaraku
30 seconds remaining
enchosen
continuation of the bout (usually sudden death)
hantei
decision
hiki wake
draw
no kachi
winner
heian
peaceful mind
tekki
iron knight
bassai
storming a fortress
kanku
viewing the sky
jion
temple grounds, or temple of love and goodness
empi
flight of the swallow
hangetsu
half-moon
nijushiho
twenty-four steps
jitte
ten hands
unsu
hands in the clouds
sochin
tranquil force
gojushiho
fifty-four steps
gankaku
crane on a rock
chinte
Chinese hand
ji'in
love of truth
meikyo
bright mirror, or mirror of the soul
wankan
king's crown
shodan
first degree
nidan
second degree
sandan
third degree
yondan
fourth degree
godan
fifth degree
dai
big/major
sho
small/minor
do
way/path
dojo
training hall
dojo kun
training mantra
embusen
line of the kata
gi
karate outfit
hajime
begin
hidari
left
kamae
posture
kamaete
assume stance
karate
empty hand
kata
form
kiai
shout/focus
kihon
basic techniques
kime
focus
kumite
sparring
mawatte
turn
migi
right
mokuso
meditation
mokuso yame
end of meditation
obi
belt
oss
yes, ok, hello, etc.
sportmen's greeting in Japan
rei
bow
seiza
kneeling position
tai sabaki
body movement
yame
stop
yoi
ready
zanshin
awareness