Mae geri keage:
- Front snap kick
Mae geri kekomi:
- Front thrust kick
Yoko geri keage:
- Side snap kick
Yoko geri kekomi:
- Side thrust kick
Mawashi geri:
- Round kick
Ushiro geri:
- Back thrust kick
Fumikomi geri:
- Stomping kick (Heian 3, 5)
Uchi mikazuki geri:
- Inside crescent kick
Soto mikazuki geri:
- Outside crescent kick
Tobi geri:
- Flying kick
A ashi geri:
- Returning wave kick (Tekki 1)
Hiza geri:
- Knee kick/strike
Nidan geri:
- Double kick (Kanku-Dai)

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Oi tsuki:
- Lunge punch
Gyaku tsuki:
- Reverse punch
Kizami tsuki:
- Jab
Choku tsuki:
- Straight punch
Kagi tsuki:
- Hook punch
Oi-gyaku tsuki:
- Lunging reverse punch
Ura tsuki:
- Close punch
Morote tsuki:
- Parallel punch
Ren tsuki:
- Double punch
San tsuki:
- Triple punch
Age tsuki:
- Rising punch
Gedan tsuki:
- Downward punch
Yama tsuki:
- Wide "U" punch
Awase tsuki:
- "U" punch
Otoshi tsuki:
- Dropping punch (Empi)
Ippon Ken tsuki:
- One-knuckle fist punch (Hangetsu)

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Narande:
- Line up
Seiretsu:
- Line up by rank
Yoi:
- Ready
Yame:
- Stop
Yasume:
- Relax (or ready position)
Sensei ni:
- Face towards the teacher
Otaigai ni:
- Face towards each other
Shomen ni:
- Face towards the front
Rei:
- Bow
Seiza:
- Meditation position-kneeling
Age-te:
- Hands up (cover position)
Mawatte:
- Turn around
Hajime:
- Begin
Naore:
- Return to Shizen-tai

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Mae:
- Front
Yoko:
Side
Ushiro:
Back
Tate:
- Vertical
Mawashi:
Round Jodan:
- Head high level
Chudan:
- Mid-high level
Gedan:
- Low level; Down
Migi:
- Right
Hidari:
- Left
Tobi:
- Jump
Gyaku:
- Reverse
Age:
- Rising
Uchi:
- Inner
Soto:
- Outer
Otoshi:
- Dropping
Sokumen:
- Side

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Kamae:
- Posture (Yoi)
Heisoku dachi:
- Formal Attention StanceYoi)
Zenkutsu dachi:
- Front Stance
Kokutsu dachi:
- Back Stance
Kiba dachi:
- Straddle Stance
Fudo dachi:
- Fighting Stance
Musubi dachi:
- Informal Attention Stance
feet in a 'V")
Hachiji dachi:
- Open-legged Stance (Yoi)
Shizen-tai dachi:
- Natural Stance
Neko-ashi dachi:
- Cat Stance
Renoji dachi:
- "L" Stance
Kosa dachi:
- Cross-legged Stance
Hangetsu dachi:
- Wide Hour-glass Stance
Migi Ashi Orishiku:
- Right Leg Kneeling Hidari
Ashi Orishiku:
- Left Leg Kneeling

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Age uke:
- Rising block
Gedan uke:
- Down block
Soto ude uke:
- Outside forearm block
Uchi ude uke:
- Inside forearm block
Shuto uke:
- Knife block
Morote uke:
- Augmented block
Kakiwaki uke:
- Reverse wedge block (Heian 4)
Juji uke:
- X block
Kosa uke:
- Cross block (Uchi/gedan uke-Heian 3)
Manji uke:
- Hi/low block (Heian 5)
Tate shuto uke:
- Vertical knife-hand block (Heian 3)
Haishu uke:
- Back-hand block (Heian 5)
Empi uke (or Hiji uke):
- Elbow block (Heian 3)
Osae uke:
- Pressing block (Heian 2, 3)
Otoshi uke:
- Dropping or falling block (Heian 2, 3)
Nagashi Uke:
- Sweeping block (Tekk, Jion)
Haiwan Nagashi Uke:
- Sweeping back-arm block
Te Nagashi Uke:
- Sweeping hand block (parry) (Heian 5)
Sukui Uke:
- Scooping block (Bassai, Chinte)
Sokumen Awase Uke:
- Side combined block (Bassai-Dai)
Tsukami Uke:
- Grasping block (Bassai-Dai, Jion)
Awase Shuto Age Uke:
- Combined rising knife-hand block (Kanku-Dai)
Ryowan Uchi Uke:
- Double inside block( Jion, Bassai-Sho)

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Ken:
- Fist
Ippon Ken:
- Single-point index-finger Fist
Tate Ken:
- Vertical Fist
Te:
- Hand
Kaishu:
- Open hand
Tekubi:
- Wrist
Teisho:
- Palm heel
Ude:
- Forearm
Empi (also Hiji):
- Elbow
Ashi:
- Leg
Ashikubi:
- Ankle
Hiza (also Hitsui):
- Knee
Ensho:
- Back of the heel
Heisoku:
- Top (instep) of the foot Teisoku:
- Bottom of the foot
Kakato:
- Heel of the foot
Koshi:
- Ball of the foot
Sokuto:
- Outer edge (knife) of the foot
Tsumasaki:
- Toe tips
Atama:
- Head
Wan:
- Arm
Naiwan:
- Back of Arm
Kata:
- Shoulder Jiku
Ashi:
- Pivot leg
Jodan:
- Head level
Chudan:
- Mid-level
Gedan:
- Lower level

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Ichi
- One
Ni:
- Two
San:
- Three
Shi:
- Four
Go:
- Five
Roku:
- Six
Shichi:
- Seven
Hachi:
- Eight
Ku:
- Nine
Ju:
- Ten

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Zanshin:
- Awareness; Continuing mind/heart - connotes "following through" a technique while maintaining awareness
Sen:
- Initiative
Sen no sen:
- Seizing the initiative earlier; Attacking at the same moment your opponent attacks.
Go no sen:
- Seizing the initiative later; Allowing your opponent to attack first so as to open up target for counter-attacks.
Sen sen no sen:
- Seizing the opponents sen no sen; Attacking before your opponent attacks-a preemptive attack.
Ikken Hissatsu:
- "To kill with one blow"
Karate ni sente nashi:
- Karate does not include the first move.
Karate wa sente nari:
- Karate is the first move.
Shorin (kata):
- Quick movement, emphasizing speed
Shorei (kata):
- Slow, strong movement, emphasizing strength
Sun-dome:
- Stopping a technique just prior to contact (three centimeters)

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Sanbon Shobu:
- Three point Match
Ippon shobu:
- One point match; used in tournaments
Sanbon Shobu Hajime:
- Start the Match
Shobu hajime:
- Start the Match
Tsuzukete hajime:
- Resume fighting (begin). Referee standing on his line steps back into zenkutsu dachi and brings palms of hands toward each other
Shiai-jo:
- Ring (size = 8-10 meters square)
Wazari:
- Half point
Ippon:
- Full point
Toranai:
- No point
Jogai:
- Out of Bounds; Referee points with index finger at a 45° angle to the area boundary on the side of the offender.
Jogai keikoku:
- Second exit from fighting area. Waza-ari penalty given to opponent.
Jogai keikoku:
- 4th and final exit from the fighting area. 4th exit causes victory to the opponent.
Ai-uchi:
- Clash; simultaneous scoring technique, no point awarded to either. Referee brings fists together in front of chest.
Atoshi baraku:
- A little more time left; an audible signal given by time keeper 30 seconds before actual end of bout.
Jikan:
- Time
Encho-sen:
- Extension; after a draw, the match goes into overtime. Referee reopens match with command "shobu hajime".
(Aka/Shiro) No Kachi:
- (R/W) Victorious Fusen-gachi:
- Victory by default
Hansoku-make:
- Lose by disqualification
Hikiwake:
- Draw; referee crosses arms over chest, then uncrosses and holds arms out from the body with the palms showing upwards.
Hansoku:
- Foul; imposed following serious infraction, results in opponents score being raised to sanbon.
Shugo:
- Judges called. Referee beckons with arms to the judges.
Fukushin shugo:
- Judges conference Hantei:
- Judges decision/decision; judgement. Referee calls for judgement by blowing his whistle and judges render their decision by flag signal
Hantei kachi:
- Winner by decision
Chui:
- Warning
Shido:
- Light warning
Atenai yoni:
- Warning without penalty; referee raises 1 hand in fist with other hand covering it at chest level and shows it to offender.
Hansoku chui:
- Warning with an ippon penalty, ippon added to opponents score.
Keikoku:
- Severe warning; warning with waza-ari penalty in sanbon shobu. Penalty added to opponents score. Imposed for minor infractions for which a warning has previously been given in the bout. Referee points index finger to feet of offender at angle of 45°.

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Karate:
- Empty Hands
Karate Do:
- The Way of Karate
Karateka:
- Practitioner of Karate
Dojo:
- School or training room
Sensei:
- Teacher
Sempai:
- Senior
Kohai:
- Junior
Kyu:
- Rank
Gi:
- Uniform
Obi:
- Belt
Hai:
- Yes
Osu:
- "I understand and will try my best." Also used to show respect, enthusiasm. Do not use outside of the dojo!
Do:
- Way
Budo:
- Way of combat
Zanshin:
- Poise and control
Kime:
- Focus
Kihon:
- Fundamentals
Kiai:
- Spirit shout/focus of spiritual energy
Kata:
- Practice form
Embusen:
- Floor pattern/lines of a kata
Maai:
- Distance
Bunkai:
- Application (interpretation) of kata techniques
Kumite:
- Sparring/fighting
Ippon kumite:
- One-step sparring
Yakusoku kumite:
- "Promise" premeditated sparring
Gohon kumite:
- Five-step sparring
Jiyyu kumite:
- Free sparring
Waza:
- Technique
Dachi:
- Stance
Tsuki (Zuki):
- Punch
Uchi:
- Strike
Uke:
- Block
Geri:
- Kick
Ashi-barai:
- Foot sweep
Kamae:
- Posture
Yori-ashi:
- Sliding the feet
Tai-sabaki:
- Body shifting
Shotokan:
- "House of Shoto" ; "pine sea"; pen name of Funakoshi.
DomoArigato Gozaimashita:
- "Thank-you very much"
Onegai Shimasu:
- "I welcome you to train with me" Literally: " I make a request." Said to one's partner when initiating practice.

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