Japanese Terminology
| Karate | Empty hand |
| Sensei | Teacher |
| Gi | Karate Uniform |
| Dojo | Training Gym |
| Kata | Training Forms |
| Jiyu Kumite | Free Sparring |
| Hajime | Start |
| Yasume | Rest |
| Yame | Stop |
| Kiyotsuke | Attention |
| Rei | Bow |
| Seiza | Kneel |
| Mokuso | Close your eyes/Meditate |
| Mokuso Yame | Open your eyes/Stop meditating |
| Shomen Ni | Face the front |
| Sensei Ni | Face your Sensei |
| Senpai Ni | Face your Senpai |
| Otagai Ni | Face each other |
| Ma te | Turn |
| Hansei | Review |
| Shugo | Assemble |
| Jodan | Upper |
| Chudan | Middle |
| Gedan | Lower |
| 1 | ichi | 6 | roku |
| 2 | ni | 7 | shichi |
| 3 | san | 8 | hachi |
| 4 | shi | 9 | ku |
| 5 | go | 10 | ju |
| Heisoku Dachi | Feet together |
| Musubi Dachi | Toes at 45°, heels together |
| Heiko Dachi | Feet parallel, shoulder width |
| Soto dachi | Feet at 45°, shoulder width |
| Uchi Dachi | Feet point inwards, slightly wider than shoulder width |
| Shiko Dachi | “Horse stance”, feet at 45° wider than shoulder width, weight lowered, back straight |
| Sanchin Dachi | “Small stance”, feet at shoulder width, toes pointed inward, relaxed knees |
| Zenkutsu Dachi | “Long stance”, front knee bent, back knee straight, weight distribution 60% front |
| Neko Ashi dachi | cat stance |
| Moto dachi | short lunge stance |
| Kiyotsuke dachi | attention |
| Shizentai dachi | natural stance |
| Kiba dachi | straddle stance |
| Kokutsu dachi | back stance |
| Kagi dachi | hooked stance |
| Hangetsu dachi | wide hour glass stance |
| Hachiji dachi | open leg stance |
| Jodan (ake) uke | rising front block |
| Soto uke | forearm block out |
| Chudan uke | forearm block in |
| Gedan barai | downward forearm block out |
| Shuto uke | knife hand strike |
| Juji uke | cross-block |
| Tsuki uke | punching block |
| Teisho uke | palm heel block |
| Kake uke | circular block with open hand |
| Hari otoshi uke | down ward block in upright standing position |
| Chu-ge uke | double block, middle and lower sections |
| Mawashi uke | round house upper and lower push block using both arms |
| Sanbon uke | triple block, face, chest and lower section |
| Renjoku uke | triple block, rising front, fore arm block out, down ward block |
| Jodan tsuki | upper thrusting strike |
| Chudan tsuki | middle thrusting strike |
| Gedan tsuki | lower thrusting strike |
| Nihon tsuki | double strike |
| Sanbon tsuki | triple strike |
| Shita tsuki | inverted short thrusting punch |
| Renjoku tsuki | Chushin (hiki) |
| Uriken uchi | back-fist strike |
| Tettsui uchi | bottom fist strike |
| Shuto uchi | knife hand strike |
| Teisho uchi | palm heel strike |
| Empi uchi | elbow strike |
| Shomen ura uchi | back fist snap strike to the front |
| Yoko ura uchi | back fist snap strike to the side |
| Ushiro ura uchi | back fist snap strike to the rear |
| Ushiro uchi | back fist strike to the rear |
| Shita tsuki uchi | knife hand finger tip front thrust |
| Shuto uchi | chopping strike with blade of hand |
| Urashuto uchi | back hand chopping strike with blade of hand |
| Furi uchi | forward side swing strike using back of fist |
| Haito uchi | forward side swing strike using front edge of open hand |
| Seiken zuki | basic punch |
| Gyaku zuki | reverse punch |
| Gi zuki | lunge punch |
| Mawashi zuki | round house punch |
| Maroto zuki | double fist punch |
| Nukite zuki | spear hand thrust |
| Age hiji ate | upper vertical elbow smash |
| Ushiro hiji uchi | rear elbow smash |
| Mae geri keage | front snap kick |
| Mae geri ke komi | front thrust kick |
| Yoko geri keage | side snap kick |
| Yoko geri ke komi | side thrust kick |
| Ushiro geri | back kick |
| Mawashi geri | round-house kick |
| Mikazuki geri | crescent kick |
| Mae tobi geri | flying front kick |
| Yoko tobi geri | flying side kick |
| Hittsui geri | knee kick |
| Sokuto geri | side kick with blade of foot |
| Hiza geri | knee rising kick |
| Kin geri | groin kick with instep of foot |
| Nami ashi | inside foot block |
| Mikazuki geri uke | crescent kick block |