Other Karate Terms
Age	Rising
Aikido	Way of harmony with ki
Arigato gozaimashito	Thank you very much
Barai	Sweeping motion
Bo	Wooden staff, 6ft long, usually tapered
Budo	Martial way - peak mental & physical
Bunkai	Applications of kata movements
Bushi	Warrior
Chuan fa	Fist way
Chudan	Middle area
Chusoku	Ball of foot
Dan	Black belt rank
Do	Way or path
Dojo	"Place of the way", Training hall
Embussen	Floor pattern of kata
Empi	Elbow
Fudo dachi	Immovable stance
Gake	Hooking action
Gedan	Lower area
Gi	Uniform
Goju-ryu	Hard, Soft Way. An Okinawan style of Karate
Gyaku	Reverse
Hajime	Begin
Hanshi	"Wise Master" Honorary title given to the highest black belt of an organization
Hara	Lower abdomen
Hara	Stomach
Heian	Peace, tranquility. Funakoshi renamed the pinan kata "Heian"
Heisoku	Instep
Hidari	Left
Hiza	Knee
Hombu	Headquarters
Ibuki	Breathing method
Ichiban	Number one, the best
Ippon	One point
Ippon Ken	One knuckle fist
Ippon kumite	One step sparring
Jitsu	Art or method
Jo	Untappered wooden stick 4ft long
Jodan	Upper area
Ju	Soft, gentle
Judo	Gentle way
Kai	Group of people
Kaisho	Open handed techniques
Kakuto	Heel of hand
Kama	Grass sickle
Kanji	Japanese characters
Karate	Open Hand, empty hand
Karate-do	The way of karate
Karateka	Karate student
Kata	Formal exercise
Katana	Long Japanese sword
Keage	Snapping
Keiko Ken Zuki	Forefinger knuckle punch
Kekomi	Thrusting
Kempo	Fist law, fist way
Ken	Fist
Kendo	Way of the sword, Japanese sword fighting
Kensetsu Waza	Joint locking techniques
Ki / Chi	Mind, spirit, energy
Kiai	"Spirit meeting" A loud yell or shout
Kihon	Basic technique
Kime	Focus - physical & mental
Kiske	Come to attention stance
Kobudo	Ancient warrior art. Usually refers to weapons training
Kogeki	Footwork attacking methods
Kohai	Junior student
Konnichiwa	Hello
Kumite	Sparring
Kyoshi	"Knowledgeable person" Title givent to 6th dan and above
Kyoshu Jitsu	Pressure point techniques
Kyu	Student rank below dan
Mae	Front
Makiwara	Punching Post
Mate / Yame	Stop
Migi	Right
Mizu no kokoro	Mind like water
Mokuso	Meditative state
Morote	Double handed, augmented
Nunchaku	And Okinawan weapon. Two 1 foot lengths of wood hinged together by cord
Obi	Belt
Okinawa	Island SE of Japan where Karate was developed
Orei	Greeting or parting bow
Pinan	A series of 5 kata formulated by Itosu in 1903
Renshi	"A person who has mastered themselves" Title of an expert instructor 4th-6th dan, behore Kyoshi
Ryu	Traditional system or school
Sanbon Kumite	3 step sparring
Seiken	Forefist
Seiken	Fore fist
Sempai	Senior student
Sensei	Instructor "One who has gone before"
Shihan	"Teacher of teachers" Master Instructor 5th dan & above
Shorei ryu	An Okinawan karate system which originated in Naha
Shorin ryu	The major style of Okinawan karate, meaning "Pine Forest" school
Shotokan	A style of Japanese Karate developed by Funakoshi
Sokuto	Foot edge
Soto	Outside
Te	Hand
Tonfa	An Okinawan weapon, similar to the sidearm used by Police
Tori	Attacker
Tuite	Grappling skills
Ude	Forearm
Uke	Defender or block
Ukemi	Art of falling
Ushiro	Back, behind
Wado Ryu	Way of Peace School. A Japanese style of karate
Yoko	Side
Yudansha	Holder of black belt
Zanshin	Awareness