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Dojo Etiquette
Dojo – training hall
Sensei – teacher/instructor
Sempai – senior student
Rei – bow
Osu / Oss – acknowledgment / respect (dojo culture dependent)
Commands
Yoi – ready
Hajime – begin
Yame – stop
Naore – return to ready position
Counting (Japanese)
Ichi – one
Ni – two
San – three
Shi / Yon – four
Go – five
Roku – six
Shichi / Nana – seven
Hachi – eight
Ku – nine
Ju – ten
Basic Techniques
Tsuki – punch
Uchi – strike
Geri – kick
Uke – block
Basic Stances
Zenkutsu-dachi – front stance
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Punches
Oi-zuki – lunge punch
Gyaku-zuki – reverse punch
Kizami-zuki – jab punch
Blocks
Gedan-barai – downward block
Age-uke – rising block
Soto-uke – outside block
Uchi-uke – inside block
Kicks
Mae-geri – front kick
Yoko-geri – side kick
Additional Stances
Kokutsu-dachi – back stance
Kiba-dachi – horse stance
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Strikes
Shuto-uchi – knife-hand strike
Tettsui-uchi – hammer fist
Uraken-uchi – backfist strike
Kicks
Mawashi-geri – roundhouse kick
Yoko-geri keage – snapping side kick
Yoko-geri kekomi – thrusting side kick
Blocks
Shuto-uke – knife-hand block
Body Targets
Jodan – upper level (head)
Chudan – middle level (torso)
Gedan – lower level
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Stances
Neko-ashi-dachi – cat stance
Fudo-dachi – rooted stance
Hangetsu-dachi – half-moon stance
Techniques
Empi-uchi – elbow strike
Haito-uchi – ridge-hand strike
Nukite – spear-hand thrust
Kicks
Ushiro-geri – back kick
Training Concepts
Kime – focus/power at the moment of impact
Hikite – pulling hand
Kiai – spirit shout
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Blocks
Morote-uke – reinforced block
Juji-uke – X-block
Kakiwake-uke – wedge block
Kicks
Ura-mawashi-geri – hook kick
Mikazuki-geri – crescent kick
Advanced Concepts
Maai – distance/timing
Zanshin – remaining awareness
Koshi – hip rotation/power generation
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Advanced Concepts
Kihon – basics
Kata – formal pattern
Bunkai – application of kata
Kumite – sparring
Strategy Concepts
Sen-no-sen – simultaneous attack
Go-no-sen – counter attack
Tai-sabaki – body movement/angle
Karate Philosophy
Karate-do – the way of the empty hand
Dojo-kun – dojo guiding principles
Reigi – etiquette/respect
Fudoshin – immovable mind
Mushin – empty mind