Numbers:
ichi 1 roku 6
ni 2 shichi 7
san 3 hachi 8
shi 4 ku (kyuu) 9
go 5 juu 10
Stances:
hachinoji-dachi -- ready stance
zenkutsu-dachi -- front stance
koh-kutsu-dachi -- back stance
kiba-dachi -- horse stance / saddle stance
neko-dachi -- cat stance
sochin-dachi / fudoh-dachi -- sochin stance / "immovable" stance
sanchin-dachi -- "hourglass" stance
hangetsu-dachi -- "half moon" stance
Arm attacks:
tsuki -- punch
oi-zuki -- lunge punch
gyaku-zuki -- reverse punch
kizami-zuki -- jab punch
nukite -- spear-hand (thrust)
ura-ken -- back hand (strike)
empi -- elbow (strike)
Leg attacks:
keri -- kick
mae-geri -- front (snap) kick
mawashi-geri -- round house kick
(yoko-geri) kekomi -- side thrust kick
(yoko-geri) keage -- side snap kick
ushiro-geri -- back (thrust) kick
Attacking levels:
joh-dan -- "upper level" / face
chuudan -- "middle level" / stomach / solar plexus
gedan -- "lower level" / groin
Blocks:
age-uke -- rising block
ude-uke -- "arm block", often used to mean outside block
soto-uke -- outside block (see above)
uchi-uke -- inside block
gedan barai -- down block / "lower level sweep"
shuto-uke -- knife-hand block
nagashi-uke -- "flushing block" / deflecting block
kakiwake-uke -- two-handed "separating" block
juji-uke -- two-handed "cross" block
Other words:
kihon -- basic(s)
ki-ai -- "spirit focus" / a focusing yell
kime -- "decision" / focus
rei -- bow
yoh-i -- "get ready" / often a command to stand in hachinoji-dachi
yame -- stop
yasume -- rest, relax
maware / mawatte -- turn
hajime -- begin
mokusoh -- "quiet meditation"
dojo [doh-joh] -- "way place," the place where you train
dojo kun -- dojo desiderata
seiza -- "proper sitting" / kneeling
sempai -- senior student
koh-hai -- junior student
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