General
mokusō | meditation |
yame | stop |
naore | reset |
kumite | sparring |
kamaete | take stance |
hajime | start |
ni | directional particle |
rei | bow |
o-tagai | mutually / reciprocally |
kiai | yell |
ibuki | breath |
yōi | get ready |
Basic Techniques / Kihon Waza
tsuki / dzuki | punch |
uchi | strike |
uke | block |
keri / geri | kick |
ate | strike |
Stances / Dachi
fudō dachi | normal stance |
heikō dachi | parallel stance |
haisoku dachi | closed-foot stance |
kake dachi | hook stance |
kiba dachi | horse-riding stance |
kōkutsu dachi | back-leaning stance |
musubi dachi | open-foot (connected) stance |
neko ashi dachi | cat-foot stance |
sanchin dachi | three point stance |
uchi hachiji dachi | inside figure-8 stance |
yōi dachi | ready stance |
yon jū go do | 45 degrees |
zenkutsu dachi | forward-leaning stance |
tsuru ashi dachi | crane-foot stance |
Numbers / Sūji
ichi | one |
ni | two |
san | three |
shi | four |
go | five |
roku | six |
shichi | seven |
hachi | eight |
kyū | nine |
jū | ten |
jū ichi | eleven |
jū ni | twelve |
jū san | thirteen |
jū yon | fourteen |
jū go | fifteen |
jū roku | sixteen |
jū nana | seventeen |
jū hachi | eighteen |
jū kyū | nineteen |
ni jū | twenty |
Punch Techniques / Tsuki Waza
seiken dzuki | forefist punch |
jōdan dzuki | upper-level punch |
chūdan dzuki | middle-level punch |
gedan dzuki | lower-level punch |
morote dzuki | double punch |
gyaku dzuki | reverse punch |
jun dzuki | side punch |
shita dzuki | low punch / uppercut |
awase dzuki | combination punch |
sanban dzuki | three-times punch |
seiken ago dzuki | forefist chin punch |
Kick Techniques / Keri Waza
mae geri | front kick |
mawashi geri | roundhouse kick |
yoko geri | side kick |
ushiro geri | back kick |
hiza geri | knee kick |
mae keage | front rising kick |
yoko keage | side rising kick |
soto mawashi geri | outside roundhouse kick |
uchi mawashi geri | inside roundhouse kick |
kin geri | groin kick |
kansetsu geri | joint kick |
ushiro mawashi geri | back roundhouse kick |
kake geri | hook kick |
ushiro kake geri | back hook kick |
Strike Techniques / Uchi Waza
uraken shōmen uchi | back-fist face strike |
uraken ganmen uchi | back-fist face strike |
uraken sayū uchi | back-fist side strike |
uraken hizō uchi | back-fist spleen strike |
uraken mawashi uchi | back-fist roundhouse strike |
shutō ganmen uchi | knife-hand face strike |
shutō sakotsu uchi | knife-hand collarbone strike |
shutō sakotsu uchi komi | knife-hand thrusting collarbone strike |
shutō uchi uchi | knife-hand inside strike |
shutō hizō uchi | knife-hand spleen strike |
hiji ate | elbow strike |
hiji mawashi ate | roundhouse elbow strike |
hiji age | rising elbow strike |
hiji oroshi | descending elbow strike |
Block Techniques / Uke Waza
jōdan uke | upper block |
gedan barai | lower parry |
chūdan uchi uke | middle inside block |
chūdan soto uke | middle outside block |
chūdan uchi uke gedan barai | middle inside block with lower parry |
jūji uke | cross block |
kake uke | hooked block |
shutō mawashi uke | roundhouse / circular block |
Weapons / Buki
ashi | leg / foot |
chūsoku | ball (middle) of foot |
haisoku | instep |
haitō | inner knife hand |
hiji | elbow |
hiza | knee |
kakato | heel |
kōken | wrist top |
kote | forearm |
nukite | spear hand |
seiken | forefist |
shōtei | palm heel |
shutō | knife hand |
sokutō | outside edge of foot |
tettsui | hammer fist |
uraken | back fist |
Directions / Targets
hidari | left |
migi | right |
age | rising |
mae | front / forward / ahead |
shōmen | front |
mawashi | round / circular |
oroshi | descending |
soto | outside |
uchi | inside |
ushiro | back (direction) |
yoko | side (direction) |
kake | hooked |
tobi | jumping |
ura | reverse [turn] /back |
jōdan | upper level |
chūdan | middle level |
gedan | lower level |
ganmen | face |
ago | chin / jaw |
kansetsu | joint |
sakotsu | collarbone |
hizō | spleen |
nodo | throat |
kin | groin |