Numbers
- Ichi
- Ni
- San
- Shi
- Go
- Roku
- Sichi
- Hachi
- Kyuu
- Juu
When counting for class, just pronounce the first syllable of bisyllabic numbers (i.e., ich, rok, hich, hach), for shorter, sharper counting.
Stances
- Zenkutsu-dachi = Front stance
- Koh-kutsu-dachi = Back stance
- Kiba-dachi= Horse stance / Saddle stance
- Neko-ashi-dachi =Cat foot 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
Levels of Attack
- Joh-dan = “Upper level” / face
- Chuudan = “Middle level” / stomach / solar plexus
- Gedan= “Lower level” / groin
Blocks (Receiving Techniques)
- 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
- Juuji-uke = Two-handed “cross” block