General Terms	Arigato gozaimasu	Thank you
	Ashi	Foot
	Budo	Martial Way
	Bushido	Way of the Warrior
	Chudan	Middle
	Dachi	Stance
	Do	Way, way of life
	Dojo	Training Hall
	Domo arigato gozaimasu	Thank you very much
	Empi	Elbow
	Gedan	Low
	Gi	(Karate) Uniform
	Go	Hard, strength
	Gyaku	Reverse
	Hai	Yes
	Hajime	Begin / Start
	Hansei	Review
	Harai	Sweep
	Hidari	Left
	Hiza	Knee
	Jodan	High
	Ju	Soft, gentle
	Jiu Kumite	Free Sparring
	Kanji	Oriental writing, characters
	Kara	Empty
	Karate	Empty hand
	Karate-Do	Empty Hand Way
	Karate-ka	Karate practitioner
	Kata	Forms
	Keri	Kicking
	Ki	Vital Energy
	Kiai	Shout/Yell of Spirit
	Kihon	Basics
	Kime	Focus
	Kiyo Tsuke	Attention
	Kayotske	Attention
	Kobudo	Weapon Art
	Kumite	Sparring
	Kun, Dojo Kun	Oath, Dojo Oath
	Makiwara	Striking Board
	Migi	Right
	Mizu No Kokuro	Mind Like Water
	Mu Shin	Being Free of Ego
	Mukso	Meditate / eyes shut
	Obi	Belt
	Onegai shimasu	Please, please teach me/let me train with you
	Rei	Bow
	Seiza	Seated posture
	Shiai Kumite	Competition Sparring
	Shomen	Front
	Shomen ni rei	Face the front and bow
	Tamashiwara	Test of Breaking
	Tanden	Point just below the navel, point of strength
	Te	Hand
	Yame	Stop
	Yasume	rest
	Yoko	Side
	Yoi	Ready
	Waza	Techniques
	Zen	Meditation / Buddhist sect
	Zen Shin	Zen Mind
	Zazen	Meditate

Numbers	One	Ichi
	Two	Ni
	Three	San
	Four	Shi
	Five	Go
	Six	Roku
	Seven	Shichi
	Eight	Hachi
	Nine	Ku
	Ten	Ju
	Twenty	Niju
	Thirty	Sanju
	Forty	Yonju
	Fifty	Goju
	Sixty	Rokuju
	Seventy	Nanaju
	Eighty	Hachiju
	Ninety	Kuju
	One Hundred	Hyaku

 

Levels and Ranks	Kyu	Grades under black belt	All ages
	Dan	Rank of black belt; 1st = lowest 10th = highest	18 years old min.
	Mudansha	Colour belt holder, one who has not yet achieved black belt	All ages
	Yudansha	Black belt holder	18 years old min.
	Kohai	Junior belt	Any age/ any belt
	Senpai	Senior belt, big brother	Any age/ any belt
	Sensei	One who has gone before.Who has already travelled the path you are on. (A person who knows more than you about a specific topic and is teaching you)(It denotes wisdom one therefore does not usually use this term to refer to themselves)	30 years old min. Yudansha (black belt)
	Renshi	polished instructor	4th – 5th Dan age 35+
	Kyoshi	professor capable of teaching the philosophy of the martial arts
			7th-8th Dan 50 years old min.
	Hanshi	a teacher that can serve as an ideal model for others, or a senior master
			9th Dan65 years old min.
	Shihan	A teacher, 6th dan in most ryu. The title Shihan is conferred upon a martial artist who has been promoted in a particular ryu with a teaching certification and is held in high esteem due to knowledge and support to the ryu.	Age 40+
	Dojo-Cho	Head of the dojo
	Shibu-Cho	Head of a branch group
	Kon-cho	Head Of School or Org.

 

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