Karate is usually taught using the original Japanese terms. This page is a glossary where you find a collection of generic terms that occur in a variety of contexts in Karate.
Karate Glossary:
- Age (Rising)
- Ashi (leg)
- Ashi (tanden leg conditioning)
- Atemi (Art of striking vital points)
- Budo (Martial way or Path -Tao in chinese)
- Bushi (Martial man, warrior)
- Bushido (Way of the warrior -Code of conduct)
- Bunkai (Applications of kata)
- Chudan (Middle area)
- Dojo (Martial arts training place)
- Gedan (Lower area)
- Gi (Karate uniform)
- Go (Hard, rigid)
- Goju-ryu (Hard and soft style)
- Gyaku (Reverse)
- Hara (Central point of body)
- Hajime (Begin)
- Hai (Yes)
- Hidari (Left)
- Hojo undo (Supplementary exercises)
- Honbu dojo (Main dojo)
- Ie (No)
- Ju (Soft, flexible)
- Junbi undo (Warm up exercises)
- Kakie (Strength exercise)
- Kamaete (On guard)
- Kame (Fighting stance)
- Karate (Empty hand)
- Karate-do (The way of karate)
- Karateka (One who practices karate)
- Kata (A set of pre-arranged techniques)
- Ki (Spirit, life energy -Chi in Chinese)
- Ki ai (Shout to focus energy)
- Kihon (Basic techniques)
- Kime (Focus)
- Soito (Junior student)
- Ma (Fighting distance)
- Mawatte (Turn around)
- Migi (Right)
- Mokuso (Meditation -close eyes)
- Morote (Double or both hands together)
- Obi (Belt)
- Ritsu rei (Standing bow)
- Ryu (School or tradition)
- Samurai (Japanese warrior class of feudal era)
- Seiken (Fist with focus on first two knuckles)
- Seiza (Kneeling position)
- Sempai (Lower dan grade, senior student)
- Sensei (Instructor/Teacher)
- Shihan (Master instructor)
- Shime (Sanchin kata testing)
- Soto (Outside -inside to outside)
- Tanden (Strength centre of body)
- Te (Hand)
- Uchi (Inside -outside to inside)
- Ude Tanden (Forearm conditioning)
- Yame (Stop or finish)
- Yoi (Ready position)
- Zanshin (Awareness in defense or attack)
