_Japanese words used in Karate
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Oss! - Greeting word used mainly in Mainland Japan, not in Okinawa.
MEANING:
Restrain oneself when one can not restrain
Endure oneself when one can not endure
That is the path of Karate-do
Counting (1-10)
Start of the training
Announced by the student at the very right of the row.
Announced by the Sensei
Kiritsu [stand up] 起立 - pronounced "kilitts"
During the warm up
Procedure of ending
Kiritsu [stand up] 起立
During the training
Oss! - Greeting word used mainly in Mainland Japan, not in Okinawa.
MEANING:
Restrain oneself when one can not restrain
Endure oneself when one can not endure
That is the path of Karate-do
Counting (1-10)
- Ichi
- Ni
- San
- Shi
- Go
- Rok
- Shichi
- Hachi
- Ku
- Jyu
Start of the training
Announced by the student at the very right of the row.
- Seiza [kneel down] 正座
- Mokuso [meditate] 黙想
- Mokuso Yame [cease meditation] 黙想やめ
- Shomen ni Rei [bow to the front] -pronpunced "lei" 正面に礼
- Sensei ni Rei [bow to the sensei] 先生に礼
- Otagaini Rei [bow to each other] お互いに礼
- Onegaishimas[please let me] - word used if you arrive late to the class お願いします
Announced by the Sensei
Kiritsu [stand up] 起立 - pronounced "kilitts"
During the warm up
- Hajime [start] はじめ
- Yame [stop] やめ
- Naotte [go back to the original] なおって
- Sutte [inhale] すって
- Haite [exhale] はいて
- Ueni [upward] 上に
- Shitani ][downward] 下に
- Mawashite [rotate] まわして
- Sayu [left and right] 左右
- Ashikubi [ankle] 足首
- Tekubi [wrist] 手首
- Kata [shoulder] 肩
- Tumasaki [toes] つま先
- Nobashite [straighten] 伸ばして
- Magete [bend] 曲げて
- Massugu [straight] まっすぐ
- Jiku [pivot] 軸
- Jikuashi [pivoting leg] 軸足
- Fukaku [deeper] 深く
- Hiza [knee]膝
- Hiza Tatete [rise knee] 膝立てて
- Sesuji [posture] 背筋
- Nobashite [lengthen] 伸ばして
- Iidesho [ok enough] いいでしょう
- Shikkari [firmly] しっかり
- Chikara ippai [full power] 力いっぱい
- Chikara Ilete [use power] 力入れて
- Tsgi [next] 次
Procedure of ending
- Seiza [kneel down] 正座
- Mokuso [meditate] 黙想
- Mokuso Yame [cease meditation] 黙想やめ
- Dojokun [Moral of dojo] - please refer the philosophy page 道場訓
- Shomen ni Rei [bow to the front] 正面に礼
- Sensei ni Rei [bow to the sensei] 先生に礼
- Otagaini Rei [bow to each other] お互いに礼
Kiritsu [stand up] 起立
During the training
- Yoi (get ready) 用意
- Kamaete (Make the form) 構えて
- Hantai (Opposite) 反対
- Mae-ni (To forward) 前に
- Ushiro-ni (To backwards) うしろに
- Hajime (Start) はじめ
- Mawatte (Turn) まわって
- Yame(Stop) やめ
- Naore (Get back to starting position) 直れ
- Hidari (Left) 左
- Migi (Right) 右
- Kihon (Basics) 基本
- Zenkutsdachi (front stance) 前屈立ち
- Kibadachi (Horse riding stance) 騎馬立ち
- Gedanbarai (Down Block) 下段払い
- Kokutsdachi (Back stance) 後屈立ち
- Shutouke (Knife hand Block) 手刀受け
- Keri (Kick) -Keri becomes Geri when followed by other wrods 蹴り
- Maegeri (Front Kick) 前蹴り
- Yokogeri (Side Kick) 横蹴り
- Keage (Snap Kick) 蹴上げ
- Kekomi (Thrust Kick) 蹴込み
- Ageuke (Upper Block) 上受け
- Sotouke (Outsiede Block) 外受け
- Uchiuke (Inside Block) 内受け
- Shutouke (Knife-hand Block) 手刀受け
- Oizuki/Jyunzuki (Step punch) - leg and hand same side 覆突き 順突き
- GyakuZuki (Reverse Punch) 逆突き
- Kime (Focal point, decisive moment) 決め
- Kumite (Fighting) 組手
- Jodan (Upper) 上段
- Chudan (Middle) 中断
- Gedan (Lower) 下段