A list of karate commands and phrases used in the “Dojo” a training hall during class training sessions
ETIQUETTE & COMMANDS
DOJO: Training Hall
GI: Training Suit
KARATEKA: Student of Karate
SEMPI: Ones Senior
SENSEI: Instructor
EMBERCEN: Please line up
NORE: Prepare to bow
SEIZA: Kneel down
MOKOSO: Meditating
SENSEI NI REI: Class bows to Instructor and Instructor bows to class
OTAGAI NI RE: Class bows to the Dojo and to those assembled
KIRITSU: Stand up
YO-OI: Ready stance
HAJIME: Begin
YAMAE: Finish, return to Yo-oi
TSUKI, PUNCHING TECHIQUES
KAGIZUKI: Hook
TOBIKOMIZUKI: Lead jab
TOBIGYAKUZUKI: Reverse jab
NAGASHIZUKI: Angle, slipping jab
AGEZUKI: Upper cut
YAMAZUKI: Over head
JUNZUKI: Lunge
GYAKUZUKI: Reverse lunge
KERIWAZA KICKING TECHIQUES
MAEGERI: Front kick
USHIRO GERI: Back kick
MAWASHI GERI: Angle kick
SOTO MIKAZUKI GERI: Crescent kick
FUMIKOMI: Stamping kick
SURIKOMI GERI: Low level sweep kick
HIZA GERI: Knee strike
SOKUTO GERI: Side kick
STRIKES, PARRYS AND DEFLECTIONS
JODAN UKE: Upper strike
SOTO UKE: Outer strike
UCHI UKE: Inner strike
GEDAN UKE: Lower strike
SUKUI UKE: Scooping, deflection
OSAEUKE: Pressing
NAGASHI UKE: Slipping, brushing
KAKE UKE: Catching, grasping
MAWASHI UKE: Circular deflection
SHUTO UKE: Knife hand strike
EMPI: Elbow
ATEWAZA: Combination elbows
TATE EMPI: Vertical elbow
OTOSHI EMPI: Dropping elbow
MAWASHI EMPI: Round elbow
YOKO EMPI: Sideward elbow
USHIRO EMPI: Backward elbow
MAE EMPI: Front elbow
STRIKING AREA OF THE HAND
SEIKEN: Normal fist ¾ turn
URAKEN: Back fist
TETTSUI: Hammer fist
IPPONKEN: Forefinger fist
NAKADAKA
IPPONKEN: Middle finger fist
OYAYUBI: With thumb fist
HIRAKEN: Flat fist, use of middle joints
KOKEN: Upper part of the wrist
KEIKO: Chickens beak, tips of fingers pressed together
SHUTO: Outer knife hand
HAITO: Inner knife hand
NUKITE: Spear hand
SHOTE: Palm hand
HAISHU: Back hand
STANCES
ZENKUTSUDACHI Forward stance (used with front hand)
GYAKUZUKIDACHI Forward stance (used with back hand)
NEKOASHI HANMI: Half facing cat stance
GYAKU NEKOASHI: Reverse cat stance
SHIKO DACHI: Horse stance
SHIZENTAI: Natural relaxed stance
SANCHIN DACHI: Small circular stance
NAIFANCHI DACHI: Triangular toes on line
TATAE SEISHAN: Vertical, on line
YOKO SEISHAN: Horizontal, on line
MUSUBI DACHI: Attention, feet form v
NOTTSUKKOMI: Leaning forwards
SAGIASHI DACHI: One legged stance
KOKUTSU DACHI: Weight on the back leg
KOSADACHI: Cross leg stance
HIDARISHIZENTAI: Left natural stance
MIGISHIZENTAI: Right natural stance
HEISOKUDACHI: Closed toe stance
FUDO DACHI: Low drop stance
DIRECTIONAL
MAE: Front
USHIRO: Back
YOKO: Side
AIHANMI: Same side forward
GYAKUHANMI: Opposite side forward
SURIKOMI: Step with the back foot
TAOSHIWAZA: Take down
ASHIBARI: Foot sweeps
KUMITE: Exchange techniques
IPPONKUMITE: One step pairs work
KIHON: Basic
YAKOSUKO: Prearranged
IRIMI: Entering
KAWASHI: Avoiding
NOGARE: Escaping
TAISABAKI: Body skills
MUSHIN: Beginners mind
TEGUMI: Hand drilling
KATA: Prearranged patterns
KENSETSU: Locks
UKEMI: Break fall
TUITE: Grappling
KIMAE: Focus of technique
ATEMI: Vital point striking
KIAI: Focused of spirit, breath, technique
RENKAI: Combinations
ZANSHIN: Awareness
HEI JO SHIN: Keep your usual mind
NI SENTINASHI: There is no first attack
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