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General Terms
House of the true way - seidokan
Empty hand - karate
“Old war ways” (weapons) - kobudo
Instructor - sensei
Head teacher (licensed) - shihan
School - dojo
Front of dojo – shomen
Spiritual house - shinza
Dojo ethics – dojo kun
Kneeling – seiza
Cross-legged - anza
Gateway - torii
Style - ryu
Training uniform - gi
Belt - obi
Black belt rank - dan
Under black belt rank - kyu
Stretching – junbi undo
Conditioning – hojo undo
Sparring - kumite
Shout - kiai
Focus - kime
Basic practice - kihon
Formal exercise/forms - kata
Interpretation of kata - bunkai
Defender – tori
Attacker - uke
1 attack and counter - ippon kumite
Throwing technique – nage waza
Grappling/joint locking - toide
Choking technique – shime waza
Breakfalls – ukemi waza
Grab/grip - torite

Commands
Bow - rei
Ready - yoi
Begin - hajime
Stop - yame
At Ease - yasume
Meditate – mokuso
Assume stance - kamaete
Change direction - kaete

Blocks
Block – uke waza
Upper block - jodan uke
Middle block - chudan uke
Down block - gedan uke
Inside block - uchi uke
Outside block – soto uke
Knife hand block - shuto uke
Ridge hand block – haito uke
Augmented block – morote uke
Cross block – kosa uke
Split block -  wari uke

Stances
Stance – tachi waza
Attention stance - heisoku dachi
Ready stance - fudo dachi
Squat stance - shiko dachi
Forward stance - zenkutsu dachi
Horse stance - kiba dachi
Side fighting stance - kumite dachi
Back stance - kokutsu dachi
Cat stance - neko ashi dachi
Hook stance - kosa dachi
Kneeling stance – iai goshi dachi

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Directions
Right - migi
Left - hidari
Forward - mai ni
Back - ushiro ni
Straight - massugo ni
Distance - mae
Non-linear stepping – tai sabaki

Counting
One - ichi
Two - ni
Three - san
Four - shi
Five - go
Six - roku
Seven - shichi
Eight - hachi
Nine - ku
Ten - ju

Body
Head – atama
Neck – kubi
Shoulders – kata                   
Arms – ude                           
Elbows - empi
Wrists – kote
Hands - te
Fingers – yubi
Center – hara
Hips – koshi
Knees – hiza
Ankles – ashi kubi
Feet - ashi
Toes – ashi yubi

Striking techniques
Front side technique – atemi
Back side technique - todome
Strike – uchi waza
Punch - tsuki
Reverse punch - gyaku zuki
Thrust punch - oi zuki
Double punch – tomoe zuki
Double inclined punch – heiko zuki
Double side punch – sayu zuki
Roundhouse punch - yokomen uchi
Back fist - uraken
Hammer fist - kentsu
Palm heel - shotei
Knife hand - shuto
Ridge hand - haito
Spear hand - nukite
Back hand - haishu
Elbow - empi
Knee - hiza

Kicks
Kicking – keri waza
Thrust Kick – kekomi geri
Snap kick – keage geri
Front kick – mai geri
Side kick – yoko geri
Rear kick – ushiro geri
Roundhouse kick – mawashi geri
Crescent kick – mikatsuki geri
Lift kick – kin geri
Jump kick – tobi geri
Instep kick – sokko geri
Toe kick – tsumasaki geri