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Numbers:    
  one - ichi
  two - ni
  three - san
  four - shi or yon
  five - go
six - roku
seven - shichi or nana
eight - hachi
nine - ku
ten - ju
 
General Termnology:    
  upper area - jodan
  middle area - chudan
  lower area - gedan
  combative/guarding posture - kamae
  begin - hajime
  stop - yame
  focus - kime
  bow - rei
  ready - yoi
  left - hidari
  right - migi
  teacher (born before) - Sensei
  senior - Senpai
  junior - Kohai
  karate practitioner - karateka
  training hall - dojo
  uniform - gi
  empty hand - karate
  the way of the empty hand - karate-do
  basics - kihon
  forms - kata
  spirited yell - kiai
punching board - makiwara
meditate - mokuso
belt - obi
school or style - ryu
kneel - seiza
front wall - shomen
attention - kiyotsuke
back/rear foot of body - ushiro
hand - te
foot - ashi
switch sides - kaete
please teach me - onegaishimasu or oss!
thank you very much - arigato gozai mashita
turn around - mawate
sparring - kumite
one step sparring - jiyu ippon kumite
slow free flowing sparring - randori
application of kata - bunkai
advanced application of kata - oyo
body shifting - tai sabaki
break falls - ukemi
3-step sparring - san dan kumite or san dan gi
     
Stances:    
  stance - dachi
  feet together - heisoku dachi
  heels together feet out at 45 degrees - musubi dachi
  parallel ready stance - heiko dachi
  natural stance - hachiji dachi
  square stance - shiko dachi
  hour glass stance - sanchin dachi
front stance - zenkutsu dachi
back stance - kokutsu dachi
cat stance - neko ashi dachi
horse riding stance - kiba dachi
half front stance - han zenkutsu dachi
Half-moon stance - hangetsu dachi
Rooted stance - fudo dachi
     
Blocks:    
  block - uke
  face block - jodan uke
  rising/face block - age uke
  chest block - chudan uke
  low block - gedan uke
  low sweeping block - gedan barai
  elbow block - hiji uke or enpi uke
pulling/grasping block - hiki uke
knee block - hiza uke
wrist block - ko uke
roundhouse block - mawashi uke
knife hand block - shuto uke
inside forearm block - soto uke
outside forearm block - uchi uke
     
Hand Techniques:    
  fist - ken
  punch or thrust - zuki
  strike - uchi
  fore fist punch - seiken zuki
  rising punch - age zuki
  face punch - jodan zuki
  chest punch - chudan zuki
  low punch - gedan zuki
  reverse punch - gyaku zuki
  lead punch, jab - kizami zuki
  lunge punch - oi-zuki
double punch - nihon zuki or niren zuki
triple punch - sanbon zuki
hammer fist - kentsui uchi
back fist strike - uraken uchi
palm heel - shotei or tesho uchi
elbow strike - enpi uchi
U- punch - awase zuki
finger thrust - nukite zuki
ridge hand - haito uchi
sword hand - shuto uchi
     
Foot Techniques:    
  kick - geri
  foot - ashi
  foot sweep - ashi barai
  joint kick - kansetsu geri
  front kick - mae geri
  roundhouse kick - mawashi geri
side kick - yoko geri
jump kick - tobi geri
back kick - ushiro geri
hook kick - hiki geri or udo mawashi geri
crescent kick - mikazuki geri
     
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