Japanese - English Flashcards
Arigato gozaimashita
Thank you for teaching me
Ashi Barai
Foot sweep
Ate
Elbow or Palm heel smash
Awase kumite
Slow sparring in free style
Ayumi ashi
Step over to change form
Barai
Swinging block or sweep
Budo
Way of the warrior
Bunkai
Interpretation of kata
Chaobi
Brown belt students
Chakugan
Vision and awareness, peripheral vision
Chokaku
Straight
Chokaku tsuki
Straight thrusting punch
Chudan
Middle or mid-section
Chudan hiki tome
Middle thrusting recoiled punch and thrusting punch
Chudan uke
Middle parry block
Chudan uke gedan shita Barai
Middle parry block downward block combination
Chusin
Pivoting or centreline
Chusin hiki tsuki
Pivoting hip thrusting recoiled punch
Chushin tome tsuki
Pivoting hip thrusting static punch
Dachi
Stance
Dan
Black belt ranking
Do
The way
Dogi
Uniform
Dojo kun
Maxims of training
Embusen
Performance or demonstration line, usually in kata
Fudo kumite
Stationary sparring
Fukyu
Examination
Fumi Komi
Stamping kick
Furiuchi
Roundhouse backfist snap strike
Gamen
Perseverance
Gamen uchi
Rotating Palm backfist strike
Geari
Obligation, loyalty
Gedan
Lower
Gekisai
Destroy
Gen kan
Area outside dojo
Geri
Kick
Go
Hard, linear, strength or positivity
Gohon kumite
Five point pre-arranged sparring
Gokura San
Thank you for doing what is expected of you.
Gokuro Sama deshita sensai
Thank you for your troubles, teacher
Gyakusoku kumite
Pre-arranged sparring
Gyaku tsuki
Reverse punch
Hachimaka
Headband
Age tsuki
Rising punch, uppercut
Hai
Yes, I understand
Haito uchi
Inner ridge hand snap strike
Haijme
Begin
Hanshi
Eighth Dan and above master
Hante
Other side of the body OR switch sides
Hante ni
Other person
Han zenkutsu dachi
Half lunge stance
Hara
Centre of the body, close to the navel
Hayai
Fast, with speed and effect
Heiho
State of readiness, awareness.
Heiko dachi
Ready, parallel stance
Heisoko dachi
Closed foot stance
Hidari gawa
Left side
Hiji ate
Elbow smash
Hiki
Immediate withdrawal after executing technique
Hiki ayumi ashi
Withdraw front foot to step through with back foot
Hiki Kai tsuki
Switch form reverse punch
Hiki oi
Collapsing front and back foot
Hiki tsuki
Thrusting punch with immediate withdraw
Hiraki kosa ashi
Diagonal side stepping left or right
Hiraki yosei ashi
Side stepping left or right
Hiza geri
Raising knee strike
Ido
Manoeuvre
Ibuki
Breathing
Ijo
Finish bowing in ceremony
Ikyudo
All in one count
Ini buki
Soft breathing
Ippon ken
Fist with forefinger knuckle jutted out.
Jodan
Upper
Jodan uke
Upper rising block
Jodan uke gedan shita barai
Upper rising block down ward block combination
Ju
Soft, circular, flexibility or negativity
Jyu kumite
Normal speed sparring in free style
Kaicho (kancho)
Grand master or head of style
Kaishu
Open hand
Kake uke
Open hand semi-circular deflecting block
Kakato
Heel
Kakato geri
Downward heel kick
Kakuto
Head of crane position as in tensho kata
Kamae
Form position
Kan setsu geri
Knee joint kick
Karate-do
Empty hand way
Kata
Pattern or formal exercise
Keagi
Snapping kick
Kekomi
Thrusting kick
Kekomi geri
Downward slash kick
Ken
Fist
Ken no sen
Overcoming opponent through attack ( calm mind active body )
Keotsuki
Come to attention
Keri Komi
Thrusting front kick
Ki
Internal or spirit energy
Kiai
Loud yell, spirit shout
Kihon
Basic technique
Kihon ido
Manoeuvring exercise
Kin geri
Groin kick
Kime
Speed, timing and accuracy
Kirobi
Yellow belt student
Kisami tsuki
Snap punch with leading hand
Kyoshi
Sixth or seventh dan master
Kobujutsu kenkyukai
Traditional martial arts research society
Kodomo
Junior student
Kohkotsu dachi
Forward leg extended lean back stance
Kokusai
International
Kosa
Diagonal or crossover
Koshi
Ball of foot
Kum Ji do
Diamond pattern manoeuvring exercise
Kumite
Sparring or fighting
Kurobi
Black belt students
Kyogi kumite
Self defence applications from kata
Kyu
Ranking below black belt
Kyujudo
Ninety degrees
Mae
Front or forward