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glossary of karate terminology:

Way of karate - Karate do
Bow - Rei
Training - centre Dojo
Karate student - Karateka
Junior - Kohai
Senior - Sempai
Teacher - Sensei
Ready - Yoi
Start - Hajime
Stop - Yame
Karate dress - Gi
Rank - Kyu
Belt - Obi
Stanza - Dachi
Normal stance - Heiko dachi
Horse stance - Kiba dachi
Back leaning stance - Zengutsu dachi
Cat stance - Neckochi dachi
Keep each foot in 45° inside - Uchihachi dachi
Strike - Uchi
Middle ponch - Chudan tsuki
Upper ponch - jodan tsuki
Lower ponch - gedan tsuki
Outer middle block - Chudan soto uke
Inner Middle block - Chudan uchi uke
Back fist attack - Uraken
Strike by finger - Nukite
Attack by edge of hand - Shuto
Groin kick - Kinteki geri
Freind kick - Mae geri
Knee kick - Kanzetsu geri
Roundouse - Mawashi geri
Side kick - Yoko geri
Back kick - Usihro geri
Jumping kick - Tobi geri
Fight - Kumite
Free style fight - Jiyu kumite
Hand technics - Te waza
Leg technics - Ashi waza
Red - Aka
White - Shiro
Breaking - Tameshiwari
Affense and defense forms - Kata

Counting
One - Ichi
Two - Ni
Three - San
Four - Shi
Five - Go
Six - Roku
Seven - Shichi
Eight - Hachi
Nine - Ku
Ten - Ju