- Age - rising
- Ashi - foot
- Aswatte - sit
- Bo - wooden staff
- Budo - martial way
- Bushido - way of the warrior
- Bunkai - breakdown of kata
- Chudan - middle level
- Dachi - stance
- Dan - black belt rank
- Dojo - training hall
- Empi - elbow
- Fumikomi - stomp
- Gedan - lower level
- Geri - kick
- Gi (Dogi) - training uniform
- Goju-ryu - hard/soft Style
- Gyaku - reverse
- Haishu - back hand
- Haisoku - instep
- Haito - ridge hand
- Hajime - begin
- Hidari - left
- Hiji - elbow
- Hiraken - fore knuckle fist
- Hiza - knee
- Ippon - one point
- Ippon Ken - one knuckle fist
- Ippon Kumite - one step sparring
- Ippon Nukite - one finger gouge
- Jiyu Kumite - free sparring
- Jodan - upper level
- Karate - empty hand
- Karate Ka - karate student
- Kata - formal exersize
- Kakato - heel
- Kake - hook
- Kamae - on guard position
- Keage - snapping
- Kentsui - hammer fist
- Ki - inner energy
- Kiai - spirit shout
- Kihon - basics
- Kime - focus
- Kiotsuke - attention
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- Kumite - sparring
- Koshi - ball of foot/hips
- Ma-ai - distancing
- Mae - front
- Makiwara - striking board
- Migi - right
- Morote - both hands
- Nage Waza - throwing techniques
- Nihon Nukite - two finger gouge
- Nukite - finger gouge
- Obi - belt
- Otoshi - descending
- Rei - bow (respect)
- Roku Shaku Bo - six foot staff
- Sai - three pronged weapon
- Seiken - fore fist
- Seiza - formal kneeling position
- Sempai - senior
- Sensei - teacher
- Shitogi - uniform pants
- Shotei - palm heel
- Shuto - knife hand
- Tachi Rei - standing bow
- Tate - vertical fist
- Te - hand
- Te Waza - hand techniques
- Teisho - palm heel
- Tettsui - hammer fist
- Tobi - jumping
- Tori - the person performing a technique
- Tsuki - punch
- Tuifa (also Tonfa) - L-shaped wooden weapon
- Uchi - strike
- Ude - forearm
- Uke - block/the person receiving a technique
- Uraken - back fist
- Ushiro - backwards
- Uwagi - uniform jacket
- Yame - stop
- Yoi - ready
- Yoko - side
- Yudansha - black belt or group of black belts
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