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Phrases
Domo arigato gozaimashta sensei = Thank you very much honored teacher domo arigato = thank you gozaimashta = very much (with honorable meaning) sensei = teacher Ten Chi Kenpo Karate Do = Law of Heaven and Earth Fist/Boxing, Way of the empty Hand ten = heaven chi = earth kenpo = fist/boxing karate do = way of the empty hand kara = empty te = hand do = way Body Terms ashi = leg chudan = mid section (stomach, chest) empi = elbow gedan = lower section (groin, legs, feet) haishu = back-hand haitu = open hand (inside edge) harai = groin hariken = extended knuckle hetsui = left hittussi(hitsui?) = knee jodan = upper section (neck, head) kakuto = top of wrist ken = knuckle kentussi = inside of closed fist koshi = hip kosoto = minor outside? kote = wrist kumade = bear claw (semi-open hand) mawashi = roundhouse migi = right muchi = same side nakadate = middle nukite = spear tip (open hand finger tips - one or many fingers) osoto = major inside? shuto = open hand (outside edge) tai = body tate = verticle te = hand tetsui = side of closed fist tiesho = palm ude = forearm uraken = backfist washide = chicken-beak (grouped fingers) yubi = finger |
Counting Terms
Ichi = 1 Ni = 2 San = 3 Shi/Yan = 4 Go = 5 Roku = 6 Nana/Shichi = 7 Hachi = 8 Kyu = 9 Jyu = 10 Sho = first Ni = second San = third Yan = fourth Go = fifth Other Terms age = rising berai = parry dachi = stance dan = repeat (same) gaiku(gyaku?) = opposing geri = kick/reap goshin = take down gote = lock hasami = scissor (legs) heisoku = instep juji = scissor (arms) jun = same kage = hook kata = form katate = hand form (grab) katen = wheel kumite = 2 person make = wrapping mikazuki = crescent morate = double nuke = clear oi = lunge okuri = winding otoshi = dropping pinan = heavenly mind ren = alternate ryote = double seiken = foreknuckle taikyoku = cause tori = grab (attacker) uchi = strike (round) uke = block (defender) ura = uppercut ushiro = behind wage = wedge yama = scissor (opposing directions w/o crossing) yoko = side zuki = thrust |