Dojo Rules

1. Students will bow upon entering and before leaving the dojo.

2. Students will behave at all times as gentlemen/ladies both inside and outside the dojo.

3. No Karate student will provoke violence outside the dojo or alow himself/herself to be provoked into violence, under pain of expulsion from the sport of Karate for life.

4. Higher belts will aid lower belts in their training. Lower belts will follow the instructions of higher belts in the dojo.

5. No alcool will be taken before class. Chewing gum or eating candy during class is forbidden.

6. There will be no "sparring" without the express permission of the "Sensei".

7. Students will maintain a serious attitude at all times. No profanity or loud talking is permitted in the dojo.

8. Do not criticize other Karate-ka.

9. Students must comply with the dojo health rules. Personal cleanliness is essential. Finger and toenails must be clipped short.

10. Students must attend at least one class weekly at the time designated for their instruction.

11. No rings, watches or other jewellry may be worn during class.

12. Under no circumstances will any form of Karate be taught by any member to any non-member.

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General Terminology
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Dan	dahn	Rank
Dojo	do-joe	Training Hall
Gi	ghee	Uniform
Go no sen	go-no-sen	Block and counter attack
Hajime	ha-gee-may	Begin
Karate	kah-rah-teh	Empty Hand
Kata	kah-tah	Form
Kiai	key-i	Spirit
Kihon	key-hone	Basic
Kime	ki-mey	Focus
Kumite	koo-me-teh	Sparring
Rei	ray	Bow
Sempai	sem-py	One's senior
Sen no sen	sen-no-sen	Attack at same time as opponent
Sensei	sen-say	Teacher
Waza	wah-zah	Technique
Yame	yah-meh	Stop
Yoi	yoy	Ready
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Levels and Directions
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Chudan	chew-dahn	Middle Level
Gedan	gay-dahn	Lower Level
Hidari	hi-dar-e	Left
Jodan	joe-dahn	Upper Level
Migi	mi-gi	Right
Shomen	show-men	To the front
Soto	so-to	Outside
Uchi	oo-chee	Inside
Ushiro	oo-she-row	Back or Rear
Yoko	yoh-koh	Side
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Counting
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Ichi	itch	One
Ni	knee	Two
San	sun	Three
Shi	chi	Four
Go	go	Five
Roku	roo-ku	Six
Shichi	cee-chi	Seven
Hachi	hah-chi	Eight
Ku	koo	Nine
Ju	jew	Ten
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Blocks
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Age Uke	Ah-gay oo-key	Rising block
Gedan-barai-uke	geh-dahn baa-rah-ee oo-key	Downward block
Gedan-uchi-uke	geh-dahn oo-chee oo-key	Low area block from inside outward
Harai-sukui-uke	hah-rye su-koo-ee	Downward scooping block
Hirate-sukui-age uke	hih-rah-teh su-koo-ee ah-geh	Open hand scooping lift block
Juji uke	jew-gee oo-key	X Block
Jodan-age-uke	joe-dahn ah-geh oo-key	Upper rising block
Kakiwake uke	kah-ke-wa-ke oo-key	Reverse Wedge block
Mawashi-uke	mah-wha-she oo-key	Circular block
Morote uke	mah-roe-te oo-key	Augmented block
Shuto uke	shoo-to oo-key	Knifehand block
Soto-ude-uke	so-toh oo-day oo-key	Forearm block from outside inward
Suki uke	sue-key oo-key	Scooping block
Uchi-ude-uke	oo-chee oo-day oo-key	Forearm block from inside outward
Ude-uke	oo-day oo-key	Forearm block
Uke	oo-keh	Block
Wa-uke	wa oo-key	Two hand circular block
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Kicks
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Geri	keh-rhee	Kick
Keage-geri	keh-ah-geh geh-rhee	Snap kick
Kekomi-geri	keh-koh-me geh-rhee	Thrust kick
Mae-geri	my geh-rhee	Front kick
Mae-geri-keage	my geh-rhee ke-age	Front snap kick
Mae-geri-kekomi	my geh-rhee ke-komi	Front thrust kick
Mawashi-geri	mah-wha-she geh-rhee	Roundhouse kick
Ushiro-geri	you-shiro geh-rhee	Back kick
Ushiro-geri-kekomi	you-shiro geh-rhee ke-komi	Back thrust kick
Yoko-geri	yo-ko geh-rhee	Side kick
Yoko-geri-keage	yo-ko geh-rhee ke-age	Side snap kick
Yoko-geri-kekomi	yo-ko geh-rhee ke-komi	Side thrust kick
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Stances
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Dachi	dah-che	Stance
Fudo-dachi	foo-do dah-che	Rooted stance
Heisoko-dachi	hay-so-koo dah-che	Formal attention stance
Kiba-dachi	key-ba dah-che	Horse stance
Kokutsu-dachi	ko-koo-tsu dah-che	Back stance
Masubi-dachi	mah-subi dah-che	Informal attention stance
Neko ashi dachi	neh-koh ah-shei dah-che	Cat stance
Sanshin-dachi	san-chin dah-che	Hourglass stance
Shizentai-dachi	sha-chin-tie dah-che	Natural stance
Zenkutsu-dachi	zen-koo-tsu dah-che	Front stance
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Strikes
TERM	PRONOUNCIATION	TRANSLATION
Empi uchi	em-pee ooh-chi	Elbow strike
Gyaka zuki	gya-koo zoo-key	Reverse punch
Haito uchi	hi-ate-o ooh-chi	Ridge hand strike
Kizama zuki	key-zah-me zoo-key	Jab punch
Nukite uchi	new-ke-te ooh-chi	Spear hand strike
Oi zuki	oy zoo-key	Lunge punch
Sanbon zuki	san-bon zoo-key	Triple punch
Shuto uchi	shoo-toe ooh-chi	Knife hand strike
Tetsui uchi	tet-tsue-e ooh-chi	Hammerfirst strike
Uchi	ooh-chi	Strike
Ura zuki	oo-rah zoo-key	Inverted punch
Uraken uchi	oo-rah-ken ooh-chi	Backfist strike
Zuki	zoo-key	Punch
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Our Katas
Taikyoku Shodan	Heian Shodan	Heian Nidan
Heian Sandan	Heian Yondan	Heian Godan
Tekki Shodan	Bassai Dai	Jion
Empi	Kanku-Dai	Hangetsu
Tekki Nidan	Jitte	Gangaku
Sochin	Nijushiho	Chinte
Tekki Sandan	Bassai-Sho	Kanku-Sho
Ji'in	Meikyo	Wankan
Unsu	Gojushio-Dai	Gojushio-Sho
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