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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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Chudan

chew-dahn

Middle Level

Gedan

gay-dahn

Lower Level

Jodan

joe-dahn

Upper Level

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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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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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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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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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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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