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DOJO ETIQUETTE

TRAINING SESSION OPENING CEREMONY

Shugo: Line up (phonetically ‘shho-go’)

Ki o tsuke: Stand to attention (phonetically ‘kee-ut-skay’)

Seiza: Kneel (phonetically ‘say-zah’)

Mokuso: Meditate (phonetically ‘mok-so’)

Mokuso yame: Finish meditating

Shomen ni: Face the front of the dojo (phonetically ‘sho-men nee’)

Rei: Bow (phonetically ‘ray’)

Sensei ni: Face your teacher

Rei: Bow and say aloud Onegaishimasu meaning please teach me (phonetically ‘on-ee-guy-shim-ass’)

Shomen ni: Face the front of the dojo

Kiritsu: Stand up (phonetically ‘kee-ree-tsoo’)

TRAINING SESSION CLOSING CEREMONY

Shugo: Line up

Ki o tsuke: Stand to attention

Seiza: Kneel

Mokuso: Meditate

Mokuso yame: Finish meditating

Otagai ni: Face your partner, bow and say aloud Arigato Gozaimashita

Rei: Bow

Shomen ni: Face the front of the dojo

Rei: Bow

Sensei ni: Face your teacher, bow and say aloud Arigato Gozaimashita meaning thank you

(phonetically ‘ary-gato goz-aye-mahsh-tah’)

Rei: Bow

Shomen ni: Face the front of the dojo

Kiritsu: Stand up and bow.

Leaving the dojo: At the end of a lesson, it is not necessary to wait and leave the dojo in order of rank. But if you do meet at the exit, it is just a matter of courtesy to allow the senior to go first.

Japanese Grammar: You will sometimes hear people say ‘arigato gozaimashito’ (with a ‘tah’ at the end) or ‘arigato gozaimasu’ (without the ‘tah’). It is just a case of thanking someone in the future or past tense. ‘Arigato gozaimashita’ is used at the end of the lesson to thank the Sensei for the lesson just given. ‘Arigato gozaimasu’ would be used at the start of the lesson to thank the Sensei for the lesson they are about to give.

DOJO COMMUNICATION

Arigato Gozaimashita: Thank you for teaching me

Kiai: Focusing shout

Hai: Yes

Hajime: Begin

Onegaishimasu: Please teach me

Osu: Yes / no / general

Shugo: Line up

Wakari masu ka?: Do you understand?

Wakari masu: I understand

Wakari masen: I don't understand

Yame: Stop

Yoi: Ready

Karate Uniform (Gi)

Obi : Belt

Uwagi :Top half of Gi

Zubon :Bottom half of Gi

Training Equipment

Chi ishi: Lever weighted stone

Ishi sashi: Stone padlocks

Kongo ken : Iron ring

Makiwara : Striking board

Nigiri game : Gripping jars

Tan : Barbells

Numbers

Ichi: One

Ni: Two

San: Three

Shi: Four

Go: Five

Roku: Six

Shichi: Seven

Hachi: Eight

Ku: Nine

Ju: Ten

Black Belt Grades

Shodan: 1st Dan

Nidan: 2nd Dan

Sandan: 3rd Dan

Yondan: 4th Dan

Godan: 5th Dan

Rokudan: 6th Dan

Nanadan: 7th Dan

Hachidan: 8th Dan

Sparring (Kumite)

Ippon kumite:

one step sparring (block and counter)

San dan gi: Basic three step sparring

Randori kumite:

Slow and soft free style sparring with emphasis on technique

Yakusoku kumite: Prearranged sparring

Iri kumite: Hard, fast but controlled continuous free style sparring

Go kumite: Full contact sparring

Parts of the body (Tai)

Ashinoyubi: Toes (Tsumasaki)

Danchin: Sternum

Ganchu: Below the nipples

Gansei: Eyeballs

Hiza: Knee

Jinchu: Region below the nose

Kinteki: Testicles

Kindama: Groin

Kote: Wrist

Miken: Bridge of nose

Mimi: Ears

Mikazuki: Jaw

Nodo: Throat

Onaka: Stomach

Seiken: Fist

Shuko: Back of hand

Suige tsu: Solar-plexus

Ude: Forearm

Yubi: Fingers

Punches (tsuki or zuki)

Jodan tsuki: Punch to the face

Chudan tsuki: Punch to the chest

Gedan tsuki: Punch to the groin

Age tsuki: Rising punch

Choku tsuki: Straight punch

Furi tsuki: Circular punch

Gyaku tsuki: Reverse punch

Kizame tsuki: Jab Punch

Oi tsuki: Lunge punch

Seiken tsuki: Forefist punch

Ura tsuki: Close range punch

Blocks(Uke)

Jodan uke: Upper level block

Age uke: Rising block

Chudan uke: Middle level block

Gedan harai-uke: Lower level sweep

Jodan uke: Upper level block

Hiji uke: Elbow block

Hiki uke: Pulling/grasping block

Hiza uke: Knee block

Ko uke: Wrist block

Shotei barai: Palm heel sweep

Shotei uke: Palm heel block

Soto uke: Forearm block (block from outside moving inward to the centre line of the body)

Sukui uke: Scooping block

Tora guchi uke: Tiger mouth block (sometimes called Mawashi Uke meaning ‘round block'

Strikes (Uchi)

Uraken uchi: Back fist strike

Empi uchi: Elbow strike (hiji)

Haito uchi: Ridge hand strike

Hiraken uchi: Fore knuckle fist strike

Ko uchi: Wrist strike

Nukite uchi: Spear hand strike

Shuto uchi: Knife-edge hand strike

Sokuto uchi: Knife-edge foot strike

Teisho uchi:

Palm heel strike

(sometimes called shotei uchi)

Tetsui uchi: Bottom fist strike

Kicking (Geri)

Mae geri: Front kick

Mawashi geri: Roundhouse kick

Yoko geri: Side kick

Ushiro geri: Back kick

Hiza geri: Knee kick

Kensetsu geri: Stamping kick, joint kick

Mae ashi geri: Front leg kick

Tobi geri: Jumping kick

Stances (Dachi)

Benzoku dachi:

One foot crossed over diagonally

in front of the other, prior to turning

Hachiji dachi:

Natural stance

Han zenkutsu dachi: forward stance

Heiko dachi: Parallel stance

Heisoku dachi:

Formal attention stance, feet together

Kokutsu dachi: Back stance

Musubi dachi:

Formal attention stance, feet turned out

Neko ashi dachi: Cat stance

Reinoji dachi: tick stance

Sagiashi dachi: Crane leg stance

Sanchin dachi:

Hour glass stance

Sesan dachi:

Side facing straddle stance

Shiko dachi: Box stance

Zenkutsu dachi:

Forward leg stance

General Terms

Ashi barai: Foot sweep

Budo: Martial Way; Martial arts

Bunkai: Study of kata applications and techniques

Chudan: Middle level

Dan: Level

Do: Way; Path

Dojo: Training place

Dojo kun: Dojo rules

Gasshuku: Karate training camp

Gedan: Lower level

Geri: KIck

Gi: Dojo uniform (Do-gi)

Go: Hard, unyielding

Go kumite: Hard sparring

Goju-Ryu Karate Do: Hard/Soft style, empty handed way

Hai: Yes

Hajime: Begin

Hara: Stomach

Heishugata: ‘Closed Fist’ kata (Sanchin and Tensho)

Hidari: Left

Hiji: Elbow

Hiza: Knee

Hojo undo: Supplementary exercises

Honbu dojo: Head dojo of an organisation

Ippon kumite: One step (prearranged) sparring

Jodan: Upper level

Ju: Soft, flexible

Junbi undo: Warm up exercises

Kaishugata: ‘Open fist’ kata (Gekisai, Saifa, etc.)

Kakie: Push hands

Kamae: Combative posture

Kamae te: Assume stance

Kanji: Chinese characters

Karate: Empty hand

Karate-do: The way of karate

Kata: Forms

Keage: Snap action

Ken: Fist

Ki o tsuke: Attention (phonetically ‘kee-ut-ski’)

Kiai: Focusing shout

Kihon: Basic techniques

Kokomi: Thrust action

Koshi: Ball of the foot (or Josokutei)

Kumite: Sparring

Mae: Front

Mawatte: Turn around

Migi: Right

Mokuso:

Silent contemplation, meditation

Muchimi: Heavy, sticky action

Obi: Training uniform belt

Oyo bunkai: Study of techniques in kata (similar to Bunkai but including follow-up techniques not shown in kata)

Otagai: Training partner

Randori: Free sparring, relaxed sparring (sometimes called jiyu kumite)

Rei: Bow

Sandan gi: Three level sparring

Seiken: Fore fist

Seiza: Formal sitting position (kneeling on your haunches, feet crossed)

Semete: Attacking partner

Shime: Sanchin testing

Shomen: The front

Shugo: LIne up

Soto: Outwards

Suri ashi: Sliding step

Tai: Body

Tai sabaki: Moving the body to avoid contact

Tanden: The body´s power centre

Te: Hand

Tsuki: Punch

Uchi: Strike

Ude: Forearm

Ude tanren: Forearm conditioning

Uke: Block

Uke harai: Blocking exercises

Uraken: Back fist

Ushiro: Back, rear

Wakari masu ka?: Do you understand?

Wakari masu: I understand

Wakari masen: I don't understand

Waza: Techniques

Yakusoku kumite: Pre-arranged sparring

Yame: Stop

Yoi: Ready

Yoko: Side

Zanshin: Awareness

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