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KARATE TITLES & TERMS

Karate is a martial art from Japan. Therefore, we will use Japanese titles and terms in training. Here are some simple terms that we used mostly:
TITLES & RANKS
JAPANESE KANJI
宗家
​館長
​支部長
​道場長
師範
助教
指導員
先生
先輩
後輩
有段者
無段者
ROMAJI
SOKE
KANCHO
SHIBUCHO
DOJOCHO
SHIHAN
JOKYO
SHIDOIN
SENSEI
SENPAI
KOHAI
YUDANSHA
MUDANSHA
MEANING
Head of the Family / Grand Master
Chief Instructor
Branch-in-charge
Dojo-in-charge
Superior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Instructor ​
Teacher (General speaking)
The person who's senior to yourself
The person who's junior to yourself
Black Belt Member (Shodan or above)
Non Black Belt Member (Color Belt Member)

GENERAL
JAPANESE KANJI
正座
気を付け
​默想
​治って
​用意
始め
​止め
はい
気合
ROMAJI
​SEIZA​​
​KIOTSUKE
​MOKUSOU
NAOTE
YOOI
HAJIME
YAME
HAI
KIAI​
MEANING
Japanese sitting position
Pay attention
Close eyes and focus
Back to original position
Get Ready
Start
Stop
Means "Yes", "Okay"
Combine the technique with breathing

STANCE (DACHI)
JAPANESE KANJI
​閉足立ち
​結び立ち
​平行立ち
​外八立ち
内八立ち
​四股立ち
前屈立ち
​半前屈立ち
猫足立ち
弁足立ち
ROMAJI
​HEISOKU DACHI
​MUSUBI DACHI
​HEIKO DACHI
SOTO HACHI DACHI
UCHI HACHI DACHI
SHIKO DACHI
ZENKUTSU DACHI
HAN ZENKUTSU DACHI
NEKO ASHI DACHI
BENSOKU DACHI
MEANING
Close Feet Stance
Open Feet Stance
Parallel Stance
Outside Character Eight Stance
Inside Character Eight Stance
Straddle Stance
Forward Stance
Half Forward Stance
Cat Stance
Bent leg Stance

BLOCK (UKE)
JAPANESE KANJI
上段受け
中段受け
下段払い
掛け受け
内受け
外受け
ROMAJI
JODAN UKE
CHUDAN UKE
GEDAN BARAI
KAKE UKE
UCHI UKE
SOTO UKE
MEANING
Upper Block
Middle Block
Lower Sweep
Hooking Block
Forearm Inside Block
Middle Outside Block

ATTRACK (TSUKI / UCHI / AGE)
JAPANESE KANJI
正拳突き
逆突き
​上段突き
中段突き
下段突き
下突き
揚突き
振り打ち
​手刀打ち
鉄槌打ち
掌底当て
裏拳
肘当て
一本拳
ROMAJI
SEI KEN TSUKI
GYAKU TSUKI
JODAN TSUKI
​CHUDAN TSUKI
GEDAN TSUKI
SHITA TSUKI
A GE TSUKI
FURI UCHI
SHUTO UCHI
​TETSUI UCHI
TETSUI UCHI
URAKEN
​HIJI ATE
IPPON KEN
MEANING
Fore Fist Punch
Reverse Punch
Upper Punch
Middle Punch
Lower Punch
Under Punch
Ascending Punch
Back Fist Swing Strike
Knife Hand Strike
Hammer Firt Strike
Bottom Palm Strike
Back Fist Swinging Strike
Elbow Smash
One Point Fist Punch

KICK (GERI)
JAPANESE KANJI
​下段蹴り
前蹴り
関節蹴り
​廻蹴り
横蹴り
膝蹴り
足払い
ROMAJI
​GEDAN GERI
MAE GERI
​KANSETSU GERI
​MAWASHI GERI
YOKO GERI
​HIZA GERI
​​ASHI BARAI
MEANING
Under Kick
Forward Kick
Knee Joint Kick
Round House Kick
Side Kick
Knee Kick
Foot Sweep

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