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Here the diligent Karateka will find all the Japanese terminology for Karate you could want. This will help when you are starting to be taught purely in Japanese terms and also trying to understand new techniques from their similar names.
Here the diligent Karateka will find all the Japanese terminology for Karate you could want. This will help when you are starting to be taught purely in Japanese terms and also trying to understand new techniques from their similar names.
KATA
KIHON
KUMITE
HAJIME
MATTE/YAME
YASUME
REI
SEIZA
MOKUSO
DAN
KYU
KEKOGI/GI
KIME
ZANSHIN
DOJO
URA
MAE
USHIRO
YOKO
SOTO
UCHI
AGE
TSUKI
UKE
WAZA
JODAN
CHUDAN
GEDAN
ICHI
NI
SAN
SHI
GO
ROKU
SHICHI
HACHI
KU
JU
OSS/OSU
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FORM(S)
BASICS
SPARRING
BEGIN
STOP
RELAX
BOW
SIT
MEDITATION
BLACK BELT RANK
COLOURED BELT RANK
UNIFORM
FOCUS
MENTAL ALERTNESS, KARATE STATE OF MIND
TRAINING SPACE
REVERSE
FRONT
BACK
SIDE
OUTSIDE
INSIDE
RISING
PUNCH
BLOCK
TECHNIQUE
HEAD/THROAT
STOMACH/SOLAR PLEXUS
GROIN
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PERSEVERE WHEN PUSHED, TO OVERCOME
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