• Karate	: Empty Hand. A martial arts style featuring strikes
• Dan		: Rank of black belt. 1st Dan Lowest, 10th Highest
• Dojo		: Exercise hall, where you practices martial arts
• Gi		: Martial Arts Uniform
• Kata		: Stylized form, pre-arranged techniques or pattern
• Kihon		: Basic
• Kiai		: Shout or yell with vital energy
• Kumite	: Sparring
• Kyu		: Grade under black belt. 10th kyu Lowest, 1st Highest
• Sensei	: Teacher 
• Yoi		: Ready
• Oss		: Acknowledgement
• Japanese 1-10	: Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go, Roku, Shichi, Hachi, Ku, Ju 

• Tsuki		: Punch
• Geri		: Kick
• Uke		: Block
• Oi		: Stepping
• Shuto		: Knife Hand
• Uchi		: Strike
• Hajimae	: Begin
• Matae		: Stop

• Jodan		: Upper, shoulders or above 
• Chudan	: Middle of body, eg. torso 
• Gedan		: Lower, waist or below
• Ashi		: Foot / Leg
• Empi		: Elbow
• Hittsui	: Knee
• Hon		; Fingers
• Kakato	: Heel
• Te		: Hand
• Kote		: Back of hand

• Mae		: Front
• Koho		: Backwards
• Migi		: Right side
• Hadari	: Left
• Gyaku		: Reverse
• Age		: Rising
• Haisoku	: Instep
• Yoko		: Side
• Mawashi	: Round

• Jodan age uke	: High rising block
• Chudan uke	: Middle block
• Gendan Barai	: Downward Sweeping Block
• Soto uke	: Outside block (outside uke)
• Irimi uke	: Entering block (stance opens to uke)
• Juji uke	: X-block
• Te uke	: Hand block (brush block)
• Tenshin	: Closing block (stance turns away from uke)
• Ude uki	: Forearm block
• Uchi uke	: Inside block (inside uke)

• Choko Tsuki	: Thrust Punch
• Gyaku Tsuki	: Reverse Punch
• Kizami Tsuki	: Lunge Punch
• Mawashi Tsuki	: Round Punch
• Oi Tsuki	: Stepping Punch
• Tate Tsuki	: Vertical Punch
• Ura Tsuki	: Back Punch
• Yama Tsuki	: Mountain Punch
• Ren Tsuki	: Double Punch
• Sanbon Tsuki	: Triple Punch

• Hittsui geri	: Knee strike (upward, side)
• Mae geri	: Front kick. (kekomi = thrust)
• Mawashi geri	: Roundhouse/circular kick
• Ushiro geri	: back kick (mule kick)
• Yoko geri	: Side kick
• Mika Zuki Geri: Crescent kick
• Ura Mawashi Geri: Reverse Roundhouse/circular kick

• Dachi		: Stance
• Kiba Dachi	: Side, Saddle or Horse Stance
• Hanggetsu Dachi: Half Moon Stance
• Heisoku Dachi	: Formal Stance
• Kosa Dachi	: Cross Leg Stance
• Neko Ashi Dachi: Cat Stance
• Renoji Dachi	: L Stance
• Sanchin Dachi	: Hour Glass Stance
• Shiko Dachi	: Sumo Stance
• Sochin Dachi	: Rooted Stance	
• Zenkutsu Dachi: Front Stance

• Gohan		: 5 Step Sparring
• Sanbon Kumite	: 3 Step Sparring
• ippon Kumite	: 1 Step Sparring
• Aka		: Red
• Dihue		: Assistant, (red stripe in GJ)
• Eri		: Lapel
• Fumi Komi	: Stamping Kick
• Fudo-shin	: "Immovable mind", calm yet undistracted & aware
• Haitto	: Ridge hand (first knuckle of thumb and side of hand)
• Hara		: one's center of mass, place of origin for one's Ki
• Ippon		: Full Point
• Irimi waza	: Entering techniques
• Juji		: Cross, (number 10 is written as X.)
• Kake		: Application of the technique
• Kamae		: Posture
• Kara		: Empty
• Katsu		: Revival techniques. (Kapo) 
• Keage		: Snap
• Keosuke	: Attention (Kitskay)
• Kapo		: Healing arts
• Ki		: Spirit, Vital energy
• Kime		: Focus
• Mikazuki	: Crescent
• Moro		: Doubled
• Kokutsu Dachi	: Back Stance
• Koshi		: 1. Hip.: 2. Ball of the foot
• Kuzushi	: Unbalancing
• Kyusho-jitsu	: Pressure point strikes
• Ma-ai		: Distance
• Mushin	: Mind of no mind, thoughtless action
• Nage no kata	: Formalized throws
• Necho		: Cat
• Nuki		: escape
• Nukite	: Spear Hand Strike
• Obi		: Belt
• Randori	: Free practice (judo sparring)
• Rei		: Bow
• Ryo		: multiple (two on two) 
• Soto		: Outside (of opponent's stance)
• Seiza		: Sitting position
• Sempai	: Senior
• Sensei-ni	: Face toward instructor
• Shiai		: Contest
• Shihan	: Master instructor (4th-5th Dan)
• Sutemi	: Sacrifice, purposeful fall
• Tanden	: Point just below the navel
• Tenkan	: turning, 180 degree turn
• Tenshin	: closing, 45 degree turn away from attack
• Tori		: Defender, demonstrator of technique
• Tsukuri	: Stepping into the throw
• Uchikomi	: Repeated practice of throwing techniques
• Ude		: Forearm 
• Ushiro	: Rear
• Ukemi		: Falling and rolling exercises
• Uki		: Attacker, to whom techniques are done
• Waza		: Technique
• Yama		: Mountain
• Zanshin	: "Remaining mind/heart", preservation of mental attitude and awareness (esp. after a technique)
• Zazen		: Sitting meditation
• Zen		: 1. Buddhist sect.: 2. Religious meditation
• Zempo		: Forward