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ALTHOUGH YOU WILL NOT BE TAUGHT TECHNIQUES IN JAPANESE AT YOUNG'S KARATE IT IS BENEFICIAL TO BE FAMILIAR WITH SOME BASIC TERMS. WHEN YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH BASIC JAPANESE TERMS YOU CAN GO TO VISIT A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES IN JAPANESE AND NOT BE EMBARRASSED BY NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON. BELOW IS A LIST OF VERY

BASIC TERMS.

Terminology Meaning Terminology Meaning
SHOTOKAN  WAVING PINES WAY    
SENSEI  TEACHER  DACHI  STANCE
DOJO  WORK OUT AREA ZUKI  STRIKE
KARATE  EMPTY HAND  DAN  BLACK BELT RANK
JUDO  GENTLE WAY  KYU  UNDER BELT RANK
JUJITSU  GENTLE ART KARATEKA  STUDENT
KUNG FU  CHINESE BOXING TORI  ATTACKER
GI  UNIFORM  UKE  DEFENDER
OBI  BELT  ICHI  ONE
KIAI  LOUD YELL  NI  TWO
KIOTSEKE  ATTENTION  SAN  THREE
REI  BOW  SHI  FOUR
KATA  FORM  GO  FIVE
KUMITE  SPARRING  ROKU  SIX
HAJIME  BEGIN  SHICHI  SEVEN
RYU  WAY  HACHI  EIGHT
KIME  INNER FORCE KU  NINE
CHI  INNER FORCE JU  TEN

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MORE DETAILED LIST OF TERMS SEE SENSEI.

 

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