Terminology
General:
- Goju-ryu - 剛柔流 - Goju Style
- Go - 剛- Hard
- Ju - 柔 - Soft
- Karate-Do - 空手道 - The way of the empty hand
- Karate-Ka - 空手家 - A student of Karate-Do
- Gi / Dogi - 衣 / 道衣 - White training uniform
- Obi - 帯- Belt
- Dojo - 道場 - Training Hall (Place of the way)
- Hombu Dojo - 本部道場- Headquarters
At the Start of the Class:
- Seiretsu - 整列 - Line Up
- Seiza - 正座 - Command to sit on knees
- Mokuso - 黙想 - Clear Mind
- Rei - 礼- Greet by bowing
- Ni taishite - に対して - Turn to face
- Shomen - 正面 - The front (of the dojo)
Bowing-in Ceremony:
- Shomen ni taishite - 正面に対して礼 - Turn to the front of the Dojo
- Kaiso ni taishite - 会祖に対して礼 - Turn to face portrait our founder (Gogen Yamaguchi)
- Yamaguchi Saiko Shihan ni taishite: 山口最高師範に対して礼 - Turn to face, portrait of our Supreme Grandmaster (Goshi Yamaguchi)
- Sensei ni taishite - 先生に対して礼 - Turn to face the instructor
- Sempai ni taishite - 先輩に対して礼 - Turn to face the Sempai (Seniors)
- Otagai ni rei - お互いに礼 - All students face forward to greet each other
Sensei may say:
- Gokuro San - ご苦労さん - Thank you for doing your best
Students may answer:
- Gokuro same deshita - ごくろさまでした - Thank you for your help and guidance
or Sensei may say (Students may answer the same):
- Domo arigato gozai masu - どうもありがとうございます- Thank you very much
Directions:
- Hidari - 左 - Left
- Migi - 右 - Right
- Mae - 前- In front of you
- Ushiro - 後- Behind you
- Yoko - 横 -To the side
- Mawashi - 廻- Round circular motion (Roundhouse)
- Age - 上げ- Upwards or rising
- Otoshi - 落- Downwards
- Hantai - 反対 -Opposite (foot or hand)
- Mawate - 回って - Change to opposite direction
Counting:
- Ichi - 一- 1
- Ni - 二 - 2
- San - 三 - 3
- Shi - 四 - 4
- Go - 五- 5
- Roku - 六 - 6
- Sichi - 七- 7
- Hachi - 八 - 8
- Ku - 九 - 9
- Ju - 十 - 10
Body Parts and Areas:
- Jodan - 上段 - Face Area
- Chudan - 中段- Body Area
- Gedan - 下段 - Groin Area
- Hiza - 膝 - Knee
- Hiji - 肘 -Elbow
- Seiken - 正拳 - Fist (clenched forefist that is punching)
- Teisho - 底掌 - Palm
- Tettsui - けんツイ - Hammer hand
Training Forms:
- Kihon Ido - 基本移動 - Basic Movements
- Shiho Ido - 四法移動 - Four point movements
- Kumite - 組手 - Free Sparring
- Yakusoku kumite - 約束組手 - Prearranged sparring
- Kata - 型- Predetermined sequences
- Bunkai - 分觰 - Application of Kata
Techniques:
- Uke - 受け - Block
- Zuki - 突き - Punch
- Ate - 当 - Smash
- Uchi - 内 - Strike
- Geri - 蹴り - Kick
- Dachi - 立ち - Stance
- Kiai - 気合 - Shout, hard breathing out
Tachi Kata - 立ち方 - Stances
- Hanzenkutsu Dachi - 半前屈立 - half front stance (60:40)
- Heisoku Dachi - 閉足立 - closed feet stance
- Heiko Dachi - 並行立ち - parallel stance
- Kokutsu Dachi - 後屈立 - back stance (30:70)
- Kosa Dachi - 交差立 - backside crossed legs stance
- Moto Dachi - 基立 or 元立 - front side crossed legs stance
- Musubi Dachi - 結び立 - knot-shaped stance
- Neko Ashi Dachi - 猫足立 - cat foot stance (10:90)
- Renoji Dachi - レの字立 - the Japanese letter "Re" stance (or "L" stance) (30:70)
- Sagi Ashi Dachi - 鷺足立 - crane stance, standing on 1 foot the other knee high (0:100)
- Sanchin Dachi - 三戦立 - three battles stance
- Shiko Dachi - 四股立 - square stance
- Shiko Dachi Chokaku - 四股立直角 - lower form stance at 90o
- Shiko Dachi Heikaku - 四股立平角 - lower form stance at 0o
- Shiko Dachi Shakaku - 四股立斜角 - lower form stance at 45o
- Sotohachi Dachi - 外八字立 - outward shape of the number eight stance
- Uchihachi Dachi - 内八字立 - inward shape of the number eight stance
- Zenkutsu Dachi - 前屈立 - front stance (60:40)
Uke Waza - 受け技 - Blocking Techniques
- Age Uke - 揚げ受け - rising block
- Harai Otoshi Uke - 払落受け - dropping circle block
- Kake Uke - 掛受け - outward knife hand block
- Mawashi Uke - 廻受け - double circle block (open hand)
- Osae Uke - 押受け -pressing block
- Shuto Uke - 手刀受け - knife hand block
- Sukui Uke - 掬受け - scooping block
- Teisho Uke - 底掌受け - palm heel block
- Uchi Uke - 內受け - inside fore arm block
- Yoko Uke - 横受け - Circle block
- Yoko Uke Shita Barai - 横受け下払い (Double BLock) Yoko Uke & Harai Otoshi Uke simultaneously
Tsuki Waza - 突き技- Punching Tecniques
- Age Zuki - 揚げ突き - Rising punch
- Awase Zuki -合せ突き- double punch (high & low)
- Hiki Zuki - 引き突き - pulling punch
- Ippon Nukite Zuki - 一本貫手突き - one-finger punch
- Kizami Zuki -刻み突き- leading punch, or jab
- Morote Zuki - 諸手突き- double punch (parallel)
- Nukite Zuki - 贯手突き - finger punch
- Sanbon Zuki - 突き - triple punch (jodan, chudan, gedan)
- Shita Zuki - 三本突き- digging punch (palm side up)
Ate Waza - 当身技 - Striking Techniques
- Hiji Ate - 肘当て - elbow strike
- Hiza Ate - 膝当て - knee strike
- Teisho Ate - 底掌当 - palm heel strike
Uchi Waza - 打ち技 - Hitting Techniques
- Furi Uchi - 振り打ち - circle strike Haito Uchi ridge hand strike
- Ura Uchi - 裏打ち - knuckle strike (palm side up)
- Shuto Uchi - 手刀打ち - knife hand strike
- Tettsui Uchi - 鉄槌打ち - bottom fist strike (or hammer fist strike)
Keri Waza - 蹴り技 - Kicking Techniques
- Gedan Geri - 下段蹴り- low kick
- Kansetsu Geri - 関節蹴り- heel to knee kick
- Kakato Ger i - 踵蹴り- kicking with the foot edge
- Kekomi Geri - 蹴込み蹴り - to the rear kick
- Kin Geri - 金蹴り - Groin snap kick
- Mae Geri - 前蹴り - front kick
- Mawashi Geri - 回し蹴り- round house kick
- Sokuto Geri - 足刀蹴り - joint kick
- Ura Mawashi Geri - 裏回し 蹴り - thrust kick
- Ushiro Geri - 後ろ蹴り- dropping back kick
