Body areas	Jodan	From the neck up
	Chudan	From the neck to the belt
	Gedan	From the belt down
	Migi	Right side
	Hidari	Left side
Stances	Musubi Dachi	Heels together, feet at a 45° angle
	Heisoku Dachi	Feet together
	Hachiji Dachi	Open-leg stance
	Kiba Dachi	Horse-riding stance
	Zenkutsu Dachi	Front stance
	Kokutsu Dachi	Back stance
Blocks	Gedan Barai	Low block
	Jodan Age Uke	High block
	Soto Uke	Outside-inside block
	Uchi Uke	Inside-outside block
	Morote Uke	Reinforced inside-outside block
	Shuto Uke	Knife hand block or strike
Punches/Strikes	Choku Zuki	Straight punch
	Oi Zuki	Lunge punch
	Gyaku Zuki	Reverse punch
	Age Zuki	Rising punch
	Nukite Zuki	Finger strike
	Mawashi Zuki	Round punch
	Uraken	Backfist strike
Kicks/Leg Techniques	Mae Geri	Front kick
	Yoki Geri Keage	Side snap kick
	Yoko Geri Kekome	Side thrust kick
	Mawashi Keage	Round house kick
	Ushiro Geri Kekome	Back thrust kick
	Ushiro Mawashi Keage	Hook kick
	Mae Ashi Mae Geri	Front leg front kick
	Mae Ashi Mawashi Geri	Front leg round kick
	Ashi Barai	Leg sweep
Additional terms	Karate	Fighting with empty hands
	Kata	Forms
	Kumite	Sparring
	Sensei	Instructor
	Sempai	Assistant instructor
	Yoi	Ready
	Hajime	Begin
	Yame	Stop
	Seiza	Proper method of kneeling
	Mokuso	Meditation
	Osu	Affirmative acknowledgement
	Rei	Bow
	Shomen Ni Rei	Bow to the front
	Sensei Ni Rei	Bow to instructor
	Otogai Ni Rei	Bow to each other
	Kiai	Explosive sound/exhalation from the diaphragm
	Kime	Focus
	Gi	Uniform
	Obi	Belt
	Kyu	Belt ranks below black belt
	Dan	Black belt ranks