Terminologie & Technieken


Kyokushin Terminology

 General Vocabulary

Hai

Yes

Iee

No

Watashi

Me / I

Anata

You

Kare

Him

Doko

Where

Nan

What

Dare

Who

Doshite

Why

Itsu

When

Do/Ikaga

How

Ikura

How many


 General Japanese Greetings & Expressions

Ohayô gozaimasu

Good morning

Konnichiwa

Hello/Good afternoon

Konbanwa

Good evening

Arigatô gozaimasu

Thank you!

Hajimemashite

How do you do?

Douzo yoroshiku

Nice to meet you!

Dewa mata

See you later

Mata ashita

See you tomorrow

Ja mata

See ya! (less formal)

Sayonara

Goodbye

Shitsurei shimasu

I'm leaving (very formal)

Sumimasen

Excuse me

Dômo

Thanks!

Dômo arigatou gozaimashita

Thank you very much (very polite)

Onegaishimasu

Please


 

 Greetings and Salutes


 

Osu

Patience and Determination. Comes from 'oshi shinobu' which means to never give up. It also comes from 'osu no seishin' which means perseverance under pressure.
It is used among kyokushin practionners to show respect or to say "I understand".

Shinzen ni rei

Greeting to the ancestors

Shomen ni rei

Greeting in direction of the person standing in the place of honor (usually more elevated than the students)

Mokuso

Meditation (silent thought) / Close your eyes

Mokuso yame

Open your eyes

Mas Oyama ni rei

Greeting to Mas Oyama

Shihan ni rei

Greeting to the Shihan

Sensei ni rei

Greeting to the teacher

Sempai ni rei

Greeting to the assistant teacher

Otagai ni rei

Greeting to the other students

Tatte kudasai

Stand on your feet (right foot first)

Osu onegai shimasu

Courtesy call when start the class / to your practice partner

Osu Arigato gozaimashita

Thank you so much

Osu Shitsurei shimasu

Excuse me

Osu Shitsurei shimashita

I apologize


 

 Titles and Status


 

Sosai

President

Kancho

Director

Hanshi

Honorable Master

Shihan

Grand Master (5th dan or more)

Sensei

School Master / Teacher (3rd dan or more)

Sempai

Senior / Teacher's assistant

Shidoin

Instructor

Karateka

Student

Kohai

Junior student

Otagai

Each other / Other students

Yudansha

Black belt student


 

 Places and Clothing


 

Honbu

Head quarters

Dojo

Training Hall (Way place)

Dogi (gi)

Training clothes

Obi

Belt

Kyu

Belt dash for lower belts (colored-belts)

Dan

Belt dash for black belts

Kuroi obi

Black belt

Shodan Shinsa

Dan test / Black Belt test

Shokyu Shinsa

Kyu Test / Color belt test

Nyumon

Join to the Dojo

Hamon

Excommunicate

Shonen bu

Kids class

Jyoshi bu

Ladies class

Ippan bu

Regular adult class

Sonen bu

Senior class


 

 Basic Terminology (kihon jutsugo)


 

Anza

Relaxed Sitting

Bunkai

Application (analysis)

Budo

Martial Way

Do

Path

Dojo Kun

Training Hall Oath

Fukuso

Accouterment

Fumiashi

Step (with a change of feet)

Gasshukoku

United States

Goshin jutsu

Self defense

Hanmi

Upper body shifted angled to avoid direct strike and ready for your next move

Ibuki

Forced Tension Breathing

Karate

Empty hand

Kamaete

Take Ready Position

Kata

Form

Ki

Inner Energy

Kiai

Explosive Scream

Kiai Irete

With Explosive Energy

Kihon

Basics

Kihon waza

Basic techniques

Kime

Focus

Kokusai

International

Kosa

Switch (i.e. switch stance L to R or R to L)

Kotai

Switch (i.e. partners switch places in a drill)

Kumite

Combat

Kyokushin

Ultimate Truth

Yakusoku kumite

Pre-arranged combat

Ippon kumite

Pre-arranged combat / 1 block and 1 counter-attack (the two participants are standing at the same place)

Sanbon kumite

Pre-arranged combat / 3 blocks followed by 3 counter- attacks while the participants move straight.

Jiyu kumite

Free-sparring

Jissen kumite

Full contact fighting

Maai

Interval (between opponents)

Makiwara

Striking Post (straw wrapped)

Mugorei

No Counting (no commands)

Mushin

Without Thought (no mind)

Naore

Return to Starting Position

Nogare

Calm Controlled Breathing / Breathing technique - breath silently

Okuriashi

Shuffle Step (sending foot)

Rei

Bow / Greeting / Homage

Renmei

Federation

Renma

Polishing, Training

Renraku

Combinations

Seishin

Spirit

Tatte

Stand up

Mawatte

Turn

Hantai

Opposite side

Yame

Stop

Yasume

Rest, at Ease

Yoi

Ready

Seiza

Formal Kneeling (correct sitting)

Kamaete

On guard

Hajime

Start

Ryu

Style (of karate)

Tameshiwari

Braking exercise / test (wood, ciment, ice, baseball bat, etc)

Tanden

Center of Body (below navel)

Waza

Technique(s)

Zanshin

Remain Alert (remaining mind)


 

 Directions


 

Jodan

Upper Level

Chudan

Middle Level

Gedan

Lower Level

Age

Rising / While raising

Happo

8 directions

Hidari

Left

Juji

Cross arm

Kake

Hooked

Mae

Front, forward
 

Mawashi

Round, Circular

Migi

Right

Naname

In diagonal, at 45 degrees

Oroshi

Descending / While going down

Sagari

While going backward

Sayu

Left and right alternatively

Shita

From below / down

Shomen

Front of Dojo

Soto

From outside to inside, outside

Tobi

While jumping

Naka / Uchi

Fron inside to outside, inside

Ue

Up

Ura

Reverse, Backward

Ushiro

Behind

Yoko

On sides, from sides


 

 Colors


 

Aka

Red

Shiro

White

Kiiro

Yellow

Cha

Brown

Ao

Blue

Midori

Green

Kuro

Black


 

 Body Weapons - The hand and arms as weapon


 

Seiken

Fist / Forefist (correct fist)

Shuto

Knife hand

Te

Hand

Hiji / Enpi

Elbow

Tetsui

Hammer fist

Koken

Arc fist

Uraken

Reverse fist / Back hand

Haisho

Backhand

Haito

Reverse knife hand

Hiraken

Flat Fist

Nukite

Finger tip strike

Nakayubi Ippon Ken

Middle Finger Knuckle Fist

Oyayubi Ippon Ken

Thumb Knuckle Fist

Shotei

Palm heel

Kote

Forearm

Ryutoken

Dragon's Head Fist

Toho

Sword Peak Hand


 

 Body Weapons - The leg and foot as a weapon


 

Sokuto

Knife edge foot

Haisoku

Instep

Kakato

Heel

Hiza

Knee

Chusoku

Ball of the foot

Teisoku

Arch of the foot

Sune

Shin

Tsumasaki

Toe


 

 Body Weapons - Others


 

Zutsuki

Head-butt

Taiatari

Tackle

Kiai

Spirited shout


 

 Body parts as a target


 

Jodan (Neck and Head)

Chudan (Torso area)

Gedan (Groin and legs)

Ago (Chin / Jaw)

Suigetsu / Hara (Stomach / Solar Plexus)

Kinteki (kin) (Groin)

Me (Eye)

Mune (Chest)

Ashi (Leg)

Hana (Nose)

Sakotsu (Clavicle / Collarbone)

Hiza (Knee)

Nodo (Throat)

Rokkotsu / Abara (Rib)

Kansetsu (Joint)

Komekami (Temple)

Kata (Shoulder)

Momo (Thigh)

Kuchi (Mouth)

Hizo (Spleen)

Koshi (Hip)

Mimi (Ear)

Kanzo (Liver)

Sune (Shin)

Kubi (Neck)

Senaka / Ushiro (Back)

Kakato (Heel)

Ganmen (Face)

Shinzo (Heart)

Fukurahagi (Calf)

Jinchu (Spot between nose & mouth)

Ude (Arms)


Miken (Spot between eyes)

Te (Hand)


Atama (Head)

Yubi (Finger)



Tekubi (Wrist)



Kobushi / Ken (Fist)



 

 Kihon Waza (Basic techniques)


 

Tsuki

Punch (thrust)

Uchi

Strike

Uke

Block

Geri

Kick


 

 Stances (the word "tachi" & "dachi" has same meaning)


 

Heisoku dachi

Closed foot stance

Musubi dachi

Open Foot (connected) Stance / Toes open & heels together

Soto hachiji dachi

Outer figure 8 stance

Moro ashi dachi

One Foot Forward (two-foot) Stance / Two legged parallel stance

Kokutsu dachi

Back leaning stance

Kake ashi dachi

Cross legs stance

Kiba dachi

Horse back riding stance

Tsuru ashi dachi

Crane stance

Heiko dachi

Parallel stance

Uchi hachiji dachi

Inner figure 8 stance

Yoi Dachi / Shizentai

Ready Stance

Fudo dachi

Immobile stance

Sanchin dachi

Three Point Stance / Basic practice stance

Neko ashi dachi

Cat stance

Zenkutsu dachi

Forward leaning stance

Shiko dachi

Sumo stance

Tsuru Ashi Dachi

Crane Stance

Kumite Dachi

Fighting Stance

Han Mi

Half Body Stance

Migi Ashi Mae

Right Foot Forward

Hidari Ashi Mae

Left Foot Forward



 

 Punching Techniques (tsuki waza)


 

Seiken chudan / Jodan tsuki

Fist strike to the chudan / jodan

Seiken ago uchi

Fist strike to the chin

Seiken Furi Uchi

Hook Strike

Seiken Oi Tsuki

Lunge Punch

Seiken Morote Tsuki

Two-Handed Punch

Seiken Gyaku Tsuki

Reverse Punch

Seiken Tate Tsuki

Vertical Punch

Seiken Jun Tsuki

Side (corresponding) Punch

Uraken ganmen uchi

Back fist strike to the face

Uraken sayu uchi

Back fist strike to the left & right opponents

Uraken hizo uchi

Back fist strike to side of the stomach

Uraken Oroshi Ganmen Uchi

Descending Face Strike

Uraken mawashi uchi

Back fist roundhouse strike to the temple

Shita tsuki

Flipped fist strike to the middle section

Tetsui Oroshi Ganmen Uchi

Descending Face Strike with hammer fist

Tetsui Komekami Uchi

Temple Strike with hammer fist

Tetsui Hizo Uchi

Spleen Strike with hammer fist

Tetsui Mae Yoko Uchi

Forward Side Strike with hammer fist

Tetsui Yoko Uchi

Side Strike with hammer fist

Enpi

Elbow strike


 

 Striking Techniques (uchi waza)


 

Shuto ganmen uchi

Shuto strike to the temple

Shuto sakotsu uchi

Shuto down strike to the collarbone

Shuto sakotsu uchikomi

Shuto forward strike to the collarbone

Shuto uchi uchi

Shuto outward strike to the temple or neck

Shuto hizo uchi

Shuto strike to the spleen/abdomen

Shuto Yoko Ganmen Uchi

Side Face Strike

Nihon Nukite

Two-Fingered Spear Hand

Yonhon Nukite

Four-Fingered Spear Hand

Shotei Uchi

Palm Heel Strike

Hiji Ate

Elbow Strike

Mae Hiji Ate

Forward Elbow Strike

Age Hiji Ate

Rising Elbow Strike

Ushiro Hiji Ate

Backwards Elbow Strike

Oroshi Hiji Ate

Descending Elbow Strike


 

 Blocking techniques (uke waza)


 

Jodan uke

Upper block

Soto uke

Middle section from outside to inside

Uchi uke

Middle section from inside to outside

Gedan barai

Lower block

Kosa uke / Uchiuke gedanbarai

Uchiuke & gedanbarai at a same time

Morote Chudan Uchi Uke

Two-Handed Middle Area Inside Block

Mawashi uke

Roundhouse block

Shuto mawashi uke

Shuto roundhouse block

Juji Uke

Crossed Block

Kake Uke

Hooked Block

Shotei Uke

Palm Heel Block

Enkei gyaku tsuki

Reverse strike with circular motion block on Zenkutsu dachi stance


 

 Kicking Techniques (geri waza)


 

Mae keage

Front upper kick with no knee snap

Hiza geri

Knee kick

Kin geri

Groin kick

Mae geri

Front snap kick

Yoko keage

Side upper kick with no knee snap

Kansetsu geri

Knee joint kick

Yoko geri

Side kick

Ushiro geri

Back kick

Uchi mawashi geri

Roundhouse kick with no knee snap outward

Soto mawashi geri

Roundhouse kick with no knee snap inward

Mawashi geri

Roundhouse kick

Ushiro mawashi geri

Spinning roundhouse kick

Kakato otoshi

ax kick

Domawashi kaiten geri

Suicidal jumping spin kick

Tobi geri

Jumping kick

Tobi Mae Geri

Jumping Front Kick

Nidan geri

Jumping kick with shuffle legs


 

 Name of the Kata


 

Taikyoku sono ichi

Taikyoku sono ni

Taikyoku sono san

All Taikyoku Kata has Ura (Reverse = spin)


 

Sokugi Taikyoku sono ichi

Sokugi Taikyoku sono ni

 

Sokugi Taikyoku sono san

 

 


 

Pinan sono ichi

Pinan sono ni

Pinan sono san

Pinan sono yon

Pinan sono go

All Pinan Kata has Ura (Reverse = spin)


 

Sanchin

Yantsu

Tsuki no Kata

Gekisai dai

Gekisai sho

Tensho

Saifa

Seienchin

Garyu

Seipai

Kanku

Sushiho

Tekki sono ichi

Tekki sono ni

Tekki sono san

Bo kihon sono ichi

Juji Kata no kata

Juji keri no Kata

Chion

Nunchaku kihon sono ichi

Tonfa kihon sono ichi

Bassai dai

Soki

 

Taizan


 

 Numbers (kazu)


 

1 (Ichi)

2 (Ni)

3 (San)

4 (Shi / Yon)

5 (Go)

6 (Roku)

7 (Shichi / Nana)

8 (Hachi)

9 (Kyu)

10 (Jyu)

11 (Jyu Ichi)

12 (Jyu Ni)

13 (Jyu San)

14 (Jyu Shi)

15 (Jyu Go)

16 (Jyu Roku)

17 (Jyu Shichi)

18 (Jyu Hachi)

19 (Jyu Kyu)

20 (Ni Jyu)

30 (San Jyu)

40 (Yon Jyu)

50 (Go Jyu)

60 (Roku Jyu)

70 (Nana Jyu)

80 (Hachi Jyu)

90 (Kyu Jyu)

100 (Hyaku)

1000 (Sen)

10000 (Man)


 

 Tournament Terminology (taikai jutsugo)


 

Awasete Ippon

Adds Up to One Point

Shomen

Front

Shushin

Referee

Seiza

Sit down

Kamaete

On guard

Yame

Stop

Shiro

White

Genten

Penalty

Genten ichi

Minus 1 point

Rei

Bow

Otagai

Each other

Mawatte

Turn

Hajime

Start

Aka

Red

Kachi

Win

Chui

Warning

Genten ni

Minus 2 point

Genten san = shikkaku

Minus 3 point = disqualified

Hantei onegai shimasu

Please give the judgment

Hantei

Decision / Judgement

Waza ari

Half point

Zokko

Continue / Resume Fighting

Akushu

Shake hands

Ippon

One Point / Knock out = fight ends

Encho

Overtime Round (extension)

Fukushin

Corner Judge (assistant referee)

Fukushin Shugo

Referees' Conference

Hikiwake

Draw, Tie

Senshuken Taikai

Championship Tournament

Shikaku

Disqualification



- Warning technique (chui) -


Ganmen oda

Face punch

Tsukami

Grabbing

Kinteki geri

Groin kick

Nage

Throwing

Oshi

Push

Kake

Hook

Kansetsu geri

Knee joint kick

Atama wo tsuketeno kogeki

Attach with head on opponent

Senaka / Sekizui eno kogeki

Strike to the back / spinal area

Taoreta aite eno kogeki

Attack to the downed opponent

Waza no kake nige

Throwing technique for escape purpose

Seni soshitsu

Lost of intent to fight


 

 Training


 

Hokyo

Strength training e.g. Push ups

Kentate

Fist push ups

Yubitate

Finger push ups

Fukkin

abdominal exercises / crunch / sit-up

Haikin

Back extention

Sukuwatto

Squat

Sakadachi

Hand standing

Junan

Stretching

Bogu

Protection gear

Mizu

Water