greeting
gassho
Technique Words

posture
gamae

hard technique
goho

soft technique
juho

footwork
umpoho

rolling, falling
ukemi

movement
tai sabake
 
form, shape
kata

lesson
gakka

system of practice
hokei

basics
kihon

striking, offense
atemi

punch
zuki

kick
geri

cut
kiri

block
uke

open-hand
kagite

escape
nuki

twist
gote

wrap, bind up
maki

throw
nage

exterior
omote

demonstration
embu

 
Common Phrases
Please (formal)
onegai-shimasu

Thank You
arigato-gozaimasu

please
kudesai

Excuse me
gomen nasai

begin
hajime

sitting properly
seiza

shout
kiai

left
hidari

right
migi

forward, front
mae

backward, rear
ushiro

behind, go back
ato

level (front)
jun

reverse (back)
gyaku

open stance
hiraki-gamae
 
closed stance
tai-gamae

single form
tan-en

pair form
so-tai

upwards
uwa

cross
juji

face-level
jo-dan

mid-level
chu-dan

low level
ge-dan

inside
uchi

outside
soto

sideways, horizontal
yoko

edge of foot
sokuto

 
Numbers
one
ichi

two
ni

three
san

four
shi or jun

five
go

six
roku

seven
shichi

eight
hachi

nine
kyu

ten
juu

seventy
nana-ju

one hundred
hyaku