General Terms

barraki  grading
dan (dan)  grade
dachi (daw-chee)  stance
damashi i (daw-maw-shee)  fighting spirit
dojo (doe-joe)  practice hall
geri (gay-ree)  kick
hara (haw-raw)  center of body
iai-uchi (I-oo-chee)  mutual striking
ippon kumite (ipp-on koo-me-tay)  one step sparring
jyu kumite (jer koo-me-tay)  free style sparring
karate (kaw-raw-tay)  empty hand
karate-do (kaw-raw-tay doe)  the way of karate
kata (kaw-taw)  forms
kempo (kem-poe)  law of the fist
kiai (key-I)  harmonization of body, mind, and spirit
kime (key-may)  focus
kumite (koo-me-tay)  sparring
makiwara (maw-key-wan-raw)  punching board
mushin  empty mind
sensei (sen-say)  honourable teacher (reflection of the past)
Shorin Damashii ji   spirit of the Shaolin Temple
Shorin Ryu   way of the Shaolin Temple
shiai (shee-l)   tournament
uke (oo-kay)   block
waza (wah-zaw)   techniques
zuki (zoo-key)   punch

Parts of the Body:

empi (em-pee)   elbow
hiza (hee-zaw)   knee
ken (ken)   fist
kokato (koe-kah-toe)   heel
koshi (koe-shee)   ball of foot
seiken (see-ken)   forefist
sokuto (so-koo-toe)   knife edge of foot
te (tay)   hand
ude (oo-day)   forearm
uraken (oo-raw-ken)   backfist

Kicks:

kaegi (kay-ee-gi)   snap
kekomi (keh-koe-me)   thrust
mae geri (my gay-ree)   front kick
mawashi geri (mah-wah-shee gay ree)   roundhouse kick
tobi geri (toe-bee gay-ree)   flying kick
ushiro geri (oo-shee-row gay-ree)   back kick
yoko geri (yo-ko gay-ree)   side kick

Punches and Strikes:

akmano seiken zuki (ack-man-o see-ken zoo-key)   double forefist punch
gyaku zuki (yah-koo zoo-key)   reverse punch
haito (hi-ee-toe)   ridge hand
ippon ken (ipp-on ken)   single knuckle fist
ippon nukite (ipp-on noo-key-tay)   singlepoint spearhand
ippon seiken zuki (ipp-on see-ken zoo-key)   single forefist punch
kagi zuki (kaw-gee zoo-key)   hook punch
morote zuki (mow-row-tay zoo-key)   side by side punch
nukite (noo-key-tay)   spear hand
oi zuki (oy zoo-key)   thrust punch
sandan seiken zuki (san-dan see-ken zoo-key)   triple forefist punch
shuto uchi (shoo-toe 00-chee)   knifehand strike
tate zuki (tah-tay zoo-key)   vertical punch
teisho uchi (tie-snow oo-chee)   palm heel strike
tettsui (tet-soo-ee)   hammer fist
tsuki (soo-key)   palm-up strike
yama zuki (yah-mah zoo-key)   over and under double punch

Stances:

hachiji dachi (haw-chee daw-shee)   natural stance
ippon ashi dachi (ippon ash-ee daw-shee)   one-leg stance
kiba dachi (key-bah daw-shee)   straddle stance
kokutsu dachi (ko-koot-soo daw-shee)   back stance
kosa dachi (ko-sah daw-shee)   transition stance
neko-ashi dachi (neck-o aw-shee daw-shee)   cat stance
quoiski (ko-ee-skee)   attention stance
zenkutsu dachi (zen-koot-soo daw-shee)   forward stance

Blocks:

chudan soto uke (choo-dan so-to oo-kay)   outside middle block
chudan uchi uke (choo-dan oo-chee oo-kay)   inside middle block
gedan barai (gay-dan bah-rye)   low sweeping block
jodan uke (joe-dan oo-kay)   upper block
mawashi uke (mah-wah-shee oo-kay)   circular block
morote so-uke (mow-row-tay so-00-kay)   reinforced block

Numbers:

Ichi	one
Ni	two
San	three
Shi	four
Go	five
Roku	six
Shichi	seven
Hachi	eight
Ku	nine
Ju	ten