Karate Do – The Way of
kara- empty
te - hand
do - way/truth
karate ka - karate practitioner
dojo- training hall
dojo kun - precepts/morals
moku sou - eyes in meditation
dogi- training uniform
Karate Greetings
sensei - teacher
sampai - senior
Sho men - face front
o-tagai - mutually/one another
ni rei- bow to
Dachi - Stance
shizen-tai - natural position
kokutsu-dachi - front stance
zenkutsu-dachi - back stance
kiba-dachi - straddle-leg stance
heisoku-dachi - informal attention stance
Uke - Block
age uke - rising block
soto uke - outside block
gedan barai - downward block
uchi uke - inside block
shuto uke - sword hand block
tate shuto uke - vertical sword hand block
haishu uke - back-hand block
sukui uke - sweeping block
Target areas
gedan - lower level
chudan - middle level
jodan - upper level
