A

Ai-uchi - Striking Simultaneously
Aka - Red
Aka no catch - Red wins
Aka ippon - Red scores ippon, usally one full point
Aka wazari - Red scores wazari, usally half or one point
Ashi-barai - Foot sweep
Ashi-fumikae - Changing legs
Atochi baraku - Only 30 seconds left

B

Budo - Martial arts

C

Chudan - Middle Level
Chudan uke - Middle level block

D

Dojo - Training hall

E

Empi - Elbow strike
Encho sen - Extention to fight


F

Fumikomi - Stamping kick
Fumi-waza - Stamping techniques

G

Gedan - Lower level
Gedan bari - Lower level block
Goshin - Self defence
Gi - Costume
Gyakuzuki - Reverse punch

H

Haito - Ridge hand
Haishu - Back hand
Hansoku - Foul
Hansoku chui - Warning with an ippon penalty
Hantei - Judgement, referee consults with judge to arrive to a decision
Heisoku-dachi - Heels and toes together
Hikiwake - Draw
Hiza-geri - Knee strike

I

Ippon - One point
Ippon ken - One knuckle fist
Ippon nukite - One finger strike

J

Jodan - Upper level
Joden uke - Upper level block
Jogai - Exit from the fighting area

K

Kaga zuki - Hook punch
Kakato - Heel
Kakete uke - Blocking and grabbing arm
Kakuto - Bent Wrist
Kamae - Posture on guard position
Kata - Forms
Keikoku - Warning with a wazar- ari penalty
Keri or Geri - Kick
Kiba dachi - Straddle leg stance, feet parallel
Kiken - Announcing the winner
Kime - Focus or Ki, concentration
Ken-tsui-uchi - Bottem wrist strike
Kokyu - Breathing
Kossa dachi - Stance whare shin is placed behind the knee
Kiai - See Kime
Kumite - Sparring

M

Maai (ma) - Distancing
Mubobi - Lack of fighting spirit
Mae  geri - Front kick
Maeken zuki - Leading hand punch
Mawashi geri - Round house kick
Mawashi uke - Circular block
Mienai - I did not see
Mikazuki geri - Cresent kick with the sole of the foot
Mikazuki geri uke - Cresent kick block
Moktzo - Meditation
Morote uke - Two handed forearm block
Moto-no-ichi - Return to start postion
Musumi dachi - Stance with feet out parallel

N

Nukite tsuki - Straight finger strike
Neko ashi dachi - Cat stance

O

Oi zuki - Step over punch
Oous - Greeting or acknowledgement
Obi - Belt

R

Rei - Bow

S

Sanchin dachi - Stance with toes turned in
Sasae uke - Two fist forearm block
Seiza - Sitting on the back of heels
Sensei - Instuctor or teacher
Sensei no rei - Bow to instuctor
Shiko dachi - Horse riding stance
Shiro - White
Shiro no kachi - White wins
Shiro ippon - white scores
Shiro wazari - white scores
Shobu hajime - Start of extention of fight
Shobu sanbon hajimme - Start of fight
Shugo - Judge is called to the referee
Shuto - Knife hand, edge of hand
Shuto uke - Open hand block
Siricomei - Skipping forward
Soto uke - inside/outside forearm block
Sokuto geri - Side kick
Sukui uke - Inside lower scooping block

T

Teisho uke - Blocking with the palm edge of the hand
Tettsui - Bottom fist
Tettsui uchi - Bottom fist strike
Torimasen - No score
Tsuki - Punch
Tsuzukete - Fight on
Tsuzukete hajime - Resume fighting

U

Uchi - Strike or hit
Uke - Block
Uraken uchi - Back fist strike
Ushiro geri - Spinning back kick
Ushiro mawashi geri - Back roundhouse kick

W

Waza-ari - Half point scores

Y

Yame - Stop
Yoko geri - Side kick
Yoi dachi - Parallel stance

Z

Zenkutsu dachi - Front stance
Zanshin - Concentration