SHOTOKAN - OUR STYLE OF KARATE
Basic Terminology
| Karate-do | Empty hand-way | The count | |
| Sensei | Teacher | Ichi | One |
| Dojo | Training hall | Ni | Two |
| Gi | Training suit | San | Three |
| Obi | Belt | Shi | Four |
| Rea | Bow | Go | Five |
| Oss | To push ahead | Roku | Six |
| Kime | Focus | Shichi | Seven |
| Jodan | Upper level | Hachi | Eight |
| Chudan | Middle level | Kyu | Nine |
| Gedan | Lower level | Ju | Ten |
| Waza | Punching techniques | ||
| Hidari | Left | Migi | Right |
| Yame | Stop | Hajime | Begin |
| Mokusoh | Quiet thought | Mawate | Turn |
| Uraken | Back fist strike | Kime | Focus |
| Oi-zuki | Stepping punch | Kihon | Basics |
| Age-uke | Rising block | Kumite | Sparring |
| Soto-uke | Outside block | Kata | Forms |
| Ude-barai | Forearm sweep | Uchi-uke | Inside block |
| Gedan-barai | Downwards sweeping block | Gyaku-zuki | Reverse punch |
| Uke waza | Blocking techniques | Nagashi-uke | Sweeping block |
| Shuto-uke | Knife hand block | Tsukami-uke | Grasping block |
| Keri waza |
Kicking techniques | Uchi waza | Striking techniques |
| Mae-geri | Front snap kick | Empi-uchi | Elbow strike |
| Yoko-geri keage | Side snap kick | Shuto-uchi | Knife hand strike |
| Yoko-geri kekomi | Side thrust kick | Haito-uchi | Ridge hand strike |
| Mawashi-geri | Roundhouse kick | Nukite | Spear hand strike |
| Ushiro-geri | Reverse thrust kick | Mika-zuki-geri | Cresent kick |
| Kumite |
Sparring | ||
| Sanbon kumite | Three step sparring | ||
| Gohon kumite | Five step sparring | ||
| Kihon ippon kumite | One step sparring | ||
| Jyu ippon kumite | Semi-free one attack sparring | ||
| Jyu kumite | Freestyle sparring |
