Counting
Ichi	One	Ni	Two
San	Three	Shi	Four
Go	Five	Roku	Six
Sichi	Seven	Hachi	Eight
Ku	Nine	Ju	Ten

 

OFFICIAL OKDR INSTRUCTOR TERMINOLOGY
Term	Meaning
HANSHI	Master of the Arts. Usually 55 years old and older with 35+ years of experience. 8th Degree Black and above.
KYOSHI	Also considered a Master. Given to 6th or 7th Degree Black belt with 25+ years of experience. Usually 40 years old and above.
RENSHI	A well-acclaimed Martial Artist with 15+ years in the arts. Usually 30 and over, but may be as young as 25 in some cases. Can be a Chief Instructor with his/her own school.
SENSEI	Literally means “One who has been before”. Not necessarily chronological age, but in experience. A teacher – a title given to Chief Instructor of a dojo. A Black belt is not a Sensei unless he/she is running a dojo or has devoted themselves to assisting a Chief Instructor. A Black belt must have at least a minimum of 6 years of martial arts training to be considered a Sensei and usually a Sandan rank.
SEMPAI	Senior student. Black belt assistant. Sometimes given to a Brown belt who assists in running a dojo.
KOHAI	Junior student. One who has less time or rank than yourself

 

Hand Techniques			Foot Techniques
Nakadaka ken	Middle finger knuckle first		Keri (geri)	Kick
Ko uchi	Bent wrist strike		Mae geri (keage)	Front snap kick
Kuma-de	Bear hand		Mae geri (kekomi)	Front thrust kick
Empi	Elbow strike		Mawashi geri	Round house kick
-Tsuki (zuki)	Punch or thrust		Ushiro geri	Back thrust kick
-Uchi	Strike		Yoko geri (keage)	Side snap kick
Choki zuki	Straight punch		Yoko geri (kekomi)	Side thrust kick
Ura-ken uchi	Back fist strike		Nidan geri	Double front snap kick (back leg first)
Shuto uchi	Knife hand strike		Ren geri	Double front snap kick (front leg first)
Nukite zuki	Finger thrust		Ashi barai	Foot sweep
Shotei uchi	Palm heel strike
Shotei zuki	Palm heel thrust		General Vocabulary
Mawashi zuki	Round hook punch		Migi	Right
Tate zuki	Vertical punch		Hidari	Left
Kizami zuki	Leading punch		Jodan	Upper area
Oi zuki	Lunge punch		Chudan	Middle area
Gyaki zuki	Reverse punch		Gedan	Lower area
Nihon zuki	Double punch		Kamae	Combative posture
Sanbon zuki	Triple punch		Hajime	Begin
Ura Zuki	Inverted fist		Yame	Stop
Sieken zuki	Forefist strike		Rei	Bow
Awase zuki	U - Punch		Yoi	Ready
Hieko zuki	Parallel punch		Kime	Focus
			Mokuso	Meditave / Seiza position
Blocking Techniques			Stances
Uke	Block		-Dachi (tachi)	Stance
Uke (jodan)	Rising Block		Heisoku dachi	Close foot stance (feet together)
Chudan	Chest Area		Musubi dachi	Formal attention stance (heels together, feet at an angle)
Gedan barai	Downward block		Heiko dachi	Parallel stance (feet should width apart)
Shuto uki	Knife hand block		Hachi dachi	Natural stance (feet should width apart, toaes slightly pointed out)
Ko uki	Wrist block		Seiko dachi	Straddle leg stance
Gedan uchi barai	Outside downward block (open hand)		Kiba dachi	Horse riding stance
Chudan uchi-uke	Inside-out chest block		Sanchin dachi	Hourglass stance
Soto uke	Sweeping block		Zenkutsu dachi	Front stance
			Fudo dachi	Free stance
			Kokutsu dachi	Back stance
			Neko ashi dachi	Cat stance
			Seisan dachi	Side facing straddle stance

MOKUSO
(Bowing-in and bowing-out)

The time has come to clear the mind and prepare for the vigorous training about to come. 

For a few moments prior to the actual training, in seiza position, a period of silence is held throughout the dojo. The mind is still and not even the soft breathing can be heard. It is a time to tune into the Karate - Do and tune out all of the day’s trials and tribulations. It is time for the mind, body and soul to work as one. 

At the end of the class, as one sits in Mokuso, a student calms himself and prepares to reemerge into the proper attitude capable of meeting the world in a friendly and confident way.

COMMENTS: 

1. Please have your eyes closed during mokuso. You should work on your breathing, inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth with your back straight and hands flat on your lap. You can open your eyes when bowing-in starts. 

2. If you are late and mokuso is already in progress, please stand still on the side, be quiet and do not interrupt. Wait until the bowing-in is over, then you may join the class. 

3. Mokuso has nothing to do with any religious sect and is merely a formality and tradition.