Karyukai Karate Melbourne

Oss! - Greeting word　
押忍　− 挨拶のことば

Restrain oneself when one can not restrain
Endure oneself when one can not endure
That is the path of Karate-do

押しがたきを押し、
忍びがたきを忍ぶ、
これ空手道なり

Counting (1-10)

Ichi Ni San Shi Go Rok Shichi Hachi ku Jyu

Procedure of beginning

Announced by the student at the very right of the row.
Seiza [kneel down] 正座
Mokuso [meditate]　黙想　
Mokuso Yame [cease meditation]　
黙想やめ
Shomen ni Rei [bow to the front]　-pronpunced "lei"
正面に礼
Sensei ni Rei [bow to the sensei]　
先生に礼
Otagaini Rei [bow to each other]　
お互いに礼
Onegaishimas[please let me] - word used if you arrive late to the class
お願いします

Announced by the Sensei
Kiritsu [stand up]　起立 - pronounced "kilitts"

Useful words to know

Hajime [start]　はじめ
Yame [stop]　やめ
Naotte [go back to the original] なおって
Sutte [inhale] すって　
Haite [exhale] はいて　
Ueni [upward] 上に　
Shitani ][downward] 下に　
Mawashite [rotate] まわして　
Sayu [left and right] 左右　
Ashikubi [ankle] 足首　
Tekubi [wrist] 手首　
Kata [shoulder] 肩　
Tumasaki [toes] つま先　
Nobashite [straighten] 伸ばして　
Magete [bend] 曲げて
Massugu [straight] まっすぐ
Jiku [pivot] 軸
Jikuashi [pivoting leg] 軸足　
Fukaku [deeper] 深く　
Hiza [knee]膝　
Hiza Tatete [rise knee] 膝立てて　
Sesuji [posture] 背筋　
Nobashite [lengthen] 伸ばして　
Iidesho [ok enough] いいでしょう　
Shikkari [firmly] しっかり
Chikara ippai [full power] 力いっぱい　
Chikara Ilete [use power] 力入れて　
Tsgi [next] 次

Procedure of ending
-similer tot he beginning but the Dojo-kun is added as follows.

Seiza [kneel down]
Mokuso [meditate]
Mokuso Yame [cease meditation]
Dojokun [Moral of dojo] - please refer the Dojo kun page
Shomen ni Rei [bow to the front]
Sensei ni Rei [bow to the sensei]
Otagaini Rei [bow to each other]

Kiritsu [stand up]

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Beginnners Karate WORDS

Words students must know before the first grading...

Yohi (get ready)　用意　
Kamaete (Make the form)　構えて
Hantai (Opposite)　反対
Mae-ni (To forward)　前に
Ushiro-ni (To backwards)　うしろに
Hajime (Start)　はじめ
Mawatte (Turn)　まわって
Yame(Stop)　やめ
Naore (Get back to starting position)　直れ
Hidari (Left)　左
Migi (Right)　右

Kihon (Basics)　基本
Zenkutsdachi (front stance)　前屈立ち
Kibadachi (Horse riding stance)　 騎馬立ち
Gedanbarai (Down Block)　下段払い
Kokutsdachi (Back stance)　後屈立ち
Shutouke (Knife hand Block)　手刀受け
Keri (Kick) -Keri becomes Geri when followed by other wrods 蹴り
Maegeri (Front Kick)　前蹴り
Yokogeri (Side Kick)　横蹴り
Keage (Snap Kick)　蹴上げ
Kekomi (Thrust Kick)　蹴込み
Ageuke (Upper Block) 上受け
Sotouke (Outsiede Block)　外受け
Uchiuke (Inside Block)　内受け
Shutouke (Knife-hand Block) 手刀受け
Oizuki/Jyunzuki (Step punch) - leg and hand same side　覆突き　順突き
GyakuZuki (Reverse Punch)　逆突き
Kime (Focal point, decisive moment)　決め

Kata name　型
Taikyoku Shodan　太極初段
Heian Shodan 　平安初段

Kumite (Fighting)　組手
Jodan (Upper)　上段
Chudan (Middle)　中断
Gedan (Lower)　下段

Know...
Hidari Zenkutsdachi Gendanbarai Kamaete (LHS, Front Stance with Lower Block, used before punch steps)
Migi Zenkutsdachi Gedanbarai  Kamaete (RHS ")
Hidari  Zenkutsdachi Kamaete (Same as above but Hands on the side used before kick steps)
Migi Zenkutsdachi Kamaete (RHS")
Hidari Kokutsudachi Shutouke Kamaete (Backstance with Knife hand block)
Migi Kokutsdachi Kamaete (Same without knife hand block)
Hidari Kibadachi  Kamaete (LHS forward, horse rideing stance with arms guarded, used before side kicks)
Migi Kibadachi  Kamaet (RHS ")

 



Technological words can be studied from "The Shotokan-Karate Dictionary" by SCHLATT.
This book is excellent with photographs of each technique. The book can be ordered from
www.schlatt-books.de or info@schlatt-books.de