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Terminology
- Karate - Empty hand
- Goju Ryu - Hard-Soft Style
- Hai - Yes
- Iie - No
- Osu/Ous - Hello/Goodbye (greeting used in Japanese Martial Arts)
- Gi/Kekogi/Dogi - Uniform
- Obi - Belt
- Rei - Bow
- Seiretsu - Line up
- Keotsuke - Come to attention
- Seiza - Kneeling down
- Mokuso - Meditation/Eyes closed/Concentrating your mind
- Sensei - Teacher
- Sempai/Senpai - Senior
- Shihan - Teacher of Teachers
- Dojo - Training hall/venue
- Hajime - Begin/start/go
- Yame - Stop
- Kiai - A loud yell/Spirit yell
- Renshu Owarimasu - End of day's training
- Chojun Miyagi - Founder of Goju Ryu Karate-do
- Jitsumi "Gogen" Yamaguchi - The late 10th Dan grandmaster of Goju Kai
- Ei'ichi Miyazato - The late 10th Dan Grandmaster who received Chojun Miyagi's Gi and Obi
- Yudansha - Black Belt/Person with a Dan Grade
- Mudansha - Coloured Belt/Kyu Grade/Person without a Dan Grade
- Kata - Forms
- Embusen - Line of the Kata
- Bunkai - To break down/Explanation of the movements in the Kata
- Jodan - Upper level
- Chudan - Middle level
- Gedan - Lower level
- Shomen/Mae - Front
- Yoko - Side
- Ushiro - Back
- Hidari - Left
- Migi - Right
- Ura - Reverse
- Mawate - Turn around
- Hantai - Change stance
- Sangate - To the rear/Backwards
- Mawashi - Round
- Naote - Return/Resume position
- Uke - Block
- Tsuki/Zuki - Punch
- Keri - Kick
- Uchi - Strike
- Dachi - Stance
- Ate - Smash
- Waza - Technique
- Gyakute Waza - Locking techniques
- Habushi Waza - Deflecting techniques
- Nage Waza - Throwing techniques
- Kihon - Basics
- Kumite - Sparring
- Tegumi - Grappling
- Yakusoku Kumite - Pre-arranged Sparring
- Atama - Head
- Gammen/Kao - Face
- Kata - Shoulder (also Forms, homophones are tricky)
- Te - Hand
- Tekubi - Wrist
- Ude - Forearm
- Seiken - 2 knuckle fist (normal punching knuckles)
- Uraken - Reverse knuckle
- Nakadaka Ken - Middle knuckle
- Shuto - Knife hand
- Haito - Inner ridge of the hand
- Haishu - Back of the hand
- Teisho - Heel palm
- Nukite - Spear hand/End of the fingers
- Hiji/Enpi/Empi - Elbow
- Hara - Abdomen
- Tanden - Lower abdomen/"Core"
- Mizuchi - Solar plexus
- Ribu - Rib
- Koshi - Hips/Waist
- Ashi - Foot/Leg
- Momo - Thigh
- Hiza - Knee
- Sune - Shin
- Heisoku - Instep
- Chusoku - Ball of the foot
- Kakato - Heel
- Sokuto - Blade of the foot
- 1-10 - Ichi, Ni, San, Shi/Yon, Go, Roku, Shichi/Nana, Hachi, Ku, Jyu
- Ni Jyu - 20
- San Jyu - 30
- Hyaku - 100
- Shiro - White
- Kin - Gold
- Ki - Yellow
- Orenji - Orange
- Aka - Red
- Midori - Green
- Murasaki - Purple
- Ao - Blue
- Cha/Chairo - Brown
- Kuro - Black
- Ganbaru - Try hard/Do your best/Tough it out