Terms

sho young

rin forest

ryu school

kara empty

te hand

do path; the way

sensei teacher

deshi student

budo military path

bushido samurai way

bo six foot stick/staff

kobujutsu ancient weapons art

kiotsuke attention

rei bow

mokuso meditation

hajime begin; on guard

shiai examination

kata form

kiai yell

kumite sparring

makiwara stricking board

dogi uniform

dojo practicing hall; training gym

dachi stance

shizentai natural stance

kokutsu dachi back stance

sanchin dachi sanchin stance

uke block

jodan uke high block

chudan uke middle block

gedan-bari uke lower block

shuto uke knife hand block

juji uke X block

geri kick

ushire geri back kick

mae geri front kick

yoko geri side kick

mawashi geri roundhouse kick

tsuki punch

Oi zuki lunge punch; stepping punch

gyaku zuki reverse punch

uraken back fist

seiken fore fist

kentsui hammer fist

shuto knife hand

teisho palm hand

haito ridge hand

nukite spear hand

Numbers

1 ichi
2 ni
3 san
4 shi (yon)
5 go
6 roku
7 shichi (nana)
8 hachi
9 ku (kyu)
10 ju
11 ju ichi
12 ju ni
. .
. .
. .
20 ni ju
30 san ju
40 yon ju
50 go ju
60 roku ju
70 shichi ju
80 hachi ju
90 ku ju
100 hyaku
200 ni hyaku
300 san hyaku
. .
. .
. .
900 ku hyaku
1000 sen
2000 ni sen
10,000 man (ichi man)
100,000 ju man
1,000,000 hyaku man

1995 = sen ku hyaku ku ju go
598 = go hyaku ku ju hachi