Dear Students, In order to introduce new way of teaching Karate, I am giving you some Japanese word, which I have translated in English; you have been practicing all of them quite frequently in your DOJO. The reason why I am doing is very simple that some of my students are doing very well and they have reserved bright future in Karate, in case they go for some advanced level training then they have to have proper knowledge of all Japanese manes while practicing. Secondly, I have to make a small request to all parents of students that they must make my student read all general terms, which I have given to them they are not bound to remember or this is not their home work but I want you to get them practice of reading once in 10-15 days. In any case, I am not teaching in English they will be habitual of accepting all words very soon. I want you to encourage them, who knows your son or daughter will be National Champion in Future.

SENSEI NAVAL DATTA

JAPANESE TO ENGLISH CONVERSION
GENERAL TERMINOLOGY

COUNTING :

1.    ICHI : ONE
2.    NI : TWO
3.    SAN : THREE
4.    SHI/YON : FOUR
5.    GO : FIVE
6.    ROKU : SIX
7.    NANA/SHICHI : SEVEN
8.    HACHI : EIGHT
9.    KU : NINE
10.  JU : TEN
11.  JUICHI : ELEVEN
12.  JU NI :TWELVE ... ONWARDS
20.  NIJU : TWENTY
30.  SANJU : THIRTY
40.  YOUNJU : FORTY
50.  GOJU : FIFTY
60.  ROKUJU : SIXTY
70.  SHICHIJU : SEVENTY
80.  HACHIJU : EIGHTY
90.  KUJU : NINETY
100. HYAKU : HUNDRED

GENERAL TERMS :

1.   ONEGAI SHIMAS : PLEASE TEACH ME
2.   SEIZA : KNEEL
3.   SENSEI NI REI : BOW TO TEACHER
4.   OTGAI NI REI : BOW TO ALL
5.   KIRITS : STAND JUMP INTO ATTENTION STANCE
6.   DOJO :TRAINING PLACE
7.   SENSEI : TEACHER
8.   DAI – SENSEI : GRAND MASTER
9.   KARATE – DO : WAY OF THE EMPTY HAND
10. YOI : READY
11. YAME : STOP IMMEDIATELY
12. SHIN KOKYU : LESS BREATHE (IN FUDO DACHI)
13. CORYNASHI : FROM START TO FINISH IN OWN TIME
14. MAWATTE : TURN
15. HIDARI : LEFT
16. MIGI : RIGHT
17. HAJIME : START
18. WAZA ARI : WINNER
19. JOGAI :OUTSIDE COMPETTION AREA
20. WAZA ARI : HALF POINT
21. IPPON : FULL POINT
22. SHIRO : WHITE
23. AKA : RED
24. SHUSHIN : REFEREE
25. FUKUSHIN : JUDGE
26. KANSA : ARBITRATOR
27. SHOBU SANBON HAJIME : START THE EXTENDED OUT
28. SHOBU HAJIME : START THE EXTENDED BOUT
29. MOTO NO ICHI : ORIGINAL POSITION
30. TSUZUKETE : FIGHT ON
31. TSUZUKETE HAJIME : RESUME FIGHTING – BEGIN !
32. SHUGO : JUDGES CALLED (GATHER or MEET)
33. HANTEI : JUDGEMENT
34. KIKIWAKE : DRAW
35. TORIMASEN : UNACCEPTABLE AS SCORING TECHNIQUE
36. AIUCHI : SIMULTANEOUS SCORING TECHNIQUES
37. ATENAI YONI : WARNING WITHOUT PENALTY
38. KEIKOKU : WARNING WITH WAZA-ARI PENALTY
39. HANSOKU : FOUL
40. HANSOKU – CHUI : WARNING WITHIN IPPON PENALTY
41. JOGAI –KEIKOKU : SECOND EXIT FORM FIGHTING AREA WAZA-ARI       PENALTY IS GIVEN TO THE OPPONENT
42. JOGAI HANSOKU – CHUI : THIRD EXIT FROM FIGHTING AREA ,       REFEREE ANNOUNCES VICTORY TO THE OPPONENT.
43. JOGAI – HANSOKU : FOURTH & FINAL EXIT FROM FIGHTING AREA,       REFEREE ANNOUNCES VICTORY TO THE OPPONENT
44. SHIKKAKU : DISQUALIFICATION
46. KIKEN : RENUNCIATION 47. MUBOBI : WARNING FOR LACK OF       REGARD FOR ONES OWN SAFETY
48. MUBOBI – KEIKOKU : WARNING WITH WAZA-ARI PENALTY
49. GI (KARATE GI) : KARATE UNIFORM
50. OBI : BELT
51. BUNKAI : DECOMPOSITION OF MOVES FOR KATA APPLICATION
52. DOMO ARIGATO GOZAI MASHITA   :THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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