| General Terms | |
| Karate | Empty Hand |
| Karate Do | The Way of Karate |
| Karateka | Practicioner of Karate |
| Dojo | School or training room |
| Sensei | Instructor/Teacher |
| Sempai | Senior |
| Kohai | Junior |
| Kyu | Rank |
| Gi | Uniform |
| Obi | Belt |
| Hai | Yes |
| Osu | I understand and will try my best. Also used to show respect, enthusiasm |
| Do | Way |
| Budo | Way of combat |
| Kime | Focus |
| Kihon | Basic technique |
| Kiai | Spirit shout/focus of spiritual energy |
| Kata | Practice form |
| Embusen | Floor pattern/lines of a kata |
| Bunkai | Application of kata techniques |
| Kumite | Sparring/fighting |
| Ippon kumite | One-step sparring |
| Gohon kumite | Five-step sparring |
| Jiyyu kumite | Free sparring |
| Waza | Technique |
| Shotokan | House of Shoto |
| Commands | |
| Narande | Line up |
| Seiretsu | Line up by rank |
| Yoi | Ready |
| Yame | Stop |
| Yasume | Relax (or ready position) |
| Shomen ni | Face towards the front |
| Sensei ni | Face towards the teacher |
| Otaigai ni | Face towards each other |
| Rei | Bow |
| Age uke | Rising Block |
| Uchi uke | Inside forearm block |
| Shuto Uke | Knife block |
| Morote uke | Augumented block |
| Haiwan Nagashi Uhe | Sweeping back-arm block |
| Ta Nagashi Uke | Sweeping hand block |
| Sukui Uke | Scooping block (Bassai, Chinte) |
| Sokumen Awase Uke | Side combined block (Bassai Dai) |
| Tsukami Uke | Grasping block (Bassai-Dai, Jion) |
| Awase Shute Age Uke | Combined rising knife-hand block (Kanku-Dai) |
| Ryowan Uchi Uke | Double inside block (Jion, Bassai-Sho) |
| Uchi Waza (Strikes) | |
| Tettsui | Hammer-fist strike |
| Uraken Uchi | Backfist Strike |
| Hiraken Uchi | Foreknuckle Strike |
| Teiso Uchi | Palm Heel Strike |
| Nihon Nukite Uchi | Single Finger Strike |
| Shuto Uchi | Two Finger Strike (Fork) |
| Soto Shuto Uchi | Outside Knife Hand Strike |
| Uchi Shuto Uchi | Inside Knife Hand Strike |
| Shihon Nukite Uchi | Spear Hand Strike |
| Gyaku Haito Uchi | Reverse Backfist Strike |
| Empi Uchi | Elbow Strike |
| Mawashi Empi Uchi | Round Elbow Strike |
| Mae Empi Uchi | Front Elbow Strike |
| Otoshi Empi Uchi | Downward Elbow Strike |
| Ushiro Empi Uchi | Back Elbow Strike |
| Yoko Empi Uchi | Side Elbow Strike |
| Yoko Mawashi Empi | |
| Uchi | Side Roundhouse Elbow Strike |
| Tate Empi Uchi | Upward Elbow Strike |
| Hiza Age Ate | Rising Knee Strike |
| Washide Uchi | Eagle Beak Strike |
| Koko Uchi | Tiger Mouth Strike |
| Haishu Uchi | Back Hand Strike |
| Body Parts | |
| Ken | Fist |
| Ippon Ken | Single-point index finger fist |
| Tate Ken | Vertical Fist |
| Te | Hand |
| Kaishu | Open Hand |
| Tekubi | Wrist |
| Teisho | Palm heel |
| Ude | Forearm |
| Empi (also Hitsui) | Knee |
| Ensho | Back of the heel |
| Heisoku | Top (instep) of the foot |
| Teisoku | Bottom of the foot |
| Kakato | Heel of the foot |
| Koshi | Ball of the foot |
| Sokuto | Outer edge (knife) of the foot |
| Tsumasaki | Toe Tips |
| Atama | Head |
| Wan | Arm |
| Naiwan | Back of Arm |
| Kata | Shoulder |
| Jiku Ashi | Pivot leg |
| Jodan | Head level |
| Chudan | Mid-level |
| Gedan | Lower Level |
| Tsuki Waza (Punches) | |
| Oi tsuki | Lunge punch |
| Gyaku tsuki | Reverse punch |
| Kizami tsuki | Jab |
| Choku tsuki | Straight punch |
| Kagi tsuki | Hook punch |
| Oi-gyaku tsuki | Lunging reverse punch |
| Ura tsuki | Close punch |
| Morote tsuki | Parallel punch |
| Ren tsuki | Double punch |
| San tsuki | Triple punch |
| Age tsuki | Rising punch |
| Gedan tsuki | Downward punch |
| Yama tsuki | Wide 'U' punch |
| Otoshi tsuki | Dropping punch (Empi) |
| Ippon Ken tsuki | One-knuckle fist punch (Hangetsu) |
| Geri Waza (Kicks) | |
| Mae geri | Front kick |
| Mae geri kekomi | Front thrust kick |
| Yoko geri keage | Side snap kick |
| Yoko geri kekomi | Side thrust kick |
| Mawashi geri | Round kick |
| Ushiro geri | Back thrust kick |
| Fumikomi geri | Stomping kick |
| Uchi mikazuki geri | Inside crescent kick |
| Soto mikazuki geri | Outside crescent kick |
| Tobi geri | Flying kick |
| Name ashi geri | Returning wave kick (Tekki 1) |
| Hiza geri | Knee kick/strike |
| Nidan geri | Double kick (Kanku-Dai) |
