Brattleboro School of BuDo
Traditional Martial Arts

Glossary of Common
Dojo Japanese

Guide to Japanese pronunciation:
a as in father
i as in me
u as i you
e as in pet
o as in go


Phrases
onegai shimasu Please teach me
arigatou gozaimasu Thank you
Shinden ni rei Bow to the front
Sensei ni rei Bow to the Sensei
Otagai ni rei Bow to each other
Kiotsuke! Pay attention
Tachi Stand up
Seiza Sit in Seiza
Makuso Silent meditation
Yame! Stop
Mawatte! Turn
Numbers
ichi one
ni two
san three
shi four
go five
roku six
shichi seven
hachi eight
ku nine
ju ten
Others
migi right
hidari left
maegeri front kick
yokogeri side kick
mawashigeri roundhouse kick
kihon kata basic kata
tsuki or zuki strike
keri or geri kick
uke block (means to recieve, also used for person helping tori
tori person demonstrating technique
aka red
shiro white
yakusoku kumite pre-arranged sparring
enbusen the lines of the kata


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