Japanese Words and Phrases
| Stances | |
| Heisoku Dachi | Natural Stance |
| Yoi | Ready |
| Kiba Dachi | Horse Stance |
| Zen Kutsu Dachi | Front Stance |
| Juji Dachi | Cross Stance |
| Hangetsu Dachi | Half-moon Stance |
| Kokutsu Dachi | Back Stance |
| Neko Ashi Dachi | Cat Foot Stance |
| Shiko Dachi | Horse stance with toes pointed outward |
| Ippon Dachi | Crane Foot, or One Point Stance |
| Sanchin Dachi | Hourglass Stance |
| Fudo Dachi | Soft Front Stance |
| Soto Hachiji Dashi | Heisoku Dachi -w- toes out at 45 degree angle |
| Hankokutsu Dachi | Back stance (Defensive, most weight on back leg) |
| Kosa Dachi | Cross Legged Stance |
| Kicking | |
| Mae Geri | Front Kick |
| Yoko Geri | Side Kick |
| Mawashi Geri | Round Kick |
| Ushiro Geri | Back Kick |
| Mikazuki Geri | Crescent Kick |
| Kake Geri | Hook kick |
| Keage Geri | Snap Kick |
| Tobi Geri | Jump Kick |
| Komi Geri | Skip Kick |
| Kaiten Geri | Spin Kick |
| Kekomi Geri | Thrust Kick |
| Tobi Geri | Jump Kick |
| Strikes | |
| Oi Tzuki | Stepping Punch |
| Gyaku Tzuki | Reverse Punch |
| Shomen Tzuki | Straight Punch |
| Tetsui Ken Tzuki | Hammer Fist |
| Ura Ken | Back Fist (snap wrist) |
| Shuto | Knife Hand |
| Shuto Uchi | Inware Knifehand |
| Shuto Soto | Outward Knife Hand |
| Seikin | Punch |
| Hitosashi Ippon Ken | Punw -w- middle knuckle of forefinger |
| Ippon Ken | One knuckle punch |
| Hira Ken | Punch -w- area between 2nd and 3rd knuckles |
| Oyayubi Ippon Ken | Strike with knuckle of thumb |
| Shotei | Palm Heel strike |
| Haito | Ridge Hand (using ridge of hand along L.I. meridian) |
| Ken Tsui | Hammer Fist |
| Hiji Ate | Elbo Strike |
| Hand Techniques | |
| Oizuki | Lunge Punch (Lead leg same as punching arm) |
| Gyaku Tsuki | Reverse Punch |
| Ura Ken tsuki | Backhand (very quick strike, snap wrist) |
| Shuto | Chop (to soft targets only) |
| Age Hiji Ate | Upper cut (Elbow) |
| Yoko Hiji Ate | Side Elbo Strike (Outside - Yoko) |
| Otoshi Hiji ate | Downward Elbow Strike |
| General Japanese Words and Phrases | |
| Uchi | Inward |
| Soto | Outward |
| Migi | Right |
| Hidari | Left |
| Warrior Monk | Sokei |
| Boshin | the art of Visial Observation |
| Bunshin | the art of Auditory Observation (ears and nose) |
| Munshin | Question(the art of interrogation) |
| Setsushin | Hands-on Observation (the art of touch) |
| Nakazumi | Centerline of body |
| Atama | Head |
| Men | Head |
| Yokomen | Side of head |
| Shomen | Front or Top of head |
| Shamen | Side of head, Temple |
| Gammen | Third Eye |
| Sunmen | Third Eya |
| Me | Eye |
| Mimi | Ear |
| Jinchu | Center or upper lip |
| Kubi | Neck |
| Nodo | Throat |
| Do | Chest or side of body at ribs |
| Mune | Chest |
| Sui Getsu | Solar Plexus |
| Te | Hand |
| Te Kubi | Wrist |
| Kote | Wrist (Forearm) |
| Omote | Open Palm |
| Hiji | Elbow |
| Kata | Shoulder |
| Ude | Arm in general |
| Ura | Back of hand |
| Yubi | Finger/Toe |
| Koshi | Hip |
| Hara | Abdomen |
| Tanden | Center of Balance |
| Seika Tanden | Center of Balance |
| Ashi | Foot or Leg |
| Ashi Kubi | the Ancle |
| Ampuku | Massage of Hara |
| Bunkai | Analasys (evaluation) |
| Ho | Laws |
| Sensei | Teacher (one who goes before) |
| Dan | To carve steps up the cliff |
| Sabaki | Movement (judicious cutting of cloth) |
| Ryu | School or Tradition (The flow of water) |
| Sei | True, Pure |
| Kosho | Old Pine Tree |
| Shorei | Spiritual Calling |
| Kai | Family, Association |
| Zazen | Sitting Meditation |
| Dozen | Moving Meditation (Kata) |
