Like every sport, karate has a certain terminology that distinguishes it from other sports, karate is the primary Japanese language and all terminology used in karate is in Japanese. In the following, I will list some basic terms used in karate.
Some of the basic terms used in karate:
Karate - means empty hand
Dojo - gym
Dan - a master's degree in karate
Gi - kimono or uniform in which karate practitioners train
Obi - belt in karate
Kata - fight with an imaginary opponent or perform karate techniques according to a given sequence
Kumite - fight - sparring with the opponent
Karateka - one who trains karate
Kime - exhale
Kiai - a strong unarticulated (spiritual) exclamation
Dachi - attitude, position
Hajime - go
Kyu - student title
Otaigai rei - salute bow to the opponent
Rei - greetings, bow down
Numbers in Japanese that are used in karate:
Ichi い ち - one
Ni に, じ - two
San さ ん - three
Shi し - four
Go ご - five
Roku šest く - six
Shichi ち ち - seven
Hachi ち ち - eight
Kyū く, ū ゅ う - nine
Jū じ ゅ う - ten
Ni-jū に じ ゅ う - twenty
San-jū さ ん じ ゅ う - thirty
Hyaku く ゃ く - table
Sen せ ん - a thousand
Colors in Japanese that are used in karate:
Shiro - white color
Ki - yellow color
Orange - orange color
Aka - red color
Midori - green color
Ao - blue color
Murasaki - purple color
Cha-brown color
Kuro - black color
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