Library › 12. Glossary
Important general terms from training at Ōkami.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Karate-dō (空手道) | Way of the empty hand |
| Okinawan Kempo | Teaching of the Okinawan fist |
| Bu-dō (武道) | Way of not fighting |
| Gōjū-Ryū (剛柔流) | Hard-soft style (Southern Shaolin Kung Fu, Muchimi – sticky-rice body) |
| Meibukan (明武館) | House of the pure-minded warrior (most traditional form of Gōjū-Ryū) |
| Shōrin-Ryū | Shaolin style (Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Muchimi – whip body) |
| Uechi-Ryu (上地流) | Pang Gai Noon style (southern Chinese Kung Fu) of Uechi Kanbun |
| Bubishi (武備志) | Bible of karate |
| HAPV theory | Habitual Acts of Physical Violence – Patrick McCarthy’s theory |
| Dōjō (道場) | Place of training/of becoming |
| x. Kyu | Student grade (10th to 1st) |
| x. Dan | Master grade (1st to 10th) |
| Sensei (先生) | Form of address for the teacher |
| Shihan (師範) | Master |
| Senpai (先輩) | Senior student |
| Kohai (後輩) | Junior student |
| Sensei ni Rei (先生に礼) | Bow to the teacher |
| Senpai ni Rei (先輩に礼) | Bow to the senior student |
| Shomen ni Rei (正面に礼) | Bow to the front |
| Otagai ni Rei (お互いに礼) | Bow to fellow students |
| Onegaishimasu (お願いします) | Please be kind to me / greeting |
| Arigato Gozaimashita (ありがとうございました) | Thank you very much |
| Seiza! (正座) | Sit down |
| Zazen (座禅) | “Zen sitting” |
| Mokusō (黙想) | Meditate |
| Kiotsuke (気を付け) | Discipline!/Attention |
| Kiritsu (起立) | Stand up (pronounced “kirits”) |
| Yoi (用意) | Ready |
| Yame (止め) | Stop |
| Hajime! (始め) | Begin |
| Kihon (基本) | Basics |
| Kumite (組手) | “Meeting of hands” – partner exercise/fighting |
| Renzoku Kumite (連続組手) | Combination form, “chain-combo fighting” |
| Kakomi Kumite | Five-person drill of Renzoku Kumite |
| Jiyu Kumite (自由組手) | Free fighting |
| Yakusoku Kumite (約束組手) | Pre-arranged fighting |
| Ippon/Nihon Kumite | One-/two-step fighting – defined self-defence drills |
| Kata (型) | Form – traditional sequence of techniques |
| Bunkai (分解) | Interpretation of the kata/breaking it down into its parts |
| Kime (決め) | Maximum tension with fighting spirit in execution |
| Zanshin (残心) | Control/presence of mind/focus |
| Mushin (無心) | Empty mind |
| Hiki-te (引き手) | Hand in chamber position |
| Tori (取り) | Attacker |
| Uke (受け) | Defender |
| Makiwara (巻藁) | Wooden striking post with padding |
| Nigiri Game | Jars for grip training |
| Makiage Kigu | Weight on a stick with rope, for rolling up |
| Kamae (構え) | Posture/guard |
| Hanmi/Shōmen | Hip position at a 45° angle/hips square |