As you learn karate you will also learn the Japanese for the techniques you are executing. To get you started I have listed some of the words you will need below.
Numbers
English | Japanese | Pronounced |
---|---|---|
One | ichi | itch |
Two | ni | knee |
Three | san | sun |
Four | shi | she |
Five | go | goh |
Six | roku | rook |
Seven | chichi | sitch |
Eight | hachi | hutch |
Nine | ku | koo |
Ten | ju | joo |
Blocks
Head block | Jodan uke | joe-dan oo-kay |
Lower block | Gedan Bari | Gey-dan bar-eye |
inner to outer | soto uke | soh-toe oo-kay |
outer to inner | uchi uke | oo-chee oo-kay |