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Brown Belt Terminology

Numbers

ni ju

20

san ju

30

shi ju

40

go ju

50

roku ju

60

shichi ju

70

hachi ju

80

ku ju

90


Sparring Terms for Referees

atoshi baraku

warning for 30 seconds remaining

moto no ichi

resume your starting position

shugo

judge called to front

hantei

judgment call

shikkaku

disqualification

kiken

forfeit

mienai

did not see the technique

make

loser

fukushin

judge

kansa

arbitrator


Techniques and Terms

age tsuke

rising punch

arigato gozaimasu

thank you very much

bojutsu

art of using the bo

budo

way of the warrior

bushi

warrior

dozo

please

jutsu

science or method

kama

sickle

makiwara

straw covered pole for punching to condition hands

oi tsuki

lunge punch or chasing punch

ryu

style

ryukyu

Okinawan style

sai

metal weapon

shiko dachi

square stance, feet 45 degrees out

sho

first or beginner

tai sabaki

body shifting

tobi geri

jump kick

tonfa

wooden weapon that looks like a handle

tuite waza

throwing or grappling technique

wasa

technique

yakusoku kumite

promised sparring

 

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