Contents
General
| zanshin | 残心 | awareness |
| ibuki | 息吹 | breath |
| kiai | 気合・気合い | scream; yell; fighting spirit (lit. union of spirit/mind/energy) |
| chikara | 力 | power |
| antei | 安定 | balance |
| kime | 決め | power; focus – instantaneous power, speed and tensing at the correct moment during a technique |
| sundome | 寸止め | controlled technique where it is stopped just before impact (lit. stopping just before) |
| musou | 無想 | a blank mind |
| tenshin | 用意・構えて | turning |
| kamae | 構え | posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; style; stance |
| kikai | 機会 | chance; opportunity |
| yomi | 読み | perception |
| sen | 先 | initiative (lit. former; previous; old; first move; opening move) |
| Go no Sen | 後の先・后の先 | Post-Initiative – seizing the initiative later; counterattacking immediately after avoiding your opponent attacks and exposes him/herself |
| Sen no Sen | 先の先 | Pre-Initiative – seizing the initiative earlier; attacking as your opponent attacks and exposes him/herself while avoiding his/her attack |
| Sensen no Sen | 先先の先 | Pre Pre-Initiative – seizing the initiation of the initiative earlier; attacking as your opponent mentally but not yet physically commits an attacks |
| Tai no Sen | 先先の先 | Body-Initiative – seizing the initiation with tai sabaki (体捌き; body shifting); attacking while shifting your body away from your opponent’s attack while he/she attacks |
| Ikken hissatsu | 一拳必殺 | One Fist, Certain Kill – to ‘kill’ or temporarily disable an opponent with a single attack |
| Karate ni sente nashi | 空手に先手無 | Karate does not include the first move |
| Karate wa sente nari | 空手わ先手也 | Karate is the first move |
| Shin Gi Tai | 心技体 | Mind-Technique-Body - The three (3) aspects to consider when training any martial art (or any physical discipline): (i) Mind (discipline, respect, attitude, commitment, etc.), (ii) Techniques (fundamentals, footwork, angles, defences, breathing, etc.), and (iii) Body (warm up, body structure, physical fitness). |
| Shuhari | 守破離 | Obey-Digress-Separate – the three stages (3) stages of learning mastery: (i) the fundamentals, (ii) breaking with tradition, and (iii) parting with traditional wisdom. |
道場訓 Dōjo Kun
Training Place Rules
一、人格完成に努める事 Hitotsu- Jinkaku kansei ni tsuto meru koto
One- Seek perfection of character.
一、誠の道お守る事 Hitotsu- Makoto no michi o mamoru koto
One- Be faithful.
一、努力の精神お養う事 Hitotsu- Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto
One- Endeavour to excel.
一、礼儀お重んずる事 Hitotsu- Rei gi o omonzuru koto
One- Respect others.
一、血気の勇お戒むる事 Hitotsu- Kekki no yu o imashimuru koto
One- Refrain from violent behaviour.
