Common words used in the dojo
Sensei - TeacherSempai - Senior student
Yudansha - Black belt ranks
Shodan, ni-dan - first degree black belt, 2nd degree black belt
Dojo - training place,
Yame - stop, quit
Matte - hold (position), wait
Mawate - reverse position, turn around
Hantai - reverse or opposite
Hajime - Begin/Start
Hai - Yes
Iie - No
Migi - right
Hidari - left
Domo -Thanks
Domo Arigato - Thank you (more polite)
Domo arigato gozaimashita - thank you (most polite)
Suwatte - sit down
Seiza - sitting position for meditation
Gomennasai - I’m sorry, excuse me
Sumimasen - I'm sorry
Mo Ichido - once more
Shomen ni rei – Bow to the front
Sensei ni rei - Bow to the teacher.
Otagai ni rei - Bow to your partner
Counting
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| ichi, ni, san, shi (or yon), go, roku, shichi, hachi, ku, juu | Counting 1-10 |
| Ju-ichi, Ju-ni, Ju-san. Ju-yon (or Ju-shi), Ju-go. Ju-roku, Ju-shichi, Ju-hachi, Ju-kyu, Ni-ju | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Ni-ju-ichi, Ni-ju-ni ... San-ju, Yon-ju, Go-ju, Roku-ju, Nana-ju, Hachi-ju, Kyu-ju, Hyaku | 21, 22, ... 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 |

