| Dojo (doh-joe) | school or training hall |
| Gi (ghe) | uniform |
| Obi (o-b) | belt |
| Rei (ray) | bow |
| Kiotsuke (key-oot-skay) | ready |
| Yoi (yoy) | ready |
| Dan (don) | man, degree of black belt |
| Kyu (cue) | boy, level below black belt |
| Kata (kah-tah) | form, a set pattern of movement |
| Kobudo (koh-boo-doe) | weapons |
| Kumite (coo-me-tay) | sparring, fighting |
| Bunkai (boon-kye) | application, the meaning of the movements in a kata |
Numbers
| 1 | Ichi (ee-chee) | 11 | Ju Ich (joo eech) | |
| 2 | Ni (knee) | 12 | Ju Ni (joo knee) | |
| 3 | San (san) | 13 | Ju San (joo san) | |
| 4 | Shi (she) | 14 | Ju Shi (joo she) | |
| 5 | Go (go) | 15 | Ju Go (joo go) | |
| 6 | Roku (row-ku) | 16 | Ju Roku (joo row-ku) | |
| 7 | Shichi (see-chee) | 17 | Ju Shichi (joo see-chee) | |
| 8 | Hachi (ha-chee) | 18 | Ju Hachi (joo ha-chee) | |
| 9 | Ku (ku) | 19 | Ju Ku (joo ku) | |
| 10 | Ju (joo) | 20 | Ni Ju (knee-joo) |