Basic Terms & Numbers

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)