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Ranks, Titles and General
For Seido Karate
51
Language - Japanese
Undergraduate 1
09/10/2008

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Term
Kyu
Definition
Color belt ranks
Term
dan
Definition
black belt ranks
Term
shodan
Definition
1st degree black belt
Term
nidan
Definition
2nd degree black belt
Term
sandan
Definition
3rd degree black belt
Term
Senpai
Definition
Title for 1st to 3rd degree black belts
Term
yondan
Definition
4th degree black belt
Term
Sensei
Definition
title for 4th degree black belts
Term
godan
Definition
5th degree black belt
Term
Kyoshi
Definition
title for 5th degree black belts
Term
rokudan
Definition
6th degree black belt
Term
Jun or Sei Shihan
Definition
title for 6th degree black belts
Term
shichidan
Definition
7th degree black belt
Term
Shuseki Shihan
Definition
title for 7th degree black belts
Term
Kaicho
Definition
Grandmaster, title for Tadashi Nakamura
Term
budo
Definition
"The way to stop the spear". The modern, generic word for martial arts.
Term
bugei
Definition
"Art of combat". Used to describe the classic military arts of feudal Japan.
Term
bugeisha
Definition
practitioner of the classical martial arts of Japan
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chi
Definition
Chinese word, also written as qi, or ki in Japanese, meaning universal energy
Term
hara
Definition
center of the body
Term
hidari/ migi
Definition
left/right
Term
ibuki
Definition
abdominal tension breathing
Term
Kagami Biraki
Definition
New Year's training-- means "open mirror"
Term
kanji
Definition
Japanese language pictures
Term
Karate-do
Definition
empty hand way
Term
karateka
Definition
person who studies karate-do
Term
kata
Definition
formal exercise, form
Term
kiai
Definition
yell of the spirit
Term
kihon
Definition
basic
Term
koan
Definition
A problem or dialogue used as a means of concentration, path to enlightenment, during zazen.
Term
kohai
Definition
a karateka junior to you
Term
kumite
Definition
free fighting
Term
makiwara
Definition
A striking post bolted to the wall or ground
Term
nage
Definition
person in the defensive role in a martial arts partnership
Term
noren
Definition
japanese split curtain
Term
obi
Definition
belt
Term
ren ma
Definition
constant polishing
Term
ryu
Definition
school or style of martial art
Term
Sei Chu Sen
Definition
cover center line
Term
seiza
Definition
kneeling position
Term
Senpai
Definition
A karateka senior to you
Term
shinzen
Definition
spirit center of the dojo
Term
soji
Definition
housecleaning or community cleaning of the dojo
Term
tameshiwari
Definition
board breaking
Term
tanden
Definition
A point located two finger-widths below the navel, regarded as the spiritual and physical center of the body.
Term
uke
Definition
person in the offensive role in a martial arts partnership, literally "one who receives technique"
Term
ura
Definition
spin turning
Term
yakusoku
Definition
pre-arranged or "promised"
Term
yin-yang
Definition
a Taoist symbol representing the movement of two opposing and complementary energies
Term
zanshin
Definition
lingering energy
Term
zazen
Definition
seated meditation
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