number	Japanese	pronunciation
one	ichi	ee-chee
two	ni	nee
three	san	sahn
four	shi	shee
five	go	goh
six	roku	roh-koo
seven	shichi	shee-chee
eight	hachi	hah-chi
nine	ku	koo
ten	ju	joo

SKA Ranking System

ranks	white belts	brown belt	black belt
lowest	8th kyu hachikyu	3rd kyu sankyu	1st dan shodan
	7th kyu shichikyu	2nd kyu nikyu	2nd dan nidan
	6th kyu rokkyu	1st kyu ikkyu	3rd dan sandan
	5th kyu gokyu		4th dan yodan
highest	4th kyu yonkyu		5th dan godan

General Terms

meditate	mokuso
bow	rei
ready	yoi
assume stance	kameate
begin	hajime
turn	kaette
stop	yame
at ease	yasume
basics	kihon
sparring	kumite
forms	kata

Basics

front stance	zenkutsu-dachi
back stance	kokutsu-dachi
horse stance	kibadachi
lunge punch	oizuki
reverse punch	gyakuzuki
jab	maete
down block	gedan-barai
hammer block	tetsui-uke
inside block	ude-uke
rising block	age-uke
knife-hand block	shuto-uke
elbow strike	enpi
backfist	uraken
front kick	maegeri
side-up kick	yokogeri-keage
side-thrust kick	yokogeri-kokomi
stomping kick	fumikomi
round kick	mawashi-geri
crescent kick	mikazuki-geri

Sparring

one attack, basic	ippon gumite
one attack	jiyu-ippon gumite
three attacks	sanbon gumite
freestyle	jiyu kumite
upper level (chin)	jodan
middle level (chest)	chudan
lower level (belt)	gedan
ma	distance between opponents

Kata

ten no kata omote	kata of the universe
taikyoku shodan	first cause one
taikyoku nidan	first cause two
taikyoku nidan	first cause three
heian shodan	peaceful mind one
heian nidan	peaceful mind two
heian sandan	peaceful mind three
heian yodan	peaceful mind four
heian godan	peaceful mind five
bassai	to penetrate a fortress
kwanku	to look at the sky
tekki shodan	armed warrior riding horse one
tekki nidan	armed warrior riding horse two
tekki sandan	armed warrior riding horse three
hangetsu	half moon
jutte	ten hands
empi	flying swallow
gankaku	crane on a rock
jion	a Buddhist saint or temple