Meibukan Kata

• Sanchin - 3 Battles of Mind, Body, Spirit

• Tensho - Turning or rotating palm

• Tenchi - Heaven and earth

• Seiryu - Blue dragon / Azure Dragon

• Byakko - White tiger

• Shujakku - Red sparrow / Red phoenix / Vermillion Bird

• Genbu - Black turtle / Mysterious Warrior

General Vocabulary

English Japanese Please; Please Help Me Onegai Shimasu
Thank You Arigato Gozamashita
Excuse Me Sumimasen
Good Morning (Hello) Ohayo Gozaimasu
Good Afternoon (Hello) Konnichiwa
Good Evening (Hello) Konbanwa
Good Bye Sayonara
Begin Hajime
Stop Yame
Focus Kime
Line Up Seiretsu
Ready/Open Yoi
Move Back Ippo Ato
Move Forward Ippo Mae
Turn Mawatte
Upper Jodan
Middle Chudan
Lower Gedan
Strike/Punch Tsuki
Block Uke
Kick Geri
Knifehand Shuto/Stoi
Reverse Gyaku
Bow Rei
Beginning/Basics Kihon
Ending/Closing Heishu
Right Migi
Left Hidari
Sparring Kumite
26 Step Sparring Renzoku Kumite
5 Man Sparring Kakomi Kumite
1 Step Block & Counter Ippon Kumite
2 Blocks & Counter Nihon Kumite
Weapons Kobudo

Counting

English Japanese
One Ichi
Two Ni
Three San
Four Shi / Yon
Five Go
Six Roku
Seven Shichi / Nana
Eight Hachi
Nine Ku / Kyuu
Ten Ju / Juu
Eleven Ju-Ichi
Twelve Ju-Ni
Twenty Ni-Ju

Gojyu Ryu Kata

• Geki Sai Ichi - To demolish or destroy one

• Geki Sai Ni - To demolish or destroy two

• Saifa - Tearing or breaking ground

• Shisochin - Battle in four directions

• Sanseiryu - Thirty-six movements

• Sesan - Thirteen movements

• Seienchin - Peacefulness

• Sepai - Eighteen movements

• Kururunfa - Holding ground

• Suparinpe - 108 evils of man