| Grade | Japanese | Translation | Notes |
| White & Blue Belt | |||
| Kata | Taikyoku Shodan | First Cause | sounds like tacki-oku-shodan |
| Punches | Oi zuki | Straight punch | |
| Choku zuki | Stepping punch | ||
| Gyaku zuki | Reverse punch | ||
| Blocks | Gedan Barai | Downward block | |
| Age Uke | Upper Rising block | ||
| Soto Uke | Outside block | sometimes Soto Ude Uke | |
| Uchi Uke | Inside block | sometimes Uchi Ude Uke | |
| Kicks | Mae geri | Front kick | |
| Stances | Zenkutsu dachi | Front stance | |
| Musubi dachi | bowing stance | ||
| Shizentai | Natural stance | sometimes Heiko dachi | |
| Other | Oss | Respectful greeting/ understood | |
| Yoi | Ready | ||
| Rei | Bow | ||
| Sensei | Instructor | ||
| Gi | Karate suit | ||
| Kiai | Shout! | ||
| Kata | Formal exercises | ||
| Tate Shuto | Vertical knife hand | ||
| Red Belt (9th Kyu) | |||
| Kata | Heian Shodan | Peaceful Mind Level 1 | |
| Strikes | Tetsui uchi | Hammer fist strike | |
| Shuto uchi | Knife hand strike | ||
| Stances | Kokutsu dachi | Back stance | |
| Kicks | Kekomi geri | Thrust kick | |
| Mawashi Geri | Roundhouse Kick | ||
| Other | Jodan | Head | |
| Chudan | Middle body | ||
| Gedan | Lower body | ||
| Hidari | Left | ||
| Migi | Right | ||
| Orange Belt (8th Kyu) | |||
| Kata | Heian Nidan | Peaceful mind Level 2 | |
| Punches | Ura zuki | Inverted punch | |
| Tate zuke | vertical punch | ||
| Uraken | Back fist | ||
| Blocks | Haiwan Uke | back-of-arm block | |
| Te Osai Uke | Pressing Block | ||
| Morote Uke | Assisted Block | ||
| Kicks | Yoko geri keage | Side snap kick | |
| Ushiro Geri | Behind Kick | ||
| Yellow Belt (7th Kyu) | |||
| Kata | Heian Sandan | Peaceful mind level 3 | |
| Strikes | Nikite | Knife Hand | |
| Empi uchi | Elbow strike | ||
| Blocks | Kosa uke | Cross Block | |
| Empi uke | Elbow Block | ||
| Kicks | Mikazuki Geri | Crescent Kick | |
| Fumikomi | Stamp | ||
| Stances | Heisoku Dachi | Feet together stance | |
| Kiba Dachi | Horse riding stance | ||
| Green Belt (6th Kyu) | |||
| Kata | Heian Yondan | Peaceful mind level 4 | |
| Strikes | ren zuki | two punch combination | |
| Sanbon Zuki | Three punch combination | ||
| Blocks | Juji uke | Cross Block | |
| Kakiwaki Uke | Wedge Block | ||
| Other | Haishu | Back of hand | |
| Keisho | Open Hand (Palm) | ||
| Atami Tsukami | Head Grab | ||
| Purple Belt (5th Kyu) | |||
| Kata | Tekki Shodan | ||
| Strikes | Kage zuki | Hook punch | |
| Morote zuki | Combined punch | ||
| Blocks | Nagashi Uke | Sweeping block | |
| Nami Ashi | Leg snapping wave block | ||
| Awase uke | Combined block | ||
Purple & White Belt (4th Kyu) | |||
| Kata | Heian Godan | ||
| Blocks | Keisho Juji uke | cross palm block | |
| Stances | Manji Gamai | manji uke in back stance | |
| Other | kami-sukami | hair grab | |
| Japanese | Translation | Japanese | Translation |
| Dojo | Training Hall | Dojo Kun | Dojo code |
| Hajime | Start/begin | Hiki Te | Hidden Hand |
| Kihon | Basic techniques | Yame/ matte | Finish/stop |
| Kumite | Sparring | Zanshin | Alert/aware |
| Dachi – Stances | Teisho uchi | Palm heel strike | |
| Neko ashi dachi | Cat Stance | Haito uchi | Ridge hand strike |
| Renoji dachi | L stance | ||
| Fudo Dachi | Rooted Stance | ||
| Tsuki – Punches | Uchi – Strikes | ||
| Kizami tsuki | Front hand punch | Age empi uchi | Rising elbow strike |
| Kagi tsuki | Hook punch | Mawashi empi uchi | Round elbow strike |
| Sanbon tsuki | Three punch combination | Tate empi uchi | Downward elbow strike |
| Geri – Kicks | |||
| Yoko geri kekomi | Side thrust kick | Yoko geri keage | Side snap kick |
| Ushiro geri | Back kick | Mawashi geri | Roundhouse kick |
| Nidan geri | Two kicks with same leg | Hiza geri | Knee kick |
| Kumite – Sparring | |||
| Kihon Ippon Kumite | Basic one-step sparring | Jiyu Ippon Kumite | Semi-free style sparring |
| Counting | |||
| Japanese | Translation | ||
| Ichi | 1 | ||
| Ni | 2 | ||
| San | 3 | ||
| Shi | 4 | ||
| Go | 5 | ||
| Roku | 6 | ||
| Shichi | 7 | ||
| Hachi | 8 | ||
| Kyu | 9 | ||
| Ju | 10 | ||