Japanese Terminolgy
Most classes use a count to keep the students working together. In a Japanese or Okinawan style the counting or cadence will be in Japanese. The numbers are listed below.
| Japanese | English |
| DACHI (STANCES) | |
| Hangetsu dachi | Wide hour glass stance |
| Hachiji dachi | Open leg stance |
| Heisoku dachi | Feet together, closed toed |
| Kosa dachi | Crossed leg stance |
| Neko ashi dachi | Cat stance |
| Musubi dachi | Feet together, open toed |
| Sanchin dachi | Three point stance |
| Shiko dachi | Sumo stance |
| Shizen dachi | Open leg stance before ready |
| Shizen dachi heiko | Ready stance |
| Zenkutsu dachi | Forward stance |
| Gyaka zuki | Reverse punch |
| UKE ( BLOCKS) | |
| Judan uke | High block |
| Chudan uke | Middle area block |
| Gedan barai | Low block |
| Haishu uke | Back hand block |
| Harai Uke | Downward parry |
| Hiji uke | Elbow block |
| Hiza gaeshi | Knee sweeping across block |
| Juji uke | X block / cross block |
| Kakuto uke | Bent wrist block |
| Kata te sukui uke | One hand scooping block |
| Kake te uke | Hooking hand block |
| Kosa uke | Crossed arms block |
| Kuri uke | Inside out, circle block with knife edge of hand |
| Keito uke | Chicken head wrist block |
| Mawashi uke | Circular block |
| Mikazuki geri uke | Crescent kick block |
| Mine uke | Back hand block (bent wrist) |
| Moroto uke | Two hand forearm block |
| Nagashi uke | Sweeping block |
| Nami ashi | Inside snapping block with foot |
| Osae uke | Pressing block |
| Ryu te sukui uke | Two hand scooping block |
| Shotei uke | Palm Heel Block |
| Shuto barai | Knife hand block |
| Shuto Uke | Knife hand block |
| Sukui dome | Scoop and catch block |
| Sukui Uke | Scooping block |
| Tettsui uke | Hammer fist block |
| Tsukami uke | Grasping block |
| Tsuki uki | Punching block |
| Ude uke | Forearm block |
| Ura uke | Inverted block (small circle with fist) |
| Wa uke | Two arm circular block |
| Yoko uke | Forearm inward block |
| Tata uchi | Wrist block |
| TSUKI (STRIKES) | |
| Age zuki | Rising punch (upper cut) |
| choku zuki | straight punch |
| Gyaku zuki | Reverse punch |
| Hiraken zuki | Fore knuckle fist straight punch |
| Ippon ken zuki | One knuckle fist straight punch |
| Kage zuki | Hook punch |
| Mae ken zuki | Punch with hand nearest opponent |
| Mawashi zuki | Roundhouse punch |
| Moroto zuki | Double fist punch |
| oi zuki | Lunge punch |
| Seiken choku zuki | Fore fist straight punch |
| Tate zuki | Vertical punch to the face |
| Teisho zuki | Palm heel straight punch |
| Tsuki | Punch |
| URA zuki | Close punch (palm up) |
| Yama zuki | Two hand U punch (Bassai dai) |
| UCHI (STRIKES) | |
| haishu uchi | back hand strike |
| haito uchi | ridge hand (index finger side) |
| hiji ate | elbow strike |
| Kentsu uchi | Hammer fist strike |
| Nukite | Spear hand |
| Shuto uchi | Knife hand strike |
| Teisho uchi | Palm heel strike |
| Tettsui uchi | Bottom fist strike |
| Uraken | Back fist strike |
| KERI (KICKS) | |
| Ashi - barai | Foot sweep |
| Chudan geri | Ball of foot middle level kick |
| Jodan geri | Ball of foot upper level kick |
| Fumikomi | Stamping kick |
| Hiza geri | Knee kick |
| Kansetsu geri | Stamping or joint kick (Fumikomi) |
| Kin geri | Groin kick |
| Mae geri | Front kick |
| Mae geri keage | Front snap kick |
| Mae geri kikomi | Front thrust kick |
| Mae tobi geri | Flying front kick |
| Mawashi geri | Roundhouse kick |
| Mikazuki geri | Cresent kick with sole of foot |
| Soko geri | Instep kick |
| Sokuto geri | Side kick |
| Ushiro geri | Back kick |
| Ushiro uchi | Hooking back heel kick |
| Yoko geri | Knife edge of foot side kick |