Terms
Uechi-Ryu Karate ('Way-chee-ru')
Means in the style of Uechi. A hard and soft style combining flexed and relaxed movements developed by Master Kanbun Uechi from three of the animal forms (tiger, dragon, crane) he studied in China.
Karate
'Kara' literally translates to empty. 'Te' literally translates to hand. So together, 'Karate' means: from the empty hand. It originated on the island of Okinawa as a self defense form because weapons were outlawed.
Kata (Forms)
Pre-arranged sequence of moves for karate development
Sanchin
First kata and foundation of other kata
Dojo
Karate Gym
Sensei
Instructor
Rei
Bow
Doomo Arigato
Thank you
OneGaishimasu
Please help me
Mokuso
Meditate
Kumite
Sparring
Seiza
Sit Down
Hajime
Start
Yame
Stop
Gi
Karate Uniform