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- age – upper/rising
- ashi tanren – leg conditioning
- bunkai – techniques and applications of a kata
- gasshuku – training camp
- gyaku – reverse
- hara – centre, centre of mass
- hoju undo – supplementary exercises utilising aids to develop strength, stamina, speed and coordination (see above)
- honbu dojo – central dojo of an organisation/region
- junbi undo – warmup and preliminary exercises
- junbi owarimasu – end of warmups
- kakie – a type of hand/arm exercise and associated applications used mostly for close combat. Also for improving strength, control and muchimi.
- kamae – stance and distancing as assumed for sparring
- karate-do – the way of karate. do means way or path (from the chinese tao).
- karateka – a karate practioner
- kata – a sequence of pre-arranged movements and techniques
- ki – spirit and energy (similar to chi)
- kiai – shout given as techniques are delivered to focus energy
- kihon – basics
- kime – focus
- ma-ai – correct distancing or timing with respect to one’s partner
- morote – both hands simultaneously
- muchimi – heavy/sticky but still flowing (a desirable feature of many techniques)
- mushin – to do something automatically or without having to think about it.
- ritsurei – standing bow
- seiken – normal fist (front two knuckles)
- seiza – kneeling
- shihan – chief/master instructor. For IOGKF Goju Ryu this is Morio Higaonna.
- shime – testing of sanchin kata
- soto – outside (inside to outside)
- tako ashi – gripping the floor with spread toes.
- uchi – inside (outside to inside) or strike
- ude tanren – forearm conditioning
- zarei – sitting bow
