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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Karate Vocabulary: A Martial Arts Handbook of 300 Essential Japanese Terms

Karate Vocabulary: A Martial Arts Handbook of 300 Essential Japanese Terms

Boutwell, Yumi
Boutwell, Clay

Paperback

JapaneseMartial Arts

ISBN10: 1547020423
ISBN13: 9781547020423
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: May 30 2017
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
You bow. You count to ten. You shout something that might be osu. But how much of the Japanese in your dojo do you actually understand?

Karate is taught in Japanese - the commands, the kata names, the counting, the etiquette. Most karateka learn these words by sound and habit, without ever knowing what they mean. This handbook closes that gap.

Will it perfect your forms or add power to your kicks? No, not at all. That's your sensei's job. Will it help you understand, pronounce, and remember the language you hear in every class? Absolutely.

Inside you'll find:

  • 300+ essential terms, organized the way you train: kicks, stances, blocks, punches, sparring, commands, tournament terminology, counting, and more
  • A QR code on every single word. Scan it (or tap it in the ebook) and hear a native speaker pronounce it instantly - free, no sign-up, no email required
  • The story behind the words: a concise history of karate, from Okinawan te to the 1936 decision that turned Chinese hand into empty hand
  • The Dojo Kun and all twenty Niju Kun - Funakoshi's precepts in the original Japanese, with word-by-word breakdowns
  • Kanji, kana, and romaji for every entry - no Japanese reading ability required, but plenty to grow into
Written by Clay and Yumi Boutwell, who have been teaching Japanese online since 1999. They won't pretend to be karate masters - but the language of the dojo is their home turf.

Know what you're saying when you bow in.

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