Basic Terminology:

• OSU - Expression of respect, patience, appreciation.
• SENSEI- Teacher
• SEMPAI- Black Belt
• OBI - Belt
• KUMITE-  fighting
• KOHAI - Junior
• KATA- Forms

 

Japanese Numbers 1-10

1 – Ichi
2 -  Ni
3 -  Sun
4 -  Shi
5 - Go
6 - Roku
7 - Shichi
8 - Hachi
9 –Kyu
10 –Jyu

 

Conversational Words

Japanese has an extensive grammatical system to express politeness and formality.  There are three main levels of politeness in spoken Japanese:
The plain form (kudaketa)
The simple polite form (teinei)
The advanced polite form (keigo)