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Training vocabulary During your training as beginner everything will be explained to you in a straight-forward, easy-to-understand manner. As you progress there are quite a few japanese words that you'll begin to hear that are instructions as to what to do. Other miscellaneous words and phrases are used to describe certain things. It is a good idea to get used to these word as phrases as quickly as possible. In time they will allow you to instantly grasp what your instructor is asking of you without the need for explanation. General Terms Kihon: Basic(s) Ki-ai: Spirit focus/a focusing yell Kime: Decision/ focus Rei: Bow Yoh-i: Get ready" Yame: Stop Yasume: Rest, Relax Maware/Mawatte: Turn Hajime: Begin Mokusoh: Quiet meditation Dojo [doh-joh]: The place where you train Dojo kun: Dojo precepts Seiza: Proper sitting/ kneeling Sensei: Principle class instructor/Master/Teacher Sempai: Senior student Gi (gee - pronounc. like 'Me'): White training uniform |