The following list is non exhaustive, but presents the most used terms in class.
| Counting | |
| Ichi | One |
| Ni | Two |
| San | Three |
| Shi | Four |
| Go | Five |
| Roku | Six |
| Shichi | Seven |
| Hachi | Eight |
| Ku | Nine |
| Ju | Ten |
| Uke Waza | Blocking Techniques |
| Age Uke | Rising Block |
| Gedan Barai | Downward Block |
| Shuto Uke | Sword Hand Block |
| Soto Uke | Outside Inward Forearm Block |
| Uchi Uke | Inside Outward Forearm Block |
| Hiji Uke | Elbow Block |
| Juji Uke | X Block |
| Kakiwake Uke | Reverse Wedge Block |
| Morote Uke | Augmented Forearm Block |
| Nagashi Uke | Sweeping Block |
| Osae Uke | Pressing Block |
| Teisho Uke | Palm Heel Block |
| Kake Uke(Tekubi Kake Uke) | Hook BlockHooking Wrist Block |
| Tate Uke | Vertical Block |
| Haishu Uke | Back hand Block |
| Zuki Waza | Punching Techniques |
| Choku Zuki | Straight Punch |
| Oi Zuki | Lunge Punch |
| Gyaku Zuki | Reverse Punch |
| Kizami Zuki | Jabbing Punch |
| Age Zuki | Rising Punch |
| Tate Zuki | Vertical Punch |
| Ura Zuki | Close Punch (uppercut) |
| Morote Zuki | Parallel Punch |
| Kagi Zuki | Horizontal Hook Punch |
| Mawashi Zuki | Roundhouse Punch |
| Yama Zuki | Wide U Punch |
| Awaze Zuki | U Punch |
| Hasami Zuki | Scissor Punch |
| Geri Waza | Kicking techniques |
| Mae Geri | Front Kick |
| Mawashi Geri | Roundhouse Kick |
| Yoko Geri Keage | Side Snap Kick |
| Yoko Geri Kekomi | Side Thrust Kick |
| Ushiro Geri | Back Kick |
| Ushiro Mawashi Geri | Spinning Back Roundhouse Kick |
| Fumikomi | Stamping Kick |
| Nidan (Ren) Geri | Two front kicks |
| Kakato Geri | Heel Kick |
| Mikazuki Geri | Crescent Kick |
| Hiza Geri | Knee Kick |
| Mae Tobi Geri | Front Jump Kick (Back Leg First) |
| Yoko Tobi Geri | Side Jump Kick |
| Nami Gaeshi | Returning Wave Kick |
| Uchi Wasa | Striking Techniques |
| Empi Uchi(Also called Hiji Ate) | Elbow Strike |
| Haito Uchi | Ridge Hand Strike |
| Kentsui (Tetsui) Uchi | Hammerfist Strike |
| Shuto Uchi | Sword Hand Strike |
| Uraken Uchi | Backfist Strike |
| Tate Empi Uchi | Upward Elbow Strike |
| Mawashi Empi Uchi | Roundhouse Elbow Strike |
| Ushiro Empi Uchi | Back Elbow Strike |
| Yoko Empi Uchi | Side Elbow Strike |
| Otoshi Empi Uchi | Downward Elbow Strike |
| Teisho Uchi | Palm Heel Strike |
| Uraken Uchi | Back Fist Strike |
| Haishu Uchi | Back Hand Strike |
| Dachi | Stances |
| Zenkutsu Dachi | Front Stance |
| Kiba Dachi | Straddle Leg Stance |
| Kokutsu Dachi | Back Stance |
| Fudo/Sochin Dachi | Rooted Stance |
| Heisoku Dachi | Attention Stance (Feet Together) |
| Musubi Dachi | Attention Stance (Toes Out) |
| Heiko Dachi | Parallel Stance |
| Hachiji Dachi (Yoi) | Open Leg Stance (Natural Nosition) |
| Uchi Hachiji Dachi | Inverted Open Leg Stance |
| Hangetsu Dachi | Half Moon Stance |
| Kosa Dachi | Cross Leg Stance |
| Neko Ashi Dachi | Cat Leg Stance |
| Sanchin Dachi | Hour Glass Stance |
| Renoji Dachi | L-Stance |
| Shiko Dachi | Square Stance |
| Teiji Dachi | T-Stance |
| Kumite | Sparring |
| Go-hon Kumite | 5 step sparring |
| San-bon Kumite | 3 step sparring |
| Kihon-ippon Kumite | Basic 1 step sparring |
| Kaeshi – ippon | Return 1 step sparring |
| Jiyu-ippon Kumite | Semi-freestype one-blow |
| Okuri Jiyu-ippon Kumite | 2 step semi freestyle sparring |
| Jiyu Kumite | Free style sparring |
| Other Terminology | |
| Ashi barai | Foot sweep |
| Karate gi | Karate uniform |
| Dojo | Taining room |
| Dojo kun | Dojo rules |
| Embusen | Performance line |
| Gasshuku | Seminar |
| Gedan | Lower level |
| Gedan barai | Lower level sweep |
| Gyaku hanmi | Reverse half front facing |
| Hanmi | Half front facing |
| Hidari | Left |
| Hiki te | Pulling hand |
| Hiza | Knee |
| Jodan | Upper level |
| Kakato | Heel |
| Kamaete | Go into position |
| Karate-ka | Karate practitioner |
| Kata | Forms |
| Ken | Fist |
| Kiai | Shout of spirit |
| Kihon | Basic training |
| Kime | Focus, finish |
| Kohai | Junior |
| Koshi | Ball of foot |
| Kuro Obi | Black Belt |
| Maai | Distance |
| Mae | Forward |
| Makiwara | Punching board |
| Mawatte | Turn |
| Migi | Right |
| Mokuso | Meditation |
| Morote | Two handed |
| Mudansha | Group of Student without a Dan (Colour Belts) |
| Naore | Return to starting position |
| Naote | Relax |
| Nukite | Spear hand |
| Obi | Belt |
| Otagai ni rei | Bow to each other |
| Rei | Bow |
| Seiken | Fore fist |
| Seiza | Sit straight (on heels) |
| Sempai | Senior |
| Sensei | Teacher, instructor |
| Sensei ni rei | Bow to the Teacher |
| Shizentai | Natural position |
| Shomen ni rei | Bow to front |
| Sokuto | Foot edge |
| Tate | Vertical |
| Te | Hand |
| Teisho | Palm heel |
| Uraken | Back fist |
| Ushiro | Backward |
| Waza | Technique |
| Yame | Stop |
| Yoi | Ready, prepare |
| Yoko | Sideways |
| Yudansha | Group of owner of a Dan (Black Belts) |
| Zanshin | Remaining spirit |