| SHOBAYASHI | | "Father" of Modern Karate |
| NUNCHAKU | | Knife Hand |
| KARATE | | Okinawan Ryu |
| CHOTOKUKYAN | | Okinawan weapon |
| OKINAWA | | Teacher OR One who has gone before |
| RYU | | Belt |
| TOMARITE | | Okinawan weapon |
| SHORIN | | Number of |
| DACHI | | Basic |
| EKU | | Founder of Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu |
| HAJAME | | Black belt rank |
| KYU | | Samurai code of ethics |
| TE | | Prepare or ready |
| KATA | | Master OR Director |
| CHOSINCHIBANA | | Missing phrase2 - 7 |
| SENSEI | | Okinawan weapon |
| KYOSHICANTER | | Okinawan Ryu |
| SHIHAN | | Sub-system of Shorin Ryu |
| MATSUMURA | | Number of |
| SAI | | Shout |
| OBI | | Developed KATAS - Chen-Sho AND Chen-Ni |
| KIAI | | Sub-system of Shorin Ryu |
| GOJURYU | | Hidden meaning of a technique |
| KANBUNUECHI | | Okinawan weapon |
| DOJO | | Series of pre-arranged movements |
| MATTE | | Okinawan Ryu |
| GI | | Okinawan Te |
| REI | | fighting/sparring |
| SAN | | Uniform |
| PAS SAI | | Okinawan weapon |
| KAMA | | Founder of Matsumura Shorin Ryu |
| GICHENFUNAKOSHI | | KATA - Peaceful mind OR Open a cut |
| MATSUBAYASHI | | Founder of Shobayashi Shorin Ryu |
| KARATEKA | | "Father" of American Karate |
| ISSHINRYU | | Hohan Soken's Nickname |
| KIHON | | KATA-Block everything OR sideways fighting |
| NAIHACHI | | Bow |
| BO | | Okinawan weapon |
| CHINTO | | Stance |
| TATSUOSHIMABUKU | | Practitioner of Karate |
| DAN | | Stop |
| NAHATE | | Open OR empty hand |
| KUMITE | | Founder of Kobayashi Shorin Ryu |
| SHUTO | | Founder of Uechi Ryu |
| MIYAGICHOGUN | | KATA - Crane on a rock OR Chinese sailor |
| YAME | | Begin |
| UECHIRYU | | Hand |
| SHI | | Founder of Isshin Ryu |
| YOI | | Rank lower than Black belt |
| PINAN | | Okinawan Te |
| HOHANSOKEN | | Founder of Goju Ryu |
| SHOSHINNAGAMINE | | Building OR room used to teach and practice Karate |
| WHITECRANE | | Sub-system of Shorin Ryu |
| SHORINRYU | | School |
| BUSHIDO | | Okinawan Ryu |
| BUNKAI | | Sub-system of Shorin Ryu |
| KOBAYASHI | | Okinawan Te |
| SHURITE | | KATA - to thrust assunder OR to breach a fortress |
| ROBERTTRIAS | | Birthplace of Karate |
| TONFA | | Wait |