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Term	Meaning
Kagi Zuki	Hook punch
Kai	Organization; Understand
Kaisho	Club
Kaishocho	Head Instructor of a Club
Kaiten Nage	Rotary throw
Kaiso	Opening Ancestor
Kakato	Heel
Kakato uke	Bent wrist lock
Kake	Attack; Application of the technique
Kaiaku	A vital point located on the hand
Kakiwaza uke	Pushing through block
Kakuto	Bent sword; Bent wrist
Kakuto uke	Bent wrist block
Kaiten	Spin; Rotary
Kan	A building or structure
Kama	Sickle, used in pairs in Okinawan Karate
Kamae	Posture
Kami	Hair
Kami shiho gatame	Upper four-corner hold
Kan	School; Intuition
Kancho	(1) School President (2) Head Instructor of a School
Kane sute	Flying sacrifice
Kani basami	Flying scissors
Kanji	(1) Oriental Writing (2) A Character in the Japenese System of Writing Based Upon Borrowed or Modified Chinese Characters
Kano, Jigoro	Founder of Judo
Kansetsu	Joint lock
Kansetsu waza	Joint locking techniques
Kanzen Muketsu	Absolute perfection
Kara	Empty
KaradaZuki	Body Build
Karate	(1) Empty hand (2) A martial arts style featuring strikes
Karate Do	Empty Handed Way
Kata	(1) Form, sometimes stylized and pre-arranged; Nage no kata (2) Shoulder. Kata guruma
Kata Dori	Shoulder or lapel grab
Kata gatame	Shoulder hold
Kata guruma	Shoulder wheel throw
Kata ha jime	Single edge choke
Kata Ido	Form movement
Kata juji jime	Half cross choke
Katame	Grappling
Katame waza	(1) Mat work (2) Grappling and ground-fighting techniques (3) Also known as Ne-waza
Katana	Long sword
Kata te Dori	Straight wrist grab
Kata te tori	Grasping of hands
Katsu	Revival techniques
Kazuri kesa gatame	Modified scarf hold
Ke	House; Family
Keage	Kick upward
Kekomi	Kick through; Kick thrust
Keiko	Practice; Training the spirit
Keikogi	Practice Uniform
Keiko uchi	Chicken beak strike
Kempo	Fist law; Fist way
Kempoka	Practictioner of Kempo
Kendo	Japanese sword fighting
Kenko	Health and Peace
Kensho	Insight; Religious insight
Kentsui	Fist hammer
Keri	Kick
Keri waza	Kicking techniques
Kesa gatame	Scarf hold
Ki	Vital energy; Spirit; Spiritual Energy
Kiai	(1) Spiritual harmony; (2) Shout or yell with vital energy (ki)
Kiba dachi	Horse stance
Kihon	Basics
Kihon Ido	Basic movement
Kihon Kumite	Basic sparring
Kihon waza	Basic Techniques
Kime	Focus
Kintama	Groin/Testicles
Kiotsuke	Attention
Kirikami	Cut of Paper
Kitskay	Attention
Kiyo	Positive spirit
Kiyojute Ryu	The Family of Spiritually Positive, Gentle People
Ko	(1) Skill (2) Minor
Kobujutsu	Ancient martial art; Weapon arts
Kodokan	(1) Headquarters of Judo in Japan (2) Literally, "school for studying the way"
Kohai	Junior Student
Koko	Tiger mouth
Koko uchi	Tiger mouth strike
Kokutsu dachi	Back stance
KoKyu	Breath
KoKyu Nage	Breath throw
KoKyu Ho	Breathing division or method
Komi	Pulling
Koppo	Bone method; Bone breaking
Koreisai	A vital point located on the top of the foot
Kosa Dori	Cross hand grab
Koshi	(1) Hip (2) Ball of the foot
Koshi guruma	Hip wheel throw
Koshi jime	Hip choke
Koshi Nage	Hip throw
Koshi waza	Hip techniques
Kosoto gakae	Minor outer hook
Kosoto gari	Minor outer reaping throw
Kote	Forearm
Kote gaeshi	Forearm throw / reversal
Kouchi gari	Minor inner reaping throw
Ku	Nine. See also numerals
Kubi	Neck / Shoulder
Kubi Nage	Shoulder throw
Kumikata	Forms of gripping; Methods of holding
Kumite	Sparring
Kunren	Discipline
Kurisuchan	Christian
Kusarigama	Sickle with a rope or chain attached
Kusho	Vital points of the body
Kuzushi	Balance breaking
Kyoshi	(1) Faith Teacher (2) Head Instructor
Kyu	Grade under black belt; 10th Kyu is the lowest and 1st the highest
Kyusho	Vital point
Kyusho jutsu	Pressure point strikes