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link to The Meaning Of “Osu” or “Oss” in Karate

The Meaning Of “Osu” or “Oss” in Karate

If you walk into a Japanese karate dojo for the first time and hear people say "osu" or "oss" all the time but don't know what it means, this post is for you. It covers the origin, meanings, and...

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link to A Complete List of Karate Terms for Beginners

A Complete List of Karate Terms for Beginners

This is a comprehensive list of karate terms in Japanese for beginners that cover over 250 most frequently used terms and phrases for greeting, bowing, stances, techniques, counting, directions, body...

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link to Karate Terms in Japanese Part 6 – General

Karate Terms in Japanese Part 6 – General

This is the sixth post in a series of posts on karate terms which covers many general terms used in the dojo during training. There are also a couple of videos after the list that cover many...

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link to Karate Terms in Japanese Part 5 – Training Equipment, Tournament, Rankings and Belts

Karate Terms in Japanese Part 5 – Training Equipment, Tournament, Rankings and Belts

This is the fifth post in a series of posts on karate terms which covers training equipment, tournament, and rankings. For previous posts in this series, please click the links below: Karate...

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link to Karate Terms in Japanese Part 4 – Techniques

Karate Terms in Japanese Part 4 – Techniques

This is the fourth post in a series of posts on karate terms which covers all karate technique words in Japanese. This extensive list will probably be sufficient for you to go from a beginner to a...

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link to Karate Terms in Japanese Part 3 – Stances

Karate Terms in Japanese Part 3 – Stances

This is the third and very important post in a series of posts on karate terms that extensively cover names of all stances in Japanese that you will probably ever need in your karate training....

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