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Does anyone else find it hard to learn the Karate Japanese words? I do its like my brain just doesn't take it in. I hate when they say to do a move in Japanese and i'm always having to look at what the higher grades are doing then I'd do the move.

The only words I know are Yama, hajime, hickidutch, zenquadutch ( i know i cant spell the words)

Its really bad if i have to grade because they only seem to use the Japanese words not in english

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This will come with time. The more you practice and hear the words, the more you will associate them with the proper actions.

A quick Google search brought up this website, that has a pretty extensive list of terms you could study up on to help you out in class: http://www.traditional-karate.com/karate/terms.html

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Don't try to learn them all at once. Pick out the main ones for your grade maybe four or five at a time and say them every time you do the technique, under your breath or in your head. If you are only training once or twice a week try to make time for a couple of sessions in between to just say the word out loud and then perform the technique. You should be able to learn a batch every fortnight or so and at that rate you could learn a whole syllabus worth in four months.

Don't stress about them, they will come to you if you apply a little patience and effort.

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About 10 years ago I took a beginner's Japanese evening class in college; it was awesome, and I enjoyed it. One thing that really nailed vocabulary for me was revision cards.

Cut a mass of squares out of paper or card, and write the Japanese word on one side, with the English word (and maybe pronunciation) on the other side.

Mix them up, and throw them on a table; take one at a time and try to recall the opposite side of what you see. It's a basic game, but one of the best for languages. You can even carry them in a case and do it whenever you have five minutes spare.

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I hear you!

It is hard to learn the words but it's like anything else, repitition will allow you to perform the moves without thinking!

When you first began, did you know what a front stance was? No? It's the same thing with the Japanese phrases, just as you learned what the stance looked like and can do it on command so will the words become. You will hear a word and instantly relate it to what you need to do. It just takes time, keep at it.

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Ask you instructor to use both English and Japanese terms for now. Let him/her know you will not simply ignore the Japanese in favour of English. Use this to get the new words, it'll help out a great deal.

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As everyone else has said it just takes time. The higher grades in class have had longer to hear them that is all. As you are practicing at home or before class, just pick a few techniques each week to practice, every time you do them recite the name in your head and slowly you'll get used to it.

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius

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The actually are books and audio materials available cheaply online and in large bookstores that are specifically for learning "dojo japanese". A quick search revealed at least half a dozen items focused on learning to function in a Japanese dojo where only martial arts terms are covered and very little else. A good start would be getting s good list of phrases and words online and slowly memorize that. Finding this for free is very quick and easy if you take the time to do it.

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