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Counting

Intro

While training in the martial arts, there is one thing you can count on happening—counting. You count pushups, sit-ups, kicks, blocks, punches, etc. I once training with a Japanese judo master whose only English words were ""Do many pushupa!"

Even schools that use very little of their style's native language still use the language for counting. It is like using cheers at a pep rally; it helps psych up the students during an exercise. The following chart displays basic counting for some languages.

Counting chart

#	English	Korean	Japanese	Mandarin	Cantonese
1	One	Hana	Ichi	Yi	Yat
2	Two	Dul	Ni	Er	Yi
3	Three	Set	San	San	Sam
4	Four	Net	Shi	Si	Sei
5	Five	Daseot	Go	Wu	Mm
6	Six	Yeoseot	Roku	Liu	Look
7	Seven	lgop	Shichi	Qu	Chat
8	Eight	Yeodeol	Hachi	Ba	Baat
9	Nine	Ahop	Kyu	Jiu	Gau
10	Ten	Yeol	Ju	Shi	Sap

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