| Term | Kanji | Description |
| Taiko Dachi | 対向立ち | Opposite Facing Stance |
| Taketaba | 竹束 | Bamboo bundle, used for body conditioning |
| Tanbo Ichi | 短棒一 | Tanbo #1. Single Tanbo kata |
| Tanbo Ni | 短棒二 | Tanbo #2. Double Tanbo kata (Nitanbo 二短棒) |
| Tegoi | 手乞 | Early form of Sumo wrestling |
| Teiage Uke | 低上げ受け | Low Level Block with forearm (reception) |
| Teiji Dachi | 丁字立ち | T Shape Stance |
| Tenkan | 天巻 | Kata: Heavenly Scroll Ch. Tiānjuàn |
| Tenma | テンマ船 | Ryukyu Kingdom ship used to ferry people to larger ships |
| Timbei | 屏蔽(の歩) | Timbei (Nu Ho) kata. Shield (屏蔽) and Keibo (警棒) |
| Tomoe Uke | 巴受け | Circular Block (reception) AKA Mawashi- 回り受け / Toraguchi- 虎口受け |
| Tsuru Dachi | 鶴立ち | Crane Stance (standing on one foot) |
| Tuifa | 拐紡(の歩) | Tuifa (Nu Ho) Kata. Tonfa/Tunfa/Tonqua Ch. Shuang Guai (雙拐) |
