| Gi |
karate uniform |
| Sensei |
teacher |
| Karate |
empty hand |
| Dojo |
training gym |
| Kata |
training forms |
| Jixu-Kumite |
free sparring |
| Kiyo Tsuke |
attention |
| Lei |
bow |
| Hajime |
start |
| Yasume |
rest |
| Yame |
stop |
| Ma te |
turn |
| Mokuso |
meditation |
| Hansei |
review |
| Shugo |
assemble |
| Shomen |
front |
| Jodan |
upper |
| Chudan |
middle |
| Gedan |
lower |
COUNTING IN JAPANESE
| 1 |
ichi (itch) |
6 |
roku (rho) |
| 2 |
ni (nee) |
7 |
shichi (chi-ch) |
| 3 |
san |
8 |
hachi (at-ch) |
| 4 |
shi (shay) |
9 |
ku (gue) |
| 5 |
go |
10 |
ju (joo) |
JAPANESE TERMS FOR TECHNIQUES AND COMBINATIONS
| DACHI ( "Datch" ) |
| Heksoku dachi (he-soo-ko) |
feet together |
| Musbi dachi (moos-bee) |
toes at 45¡, heels together |
| Heiko dachi (hi-ko) |
feet parallel at shoulder width |
| Soto dachi |
feet at 45¡, shoulder width |
| Uchi dachi (u-chee) |
feet point in slightly wider than shoulder width |
| Shiko dachi (see-ko) |
lower stance with legs wide, knees back |
| Sanchin dachi |
three point stance, weight lower on feet |
| Zenkutsu dachi (sin goo) |
forward lunge stance, weight 60:40 front and back |
| Moto dachi |
short lunge stance |
| Neko Ashi dachi |
cat stance |
| Kiyotsuke dachi |
attention |
| Shizentai dachi |
natural stance |
| Kiba dachi |
straddle stance |
| Kokutsu dachi |
back stance |
| Kagi dachi |
hooked stance |
| Hangetsu dachi |
wide hour glass stance |
| Hachiji dachi |
open leg stance |
HAND TECHNIQUES
| UKE ( "U-Gai") |
| Jodan (ake) uke |
rising front block |
| Soto uke |
forearm block out |
| Chudan uke |
forearm block in |
| Gedan barai |
downward forearm block out |
| Shuto uke |
knife hand strike |
| Juji uke |
cross-block |
| Tsuki uke |
punching block |
| Teisho uke |
palm heel block |
| Kake uke |
circular block with open hand |
| Hari otoshi uke |
down ward block in upright standing position |
| Chu-ge uke |
double block, middle and lower sections |
| Mawashi uke |
round house upper and lower push block using both arms |
| Sanbon uke |
triple block, face, chest and lower section |
| Renjoku uke |
triple block, rising front, fore arm block out, down ward block |
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TSUKI ( "SS-Ki") |
| Jodan tsuki |
upper thrusting strike |
| Chudan tsuki |
middle thrusting strike |
| Gedan tsuki |
lower thrusting strike |
| Nihon tsuki |
double strike |
| Sanbon tsuki |
triple strike |
| Shita tsuki |
inverted short thrusting punch |
| Renjoku tsuki |
Chushin (hiki) |
| Uriken uchi |
back-fist strike |
| Tettsui uchi |
bottom fist strike |
| Shuto uchi |
knife hand strike |
| Teisho uchi |
palm heel strike |
| Empi uchi |
elbow strike |
| Shomen ura uchi |
back fist snap strike to the front |
| Yoko ura uchi |
back fist snap strike to the side |
| Ushiro ura uchi |
back fist snap strike to the rear |
| Ushiro uchi |
back fist strike to the rear |
| Shita tsuki uchi |
knife hand finger tip front thrust |
| Shuto uchi |
chopping strike with blade of hand |
| Urashuto uchi |
back hand chopping strike with blade of hand |
| Furi uchi |
forward side swing strike using back of fist |
| Haito uchi |
forward side swing strike using front edge of open hand |
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ZUKI ( "Zoo-Ki" ) |
| Seiken zuki |
basic punch |
| Gyaku zuki |
reverse punch |
| Gi zuki |
lunge punch |
| Mawashi zuki |
round house punch |
| Maroto zuki |
double fist punch |
| Nukite zuki |
spear hand thrust |
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ATE ( "Adet" ) |
| Age hiji ate |
upper vertical elbow smash |
| Ushiro hiji uchi |
rear elbow smash |
| GERI |
| Mae geri keage |
front snap kick |
| Mae geri ke komi |
front thrust kick |
| Yoko geri keage |
side snap kick |
| Yoko geri ke komi |
side thrust kick |
| Ushiro geri |
back kick |
| Mawashi geri |
round-house kick |
| Mikazuki geri |
crescent kick |
| Mae tobi geri |
flying front kick |
| Yoko tobi geri |
flying side kick |
| Hittsui geri |
knee kick |
| Sokuto geri |
side kick with blade of foot |
| Hiza geri |
knee rising kick |
| Kin geri |
groin kick with instep of foot |
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| Nami ashi |
inside foot block |
| Mikazuki geri uke |
crescent kick block |
