Japanese Terminology
Karate | Empty hand |
Sensei | Teacher |
Gi | Karate Uniform |
Dojo | Training Gym |
Kata | Training Forms |
Jiyu Kumite | Free Sparring |
Hajime | Start |
Yasume | Rest |
Yame | Stop |
Kiyotsuke | Attention |
Rei | Bow |
Seiza | Kneel |
Mokuso | Close your eyes/Meditate |
Mokuso Yame | Open your eyes/Stop meditating |
Shomen Ni | Face the front |
Sensei Ni | Face your Sensei |
Senpai Ni | Face your Senpai |
Otagai Ni | Face each other |
Ma te | Turn |
Hansei | Review |
Shugo | Assemble |
Jodan | Upper |
Chudan | Middle |
Gedan | Lower |
1 | ichi | 6 | roku |
2 | ni | 7 | shichi |
3 | san | 8 | hachi |
4 | shi | 9 | ku |
5 | go | 10 | ju |
Heisoku Dachi | Feet together |
Musubi Dachi | Toes at 45°, heels together |
Heiko Dachi | Feet parallel, shoulder width |
Soto dachi | Feet at 45°, shoulder width |
Uchi Dachi | Feet point inwards, slightly wider than shoulder width |
Shiko Dachi | “Horse stance”, feet at 45° wider than shoulder width, weight lowered, back straight |
Sanchin Dachi | “Small stance”, feet at shoulder width, toes pointed inward, relaxed knees |
Zenkutsu Dachi | “Long stance”, front knee bent, back knee straight, weight distribution 60% front |
Neko Ashi dachi | cat stance |
Moto dachi | short lunge 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Age hiji ate | upper vertical elbow smash |
Ushiro hiji uchi | rear elbow smash |
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 |
Nami ashi | inside foot block |
Mikazuki geri uke | crescent kick block |