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| age |
lift |
| age zuki |
upward punch |
| age uke |
upward block |
| ashi |
foot (feet) |
| ate |
strike |
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| bunkai |
taking apart, dismantling, or
breaking down into components |
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| cancho |
Dojo Head (Chief Instructor) |
| cazushi |
balance |
| comei |
chest or middle |
| chudan |
midsection |
| chudan zuki |
punch to the midsection |
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| dachi |
stance |
| dan |
black belt degree |
| do |
the way |
| dojo |
training hall |
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| gedan |
lower area (below the waist) |
| geri |
kick |
| gedan zuki |
downward punch |
| gi |
uniform worn for karate training |
| gohon kumite |
Sparring form in which in which
both opponents start in a fixed stance. One opponent attacks
five times with a predetermined attack the other defends five
times with a predetermined block countering with gyaku zuki
(reverse punch) after the last block. |
| gojo |
hard-soft or powerful-gentleness |
| gyaku zuki |
reverse punch |
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| haito |
ridge hand |
| hajime |
begin or start |
| harai |
sweeping motion |
| hidari |
left (direction) |
| hiza geri |
strike with the knee |
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| ippon |
one point or one step |
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| jiyu |
freedom of movement |
| jiyu kumite |
free sparring |
| jiyu ippon kumite |
Sparring form in which both the
attacker and the defender pick a comfortable fighting stance (kamae).
The attacker announces the attack and is free to move and feint.
The defender is free in the choice of block and counter. |
| jodan |
head or upper area |
| jodan zuki |
head punch |
| judo |
The art of grappling and throwing. Derived from Ju-Jitsu
by Dr. Jagoro Kano in 1882. |
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| kagi zuki |
roundhouse punch |
| kakato geri |
a strike with the heel of the foot |
| kamae |
fighting stance |
| kansetsu geri |
stomp kick |
| karate |
empty hands |
| karate-do |
the empty handed way |
| karate-ka |
karate practitioner |
| kata |
A prearranged form used for practice of technique. |
| kata bunkai |
analysis of individual or groups of
techniques in a kata and how they are used |
| kiai |
A yell from deep within. It is used to focus power in a
single short moment. |
| kihon ippon kumite |
Sparring form in which the attacker
starts in a fixed stance and attacks once with a predetermined
attack. The defender moves from a ready position into a stance
blocking the attack and countering. |
| ken |
the fist or sword |
| kendo |
japanese fencing using bamboo swords and body armor |
| keotska |
attention |
| kiba dachi |
horseman stance |
| kihon |
basic technique |
| koken |
wrist |
| koken uchi |
a strike with the wrist |
| koken uke |
a block with the wrist |
| kokutsu dachi |
back stance |
| kumite |
sparring or practice fighting |
| kyu |
belt ranking below dan (colored belts) |
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| maai |
distancing |
| mea |
forward kick |
| mea geri |
forward kick |
| mea tobi geri |
flying front kick |
| makiwara |
punching board |
| mate |
wait, stop, hold it |
| mawashi geri |
roundhouse kick |
| mawashi zuki |
roundhouse punch |
| mawashi uke |
roundhouse block |
| mikastuki geri |
a half circle kick to the front with the sole of the
foot |
| migi |
right (direction) |
| mokuso |
contemplation |
| morote uke |
reinforced block |
| morote zuki |
double punch |
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| nagashi uke |
a sweeping block |
| nekoashi dachi |
cat stance |
| nukite |
spear hand |
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| obi |
belt worn with karate gi |
| oi zuki |
lunge punch |
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| rei |
bow |
| riken uchi |
backhanded strike |
| ryu |
method or system |
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| sanchin dachi |
hourglass stance |
| sanbon kumite |
Sparring form in which in which
both opponents start in a fixed stance. One opponent attacks
three times with a set of predetermined attacks the other
defends three times with a set of predetermined blocks
countering after the last block. |
| seiken |
front of fist |
| seiken choku zuki |
strait punch with front of fist striking |
| sensei |
teacher |
| shenden |
the spirit of honor, fair play or good will |
| shiai |
contest or tournament |
| shizentai |
natural stance (feet parallel and
shoulder with apart, knees slightly bent) |
| shodan |
first degree black belt |
| shotei |
palm heel |
| shotei uchi |
palm heel strike |
| shotei uke |
palm heel block |
| shuto |
knife hand |
| shuto uchi |
knife hand strike |
| shuto uke |
knife hand block |
| soto uke |
block from the outside to the inside with the
forearm |
| suwaru |
sit in the formal position |
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| tameshiwari |
a test of striking ability |
| tate |
vertical |
| te |
hands |
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| uchi |
strike or inside |
| uchi uke |
a block from the inside to the outside with the
forearm |
| uke |
block |
| ukemi |
method of falling |
| unsoku |
movement |
| uraken |
back fisted strike |
| ura zuki |
uppercut |
| ushiro |
backward or behind |
| ushiro geri |
back kick |
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| yame |
stop, halt |
| yoko |
side |
| yoko geri |
side kick |
| yoko tobi geri |
flying side kick |
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| zanshin |
awareness |
| zenkutsu dachi |
front stance |
| zuki |
punch |
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