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Glossary

Numbers

ICHI: one ROKU: six

NI: two SHICHI: seven

SAN: three HACHI: eight

SHI: four KU: nine

GO: five JU: ten


General Terms

CHUDAN: middle body

DAN: black belts ranks

DOJO: training hall

GEDAN: lower body

GI: karate uniform

HAJIME: begin

JODAN: upper body

KAMAE: ready position

KIAI: shout or yell

KYU: belt levels below black belt

MOKUSO: meditation

OSU: yes, exclamation of spirit

REI: bow

SHOMEN: front

YAME: stop

 

 

Techniques

Stances:

FUDO (SOCHIN) DACHI: rooted stance

HANGETSU DACHI: wide hourglass stance

KIBA DACHI: side stance

KOKUTSU DACHI: back stance

KOSA DACHI: crossed feet stance

NEKO ASHI DACHI: cat-legged stance

SANCHIN DACHI: hourglass stance

SHIZEN TAI: natural stance

ZENKUTSU DACHI: front stance

Punching

GYAKU ZUKI: reverse punch

KIZAMI ZUKI: short punch

OI ZUKI: step-in punch

TSUKI: straight punch

Kicking

MAE KEAGE GERI: front snap kick

MAE KEKOMI GERI: front thrust kick

MAWASHI GERI: round house kick

USHIRO KEKOMI GERI: back thrust kick

YOKO KEAGE GERI: side snap kick

YOKO KEKOMI GERI: side thrust kick

Blocking

AGE UKE: rising block

GEDAN BARAI: down block

MOROTE UKE: augmented block

SHUTO UKE: sword hand block

SOTO UKE: outside forearm block

UCHI UKE: inside forearm block

Striking

EMPI UCHI: elbow strike

HAITO UCHI: ridge hand strike

SHUTO UCKI: sword hand strike

URAKEN: back fist strike

 

 
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