Terminology

NUMBERS

COMMANDS

ichi - one
ni - two
san - three
shi - four
go - five
roku - six
shichi - seven
hachi - eight
ku - nine
ju - ten  

yoi  - ready
kamaette - take stance
naotte - return to ready stance
yame - stop, finish
yasume - relax, rest
mawatte -  turn
mokuso - meditation
mokuso yame- end of meditation
hajime - begin
kiai irite - to shout

TECHNIQUES

POSITIONS

tsuki  - punch 
uchi -  strike   
oi tsuki - lunge punch     
gyaku tsuki -  reverse punch    
uchikomi - driving punch 
uke  - block   
barai  - parry   
keage  - high lift   
keri -  kick 
dachi  - stance    
oi geri  - step and kick   
tobi -  jumping or flying  

soto -  outside
uchi -  inside 
mawashi -  roundhouse 
ushiro - back  
sayu -  both sides   
yoko -  side     
gyaku -  reverse    
migi -  right  
hidari - left  
hanmi -  half-body      
yonju go do -  45 degree    

 WEAPONS

Hands:
seiken -  forefist 
uraken -  backhand     
shuto  - knife hand        
nukite -  spear hand 
koken  - wrist   
shotei -  palm heel            
tettsui  - hammer fist 
kote -  forearm  
hiji -  elbow                

Feet:
chusoku -  ball of foot 
haisoku -  instep       
sokuto -  knife edge   
hiza -  knee   
kakato -  heel 
teisoku -  arch
sune - shin

            

STANCES

KATA  

keri no kamae -  kick stance
yoi/fudo dachi - ready stance
sanchin dachi -pigeontoe stance     
zenkutsu dachi - front leaning   
kokutsu dachi -  back leaning 
kiba dachi -  horse stance   
musubi dachi - heel together 
heisoku dachi -  feet together  
shiko dachi  - sumo stance 
kumite no kamae -  fighting stance

Shoshinsha - beginner's form
Kihon -  basic form 
Kumite - fighting form 
Nage - throwing form 
Jissen - real fight form

PUNCHES

seiken chudan tsuki  - forefist middle punch
seiken jodan tsuki - forefist upper punch
seiken ago uchi  - forefist chin strike
seiken shita tsuki - forefist upper punch
uraken ganmen uchi - backhand face strike
uraken sayu uchi - backhand side strike
uraken hizo uchi - backhand liver strike
uraken mawashi uchi - backhand round strike
shuto ganmen uchi  - knife hand strike to face
shuto hizo uchi  - knife hand strike to liver
shuto sakotsu uchi - knife hand strike to collarbone
shuto sakotsu uchikomi - driving knife hand strike to collarbone
age tsuki  - upper punch
kagi tsuki   - hook punch
hiji uchi  - elbow strike
hiji age uchi  - rising elbow strike
hiji otoshi uchi - descending elbow strike
jun tsuki  - punch to side
tettsui uchi   - hammer fist strike

BLOCKS

jodan uke - upper block 
chudan soto uke - outside block
chudan uchi uke - inside block
gedan barai  - lower parry
mawashi uke  - roundhouse block
kake uke - hook (neck) block
juji uke - cross block 

shuto uke - knife hand block
shotei uke - palm-heel block
enkei  - circle block
hikkake - leg-hook block
hiji-hiza uke - elbow-knee block
nagashi-uke - absorbing block
oshi-age uke - pushing rising block

KICKS

mae keage  - straight front high lift
mae geri     - front kick
mawashi geri - roundhouse kick
sankaku geri - triangle kick
hiza geri      - knee kick
kin geri       -  groin kick
yoko keage -  side high lift
yoko geri    -  side kick

kansetsu geri  - joint kick
ushiro geri      - back kick
kakato geri    -  heel kick
kake geri        - hook kick
ushiro mawashi kake geri - spinning back hook kick
uchimomo geri -  inside low kick
jikuashi geri  - sweep kick to supporting leg

MISCELLANEOUS

mae mawari     - turning forwards
ushiro mawari  -  turning backwards
makikomi nage    - forward throw
uranage          -  backwards throw
todome           - "finishing touch"
kime             - focus, finish off
kerikomi         - step-in & kick
iremi            - body moving in
kyushu - skip away to absorb impact
mikiri           -  judging distance

nihon tsuki      -  double punch
sanbon tsuki     - triple punch
seika tanden - body between groin & navel
hiki taoshi      - pull down
dojo             - dojo
dogi           - training uniform
obi              - belt
dogi naoshite    -  tidy your uniform
misete kudasai   - please show me  

    Procedure before class:

narande    - line up
otagai ni rei    - bow to one another
seiza    -  kneel down
mokuso   -  meditation
mokuso yame  -  end of meditation
Senpai ni  (from students)    to instructor
Onegai shimasu   - please teach me/us
tadaima yori keiko hajime mas -  from now start our training
tachi mas    - jump up

    Procedure after class:

korede hongitsu no keiko owari mas- now, finish our training
narande    - line up
seiza    - kneel down
dojo kun   - training hall oath
mokuso   - meditation
mokuso yame  - end of meditation
Senpai ni  (from students)               to instructor
Arigato gozaimasu  - thank you
Karate-ka ni (from Senpai)               to students
Domo arigato gozaimasu - thank you very much
tate kudasai   - stand up

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