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Terminology
General Terms
Dojo | Trainining Hall | Shomen | Front |
Karate | Empty Hand / Chinese Hand | Shomen ni rei | Bow to front |
Hidari | Left | Shoto | Pine Waves |
Gi | Training suit | Shotokan | Hall of Pinewaves |
Kiai | Expression of spirit | ||
Kime | Focus of power | ||
Mawate | Turn | ||
Migi | Right | ||
Morote |
Double | ||
Obi | Belt | ||
Rei | Bow |
Stances
Dachi | Stance |
Hangetsu Dachi | Half Moon Stance |
Heiko Dachi | Parallel Stance |
Heisoku Dachi | Informal Attention stance (feet together) |
Kiba Dachi | Horse riding stance |
Kokutso Dachi | Back Stance |
Musubi Dachi | Knot Stance |
Neko Ashi Dachi | Cat stance |
Renoji Dachi | L Stance |
Shiko Dachi | Square stance |
Shizentai | Natural stance |
Tsuruashi Dachi | Crane Stance |
Uchi Hachiji Dachi | Inverted open leg stance |
Zenkutsu Dachi | Front stance |
Blocks
Age Uke | Upper Rising Block |
Ashibo Kake Uke |
Leg Hooking Block |
Gedan Barai | Downward block/sweep |
Haishu Uke | Backhand Block |
Juji Uke | Cross/ x block |
Kake Uke | Hooking Block |
Kakiwake Uke | Wedge Block |
Kakuto Uke | Bent wrist block |
Morote Uke | Double/augmented forearm block |
Manji Uke | Swastika block/High Low block/ chinese block |
Nagashi Uke | Sweeping block |
Shuto Uke | Knife Hand Block |
Soto ude Uke | Outside Forearm Block |
Sukui Uke | Scooping Block |
Tekubi Kake Uke | Wrist hooking block |
Te Osae Uke | Hand pressing block |
Tsukami Uke | Grasping Block |
Uchi Ude Uke | Inside Forearm Block |
Punches
Age Zuki | Rising Punch |
Awase Zuki | U - Punch |
Choku Zuki | Straight Punch |
Gyaku Zuki | Reverse Punch |
Heiko Zuki | Parallel Punch |
Kagi Zuki | Hook Punch |
Kizami Zuki | Jab Punch |
Oi Zuki | Stepping Punch |
Sanbon Zuki | Three Punches |
Tate Zuki | Vertical Fist Punch |
Ura Zuki | Close Punch |
Yama Zuki | Mountain / Wide U Punch |
Strikes
Empi Uchi | Elbow Strike |
Hashu Uchi | Backhand Strike |
Haito Uchi | Ridge Hand Strike |
Hiji Ate | Elbow Strike |
Nakadaka Ippon Ken | Middle Finger One Knuckle Fist |
Nihon Nukite | Two finger spearhand |
Nukite | Spearhand |
Otoshi Empi Uchi | Downward/Dropping Elbow strike |
Shuto Uchi | Knifehand Strike |
Uraken Uchi | Back Fist Strike |
Kicks
Fumikiri | Cutting Kick |
Fumikomi | Stamping Kick |
Geri | Kick |
Kekomi | Thrust Kick |
Mae Geri Keage | Front snap Kick |
Mae Geri Kekomi | Front Thrust Kick |
Mae Tobi Geri | Front Jumping Kick |
Mawashi Geri | Roundhouse Kick |
Mikazuki Geri | Crescent Kick |
Ushiro Geri | Back Kick |
Yoko Geri Keage | Side snap kick |
Yoko Geri Kekomi | Side Thrust Kick |
Parts of the Body
Ago | Chin | Kanjinoke | Hair |
Ashi | Foot or leg | Kau | Face |
Ashiko | Instep | Keito | Chicken Hand Wrist |
Ashikubi | Ankle | Kentsui | Hammer Fist |
Chichi | Nipple | Koko | Tiger Mouth |
Chudan | Chest/middle level | Koshi | Ball of foot / Hips |
Chusoku | Ball of Foot | Kote | Wrist |
Do | Torso / Trunk of the body | Kubi | Neck |
Empi | Elbow | Kuchi | Mouth |
Ensho | Round Heel | Kumade | Bear Hand |
Gaiwan | Outer Arm | Me | Eyes (pronounced may) |
Gedan | Groin / Lower level | Mune | Chest / Abdomen |
Gawa | Side | Naiwan | Inner arm |
Goshi | Hip | Seika Tanden | Lower Abdomen |
Haibu | Back Area | Seiken | Forefist |
Haishu | Back of Hand | Seiryuto | Ox Jaw Hand |
Haisoku | Instep | Shita | Tongue |
Haito | Ridge Hand | Shuwan | Palm Arm |
Haiwan | Back Arm | Sokuto | Edge of foot |
Hana | Nose | Tanden | Lower Abdomen |
Hiji | Elbow | Te | Hand |
Hiraken | Flat / Fore Knuckle Fist | Teisho | Palm Heel |
Hiza | Knee / Lap | Tobu | Head area except face |
Ippon Ken | One Knuckle Fist | Tsumasaki | Tips of toes |
Kaisho | Open Hand | Ubi | Fingers |
Kakato | Heel | Wan | Arm |
Kakuto | Bent Wrist | Washide | Eagle Hand |
Oss
Is a curious term which is heard often throughout all Karate Lessons. It can mean a multitude of different things. It can be used as a greeting when bowing to other karateka, it can be used to indicate to other karateka that you are ready, it can be used to the instructor to indicate that you have understood an instruction. It can be used as a mark of respect when bowing to higher grades and it can also be used as a respectful way of saying to the Instructor I understand but please be patient whilst I try to put what you have taught me into practice.
Oss derives from two Chinese characters one means to bear hardship the other to push aside obstacles.