JAPANESE TERMINOLOGY
JAPANESE |
ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY |
STANCES & MOVEMENTS |
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Dachi |
Stance |
Yoi dachi |
Natural stance |
Zenkutsu dachi |
Front stance |
Kokutsu dachi |
Back stance |
Kiba dachi |
Straddle (Horse) stance |
Fudo dachi |
Immovable stance |
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BODY POSITION |
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Kamae |
Ready |
Shomen ni |
Full body facing |
Hanmi |
Half body facing |
Irimi |
Turned through 90· |
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LEG TECHNIQUES |
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Geri |
Kick |
Mae geri |
Fronk kick |
Yoko geri |
Side kick |
Mawashi geri |
Round house kick |
Ushiro geri |
Back kick |
Ura mawashi geri |
Hook kick |
Ushiro ura mawashi geri |
Spinning back kick |
Fumikomi geri |
Stamping kick |
Tobi geri |
Jumping kick |
Ren geri |
Combination kicking |
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HAND TECHNIQUES |
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Zuki |
Punch |
Oi zuki |
Stepping punch |
Gyaku zuki |
Reverse punch |
Tate zuki |
Vertical fist |
Ura zuki |
Close punch |
Mawashi zuki |
Round House punch |
Jun zuki |
Lunge punch |
Kagi zuki |
Hook punch |
Age zuki |
Rising punch |
Kizami zuki |
Front Hand punch |
Morote zuki |
Double hand punch |
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BLOCKING |
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Uke |
Block |
Age uke |
Rising block |
Soto uke |
Outside block |
Uchi ude uke |
Inside block |
Gedan barai |
Downward block |
Shuto uke |
Knife hand block |
Atoshi uke |
Descending block |
Nagashi uke |
Flowing block |
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HAND & FEET STRICKING POINTS |
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Ippon nukite |
One fingered strike |
Nihon nukite |
Two fingered strike |
Shuto |
Knife hand strike |
Tetsui |
Hammer fist |
Teisho |
Outside edge strike |
Tatai shuto |
Palm heal strike |
Sokuto |
Knife edge of foot |
Kakato |
Heal strike |
Koshi |
Ball of foot |
Hiza geri |
Knee strike |
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REGIONS OF THE BODY |
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Jodan |
Face |
Chudan |
Stomach |
Gedan |
Groin |
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FORM |
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Kata |
Forms |
Kihon |
Basic Techniques |
Kumite |
Sparring |
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FORMS OF KARATE SPARRING |
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Ippon kumite |
One step basic |
Sanbon kumite |
Three step basic |
Gohan kumite |
Five step basic |
Jiyu ippon |
One free attack |
Jiyu kumite |
Open free fighting |
