JAPANESE KARATE
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PAGES Basic
Combinations and Sparring Techniques Japanese Karate
Terminology TACHI-KATA
(DACHI) Back Kokutsu-Dachi Cat Neko-Ashi-Dachi Crossed
Feet Kosa-Dachi Feet
Together Heisoku-Dachi Front Zenkutsu-Dachi Horse
or Straddle-Leg Kiba-Dachi Immovable
or Rooted Fudo-Dachi Informal
Attention, Feet Together Heisoku-Dachi Informal
Attention, Toes Out Musubi-Dachi L-Stance Renoji-Dachi Natural
or Open-Leg Hachiji-Dachi
(or) Hachinoji- T-Stance Choji-Dachi Toes
In Sanchin-Dachi
TE-WAZA Back
Fist Uraken Hammer
Fist Shutsui
(or) Kentsui Middle
Finger (knuckle) Fist Ippon-Ken One
Knuckle Fist Nakadaka
Ippon-Ken Regular
Fist Seiken Ridge
Hand Haito Spear
Hand Nukite Sword
Hand Shuto UCHI /
ZUKI Backfist
Strike Uraken-Uchi Close
Punch Ura-Zuki Double
Punch Morote-Zuki Downward
Swinging Strike Furioroshi-Uchi Elbow
Strike Empi-Uchi Front
Lunge Punch Oi-Zuki Hammer
Fist Strike Kentsui-Uchi Hook
Punch Kagi-Zuki Horizontal
Strike Yoko
Mawashi-Uchi Jab Kizami-Zuki Reverse
Punch Gyaku-Zuki Ridge
Hand Strike Haito-Uchi Rising
Punch Age-Zuki Scissors
Punch Hasami-Zuki Side
Strike Yoko-Uchi Spear
Hand Strike Nukite-Uchi Straight
Punch Choku-Zuki Swinging
Punch Tsuki-Age
Vertical
Punch Tate-Zuki Vertical
Strike Mawashi-Uchi Wide U
(Mountain) Punch Yama-Zuki GERI Back Ushiro-Geri Crescent Mikazuki-Geri Double Nidan-Geri Front Mae-Geri Hook Kagi-Geri Jump Tobi-Geri Knee
Strike Hiza-Tsuchi
(or) Hiza Age-Ate Low
Side Stamping Fumikomi Returning
Wave Name-Gaeshi Roundhouse Mawashi-Geri Side Yoko-Geri Snap
Kick Keage Thrust
Kick Kekomi UKE Augmented
Forearm Morote-Uke Downward Gedan-Barai Grasping Tsukami-Uke Hooking Kake-Uke Inside
Outward Uchi-Uke Outside
Inward Soto-Uke Pressing Oshi-
(or) Osae-Uke Reverse
Wedge Kakiwake-Uke Rising
Upper Level Jodan
Age-Uke Scooping Sukui-Uke Strike-Block Tsuki-Uke Sweeping Nagashi-Uke Sword
Hand Shuto-Uke X-Block Juji-Uke Above Ue Back
Direction Koho Back
Side Ura Circling Mawarikomi Diagonally Naname Downward Otoshi Facing
to the Back Ushiro
Muki Front Mae
(or) Shomen Front
Direction Zenpo Half-Front
Facing Hanmi High
Level Jodan Left Hidari Left
Direction Uho Low Hikui Low
Level Gedan Middle
Level Chudan Rear
(to the...) Ushiro Reverse Gyaku Reversing
Directions Koho
Tenkan Right Migi Right
Direction Saho Shifting
the Body Tai-Sabaki Side Yoko Side Gawa
(or) Sokumen Side of
Chest (To the...) Waki Sliding
the Feet Yori-
(or) Suri-Ashi Turn Kaiten Twist,
Turn Hineri Vertical Tate Arm Ude Center
of Gravity/Power Tanden Chest Mune Elbow Empi
(or) Hiji Face Kao Fist Ken Foot,
Leg Ashi Forearm Maeude
(or) Zenwan Forehead Hitai Hand Te Head Atama Heel Kakato Heel of
Palm Teisho Hip,
Side Koshi Instep Ashiko Jaw Ago Knee Hiza Open
Hand or Palm Sho Outside
Edge of Foot (Sword Foot) Sokuto Shoulder Kata Solar
Plexus, Chest Suigetsu Temple Kasumi Upper
Body Jotai Upper
Side of Forearm Haiwan Wrist Tekubi Alternate
Punching Ren-Zuki Begin Hajime Bent Kussu Both Ryo Both
Hands Morote Cross Kosa Distancing Maai Finish Kime Focused
"Spirit" Shout Kiai Grasping Tsukami Large
(Greater - as in Kanku-Dai) Dai Long (5
- 6') Staff Bo Parry Harau Performance
Line Embusen Pivot
Leg Jiku
Ashi Rest Yasume Return
to Ready Position Naore Short
(4') Staff Jo Slightly Yaya Small
(Lessor - as in Kanku-Sho) Sho Sparring Kumite Stand
Up O-tate Stop Yame Stopping
a Technique Sun-Dome Swing
(to...) Furisute Sword
(Japanese "Samurai") Katana
(or) Ken (or) To Together Tomo
Ni Training
Hall (lit. "Way Place") Dojo Turn Mawate
(or) Kaiten Two
Finger Nihon KAMAE Flowing
Water Position Mizu-Nagare
Kamae Going-to-the
Ground Position Fuse no
Shisei Mountain
Posture Yama-Gamae Natural
Position Shinzen-Tai Ready
Position Yoi State
of Readiness Zanshin One Ichi Two Ni Three San Four Shi Five Go Six Roku Seven Shichi Eight Hachi Nine Ku Ten Ju Twenty Ni-Ju Thirty San-Ju Forty Yon-Ju Fifty Go-Ju Sixty Roku-Ju Seventy Nana-Ju Eighty Hachi-Ju Ninety Kyu-Ju One
Hundred Hyaku
Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced Shotokan
Karate
Eric
Larson
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