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The following list of Japanese words and
their English counter part is by no means definative and
so students are encouraged to view this list as merely a
starting point in their own effort to further their
knowledge of all that Shotokan Karate has to offer. GENERAL TERMS: karate
do -
empty handed way shihan - master sensei - teacher sempai - senior student kohai - junior student dojo - training hall obi - belt seiza - kneel mokuso - meditate rei - bow yoi - ready hajime - begin yame - stop naote - relax hidari - left migi - right jodan - upper chudan - middle gedan - lower dachi - stance zuki - punch uchi - strike uke - block geri - kick tai
sabaki - body shifting yori
ashi
- foot shifting STRIKES : kazama
zuki
- jab choku
zuki
- straight punch oi zuki - lunge punch gyaku
zuki
- reverse punch yama
zuki
- mountain punch yoko
zuki -
side punch shita
zuki
- inverted punch ippon
ken
- one knuckle strike uraken - back fist tetsui - hammer fist empi
uchi
- elbow strike nukite-zuki - spear hand
strike shuto - knife hand shuto-zuki - sword hand
strike BLOCKS : jodan
age uke - upper rising block jodan
tetsui zuki - upper hammer fist gedan
uke
- lower block kake
wake uke - reverse wedge block haishu-uke
-
back hand block soto uke - inward middle
block uchi uke - outward middle
block morote
uke
- augmented block teisho
oshi uke - pressing palm heal block shuto-uke - sword hand
block juji-uke - X block STANCES : zenkutsu
dachi - front stance kokutsu
dachi
- back stance kiba
dachi - horse stance fudo
dachi
- rooted stance neko
ashi dachi - cat stance hangetsu
dachi
- hourglass stance KICKS : hiza
geri
- knee strike mae geri
-
front kick yoko
geri keage - side snap kick yoko
geri kekomi - side thrust kick fumakomi - stomp kick mika
zuki geri - crescent kick mawashi
geri -
round kick tobi
geri -
jump kick ni mae
geri
- double front kick ushiro
geri kekomi - back thrust kick KATA TERMS : gedan-barai - down block chudan oi zuki - middle lunge punch chudan uchi uke - inside outward
block tetsui zuki - hammer fist strike shuto uke - sword hand block shuto zuki - sword hand strike tai-sabaki - body shifting jodan oi zuki - upper lunge punch jodan age uke - upper rising block yoko geri keage - side snapping
kick mae geri keage - front snapping kick chudan uraken - middle back fist chudan nukite zuki - middle spear
hand strike chudan gyaku zuki - middle reverse
punch morote chudan uchi uke - augmented
middle inside outward block jodan
soto uke - upper forearm strike morote
gedan uchi uke - augmented lower inside outward block morote
shita zuki - augmented upper inverted punch chudan
teisho yoko uke - middle side palm heel block chudan
yoko zuki - middle side punch ni jodan
shita zuki - double inverted upper punch chudan
tsukami uke - middle grasping block chudan
osae uke - middle pressing block chudan
mae empi uchi - middle forward elbow strike chudan
keito uke - middle chicken head block hitosashiyubi
gedan nukite - lower index finger spear hand shuto
gedan barai - lower sword hand strike washide
jodan uchi - upper eagle strike jodan
mae geri keage - upper front snapping kick chudan
uraken - middle back fist chudan
hiza geri - middle knee strike chudan
mika zuki geri - middle crescent kick chudan
mawashi zuki - middle round house punch jodan
shuto juji uke - upper open hand X block ni yoko
chudan zuki - double middle side punch chudan-tate-shuto-uchi-uke
-middle
level vertical inside outward sword hand block chudan
choku zuki - middle straight punch ni jodan
uke
- double rising block hidari
ashi dachi - left legged stance chudan
uchi otoshi - middle falling block jodan
yoko uchi barai - upper side sweeping block sho koko
bo uke - tiger mouth block chudan
oi zuki maeude hineri - middle lunge punch with
turning forearm jodan
tate mawashi uchi - upper vertical roundhouse strike naname
shita ni oshinobasu - double downward oblique push gedan
gassho uke - lower double palm heel block sankaku
tobi -
triangle jump chudan
nakadaka ippon ken - middle one knuckle strike jodan
age nihon nukite-zuki - upper two finger spear hand
strike haishu
uke
- back hand block jodan
kensei - upper palm feint
