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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
