Karate Terminology
UCHI-STRIKES

1. SEIKEN ZUKI--FRONT PUNCH
2. SHUTO UCHI--KNIFE HAND STRIKE
3. TAE ZUKI--VERTICAL FIST
4. EMPI ATE--ELBOW STRIKE
5. SEIKEN ZUKI--TWO KNUCKLE PUNCH
6. CHOKU ZUKI--STRAIGHT PUNCH
7. URAKEN UCHI--BACK FIST STRIKE
8. HAITO UCHI--RIDGE HAND STRIKE
9. MAWASHI ZUKI--PALM HEEL THRUST
10. GYAKU ZUKI--REVERSE PUNCH
11. SHOTEI ZUKI--PALM HEEL THRUST

GERI-KICKS

1. MAE GERI--FRONT BALL KICK
2. MAWASHI GERI--ROUND HOUSE KICK
3. YOKO GERI--SIDE KICK
4. SOKUTO GERI--KNIFE EDGE FRONT KICK
5. USHIRO GERI--BACK KICK
6. USHIRO MAWASHI GERI--HOOK KICK
7. KAITEN USHIRO MAWASHI GERI--SPIN HEEL KICK
8. ASHI BARAI--FOOT SWEEP
9. YOKO MAWASHI GERI--SPIN SIDE KICK
10. COGEN GERI--GROIN KICK
11. YOKO TOBI GERI--JUMPING SIDE KICK


UKE-BLOCKS

1. JODAN UKE--HIGH BLOCK
2. CHUDAN UKE--MIDDLE BLOCK
3. GEDAN UKE--LOW BLOCK
4. UCHI UKE--INNER FOREARM BLOCK
5. MAWASHI UKE--CIRCULAR BLOCK
6. KAKE UKE--HOOKING BLOCK
7. SHOTEI UKE--PALM HEEL BLOCK
8. KO UKE--WRIST BLOCK
9. SOTO YOKO UKE--OUTSIDE SIDE BLOCK
10. KURI UKE--CIRCULAR ELBOW BLOCK
11. SOTO KOSA UKE--OUTSIDE CROSS BLOCK

DACHI-STANCES

1. HESOKU--DACHI--FEET TOGETHER
2. MUSUBI DACHI--HEELS TOGETHER, TOES OUT
3. HEIKO DACHI--PARALLEL STANCE
4. HACHIJI DACHI--NATURAL STANCE
5. SHIKO DACHI--STRADDLE LEG STANCE
6. KIBA DACHI--HORSE RIDING STANCE
7. SANCHIN DACHI--HOURGLASS STANCE
8. HANZENKUTSU DACHI--HALF FRONT STANCE
9. ZENKUTSU DACHI--FRONT STANCE
10. HIKUI ZENKUTSU DACHI--DEEP FRONT STANCE
11. SESAN DACHI--SESAN STANCE
12. KOSHI DACHI--SQUAT STANCE
13. KOKUTSU DACHI--BACK STANCE


NUMBERS

1--ICHI
2--NI
3--SAN
4--SHI
5--GO
6--ROKU
7--SHICHI
8--HACHI
9--KU
10--JU
11--JU-ICHI
20--NI-JU
21--NI-JU-ICHI
30--SAN-JU
40--YON-JU
50--GO-JU
60--ROKU-JU
70--NANA-JU
80--HACHI-JU
90--KU-JU
100--HYAKU

GENERAL TERMINOLOGY

1. HA JIME--BEGIN
2. YAME--STOP
3. YOI--READY
4. KIME--FOCUS
5. WAZA--TECHNIQUE
6. KUMITE--SPARRING
7. JODAN--UPPER LEVEL
8. CHUDAN--MIDDLE LEVEL
9. GEDAN--LOWER LEVEL
10. MIGI--RIGHT
11. HIDARI--LEFT
12. USHIRO--BACK
13. KATA--FORM
14. KARATE--EMPTY HAND FIGHTING
15. KIAI--GUT YELL
16. SENSEI--TEACHER
17. SHIDAN--MASTER INSTRUCTOR
18. TATTE--STAND UP
19. OTAGAI NI--FACE EACH OTHER
20. SHOMEN NI--FACE FRONT
21. KIYOTSUKE--ATTENTION
22. SHUGO--LINE UP
23. SEIZA--KNEEL DOWN
24. REI--BOW
25. MOKUSO--MEDITATION



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