Stances |
| dachi |
stance |
| Zenkutsu dachi |
front stance |
| Kokutsu dachi |
back stance |
| Kiba dachi |
horse riding stance |
| yoi |
attention stance |
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More about stances |
Hand / Elbow Strikes |
| choku tsuki |
straight punch |
| empi uchi |
elbow strike |
| gyaku tsuki |
reverse punch |
| kizami |
jab |
| oi tsuki |
step / lunge punch |
| tsuki |
punch |
| nukite uchi |
spear-hand strike |
| tettsui |
hammer fist strike |
| uchi |
strike |
| uraken uchi |
back-fist strike |
| ura tsuki |
uppercut |
Kicks / Sweeps |
| ashi barai |
foot sweep |
| geri |
kick |
| mae geri |
front kick |
| mawashi geri |
roundhouse kick |
| ushiro geri |
back kick (that is, a kick behind you) |
| yoko geri kekomi |
side thrust kick |
| yoko geri keage |
side snap kick |
Defences |
| Age uke |
rising block |
| gedan barai |
downward block |
| juji uke |
'X' block or cross block(figure 10 block: +) |
| soto uke |
outside forearm block. |
| shuto uke |
knife-hand block |
| uchi uke |
inside forearm block |
| uke |
block/receive |
Striking / Target |
| ken |
fist |
| ashi |
foot or lower leg |
| chudan |
mid-level |
| empi |
elbow |
| gedan |
low level |
| jodan |
upper level |
| haito |
ridge hand |
| haishu |
back of the hand |
| shotei/teisho |
palm heel |
| sokuto |
knife foot |
| shuto |
knife hand |
| uraken |
back fist |
Commands |
| hajime |
Begin! command |
| kiai |
Spirit shout |
| osu |
pronounced 'uss', the term is often used as a question and an acknowledgement
of understanding |
| rei |
bow |
| seiza |
sit down |
| yame |
Stop! |
| yoi |
attention |
Miscellaneous |
| dojo |
training hall |
| gohon kumite |
five-step sparring |
| ippon kumite |
one-step sparring |
| kata |
preset sequences of moves |
| kihon |
basic |
| gi |
suit/ uniform |
| kumite |
sparring |
| kyu |
student |
| sanbon kumite |
three-step sparring |
| sempai |
Senior, senior student |
| sensei |
teacher |
| shodan |
first |
