Blocks
Ceremonial Forms
Classical Forms
Commands
Directions and Areas
Functional Forms
Katas
Kicks
Numbers
Opening and Closing
Other
Parts of the Body
Phrases
Stances
Strikes
Technical Terms
The Exercise
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OPENING AND CLOSING
Nihon-Go |
English |
Seiza |
To sit down in formal manner. (left knee to floor first) |
Mokuso |
To close eyes, and to mediate or concentrate on the task at hand by first emptying your mind of all outside concerns. |
Mokuso Yame |
To open your eyes |
Shomen Ni Tashite Rei |
To bow to the front of the room usually representative of the respect you for the style you are practicing. |
Sensei Ni Tashite Rei |
To bow to your instructors |
Otagai Ni Rei |
To bow to each other out of mutual respect. |
THE EXERCISE
Nihon-Go |
English |
Kamaete |
To guard or set in ready position as in preparation for basic exercise, used only for basics |
Naote |
To go back as you were, return to musabi dachi. |
Yooi |
To set in ready for the beginning of kata. |
Hajime |
To begin |
Mawatte |
To turn or pivot |
TECHNICAL TERMS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Hiki te |
The hand or fist to be in ready position by the side of the chest |
Hiki Ashi |
The leg which is raised in preparation for kicking |
Tsuki Te |
The striking fist |
Uke Te |
The blocking hand |
Keri Ashi |
The kicking leg |
Maai |
The distance between you and your opponent |
Tomeru |
To pull back a striking or kicking motion |
Ateru |
To make contact |
Kiai |
The vocalization of your concentrated effort. |
PARTS OF THE BODY
Nihon-Go |
English |
Ashi Kubi |
Ankle |
Ude |
Arm |
Se Naka |
Back |
Jo Soku tei |
Ball of Foot |
Karada |
Body |
Mune |
Chest |
Ago |
Chin |
Mimi |
Ear |
Hiji, Empi |
Elbow |
Me |
Eyes |
Kao |
Face |
Yubi |
Fingers/Toes |
Te |
Hand |
Ken Tsui |
Hammer Hand |
Kami, Ke |
Hair |
Atama |
Head |
Kakato |
Heel |
Koshi, Shiri |
Hips |
Sok-ko |
Instep |
Kan Setsu |
Joint |
Hiza |
Knee |
Ashi, Soku |
Leg |
Kuchi |
Mouth |
Kubi |
Neck |
Hana |
Nose |
Kata |
Shoulders |
Hara |
Stomach |
Ha |
Teeth |
Tsuma Saki |
Tips/Toes |
Koshi |
Waist |
DIRECTIONS AND AREAS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Ue |
Above |
Ushiro |
Back |
Shita |
Below |
Man Naka |
Center |
En |
Circle |
Naname |
Diagonal |
Mae |
Front |
Hidari |
Left |
Sen/Embusen |
Line |
Gedan |
Lower |
Chudan |
Middle |
Migi |
Right |
Yoko |
Side |
Jodan |
Upper |
COMMANDS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Rei |
Bow |
Mokuso |
Close Eyes |
Kamete |
Get Ready |
Yoi |
Ready |
Naotte |
Resume |
Seiza |
Sit Down |
Hajime |
Start |
Matte |
Stop |
Yamette |
Stop |
Magatte |
Turn 90
Deg. |
Mawatte |
Turn 180
Dig |
NUMBERS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Ichi |
One |
Ni |
Two |
San |
Three |
Shi |
Four |
Go |
Five |
Roko |
Six |
Shichi |
Seven |
Hachi |
Eight |
Ku |
Nine |
Ju |
Ten |
CEREMONIAL FORMS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Musubi Dachi Shizentai
No Kamae |
Stand in Musabi Dachi
with hands to the side |
Musubi Dachi Kogen Uke No Kamae |
Stand in Musani Dachi with hands
protecting the groin area |
Haiko Dachi Yooi No
Kamae |
Stand in Heiko Dachi
with hands in tight fists to the side |
FUNCTIONAL FORMS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Sanchin Dachi Sanchin No
Kamae |
Stand in Sanchin Dachi
with arms in double Yoko Uke |
Shiko Dachi Sanchin No Kamae |
Stand in Shiko Dachi with arms in double
Yoko Uke (Sanchin posture) |
Sanchin Dachi Seiken
Zuki No Kamae |
Stand in Sanchin Dachi,
extend fist into seiken zuki strike (posture of seiken zuki |
Shiko Dachi Seiken Zuki No Kamae |
Stand in Shiko Dachi with arm extended
into seiken posture |
Sanchin Dachi Shuto
UchiNo Kamae |
Stand in Sanchin Dachi
with hand in shuto uchi position |
Sanchin Dachi Furi Uchi No Kamae |
Stand in Sanchin Dachi with hand in furi
uchi position |
Heiko Dachi Keri No
Kamae |
Stand in Haiko Dachi
with hands in belts in preparation for kicking |
Neko Ashi Dachi Neko Ashi No Kamae |
Stand in Neko Ashi (Cat Stance) Dachi with
arms in sparring posture |
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CLASSICAL FORMS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Seiunchin No Kamae |
Stand in Shiko Dachi
with both hand in Osae Uke (push down block) position |
Hari Uke No Kamae |
Stand in Shiko Dachi with arms positioned
in the Hari Uke posture (Archers Block) |
Yama Uke No Kamae |
Stand in Neko Ashi
Dachi, with both hands in Yama Uke posture (Mountain Shape Block) |
Inu No Kamae |
Stand in Shiko Dachi with both hands in
Kakuto Uke posture (Crane Head), (Dog Posture) |
Seipai No Kamae |
Stand in Shiko Dachi
with both hands in shuto uchi posture |
Tsuru No Kamae |
Stand in Neko Ashi Dachi with both hands
extended to either side in Kakuto Uke (Crane Head) posture position (Dog Posture) |
Kururunfa No Kamae |
Stand in Uchi Hachi
Dachi with both arms extended to either side with hands in Shuto Uke posture. Kata posture |
PHRASES
Nihon-Go |
English |
Onegaishimasu |
Please instruct us |
Domo Arigato Gozamashita |
Thank you for teaching us |
Mo ichi do |
One more time |
Gorei nashi |
Execute kata without command |
STRIKES
Nihon-Go |
English |
Age zuki |
Upward strike |
Empi uchi |
Elbow strike |
Furi uchi |
Whipping strike |
Hiato uchi |
Ridge hand strike |
Hiji ate |
Rising elbow strike |
Kakuto ate |
Chicken neck strike |
Mawashi uraken uchi |
Spinning backfist strike |
Seiken mawashi tsuki |
Roundhouse punch |
Seiken tsuki |
Reverse punch |
Shita zuki |
Close punch |
Shuto uchi |
Knife hand strike |
Sto |
Chop |
Teisho ate |
Palm heel strike |
Tettsui uchi |
Hammer fist strike |
Uraken uchi |
Backfist strike |
Tate Ken |
Vertical Fist |
Riken |
Back Fist |
Hiato uchi |
Ridge hand strike |
Hiji ate |
Rising elbow strike |
Kakuto ate |
Chicken neck strike |
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KICKS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Kakato geri |
Heel kick |
Kansetso geri |
Knee-joint kick |
Kogen geri |
Groin kick |
Mae geri |
Front kick |
Mawashi ushiro geri |
Spinning back kick |
Mikazuki geri |
Crescent kick |
Sokuto geri |
Side kick |
Ushiro geri |
Back kick |
Yoko geri |
Round kick |
BLOCKS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Age uke |
Rising block |
Gedan bari |
Downward block |
Haraiotoshi uke |
Downward sweeping block |
Joge uke |
Double middle block |
Ju ji uke |
"X" block |
Kake uke |
Hooking block |
Kakuto uke |
Chicken neck block |
Mawashi uke |
Windmill block (circle block) |
Osae uke |
Pressing block |
Shuto uke |
Knife hand block |
Soe uke |
Union block |
Sto uke |
Chop block |
Teisho uke |
Palm heel block |
Tsukami
uke |
Grasping
block |
Ude uke |
Forearm block |
Ura uke |
Back hand block |
Yama uke |
Mountain block |
Yoko uke |
Side block |
STANCES
Nihon-Go |
English |
Hachi Ji dachi |
Figure Eight stance |
Heiko dachi |
Parallel stance |
Heisoku dachi |
Fan shaped stance |
Kokusto dachi |
Back Leaning stance |
Musubi dachi |
Formal attention stance |
Neko ashi dachi |
Cat stance |
Re no ji dachi |
Re (Check
mark) stance |
Sanchin dachi |
Tension stance |
Shiko dachi |
Sumo stance |
Zenkutso dachi |
Front stance |
OTHER
Nihon-Go |
English |
Ji Yu Kumite |
Free Style sparring |
Ran Geki |
Sparring without stance movement
(toe-to-toe) |
Yaku Soku Kumite |
Pre-arranged sparring
(one-steps) |
Zen Shin Zuki |
Body Shifting exercise |
Shomen |
Front of the room |
KATAS
Nihon-Go |
English |
Taikyoko Jodan, Chudan,
and Gedan |
Beginning |
Gekisai Ichi, Ni and San |
To attack and crush |
Sanchin |
Three conflicts |
Tensho |
Rotating Palm |
Saifa |
To crush into pieces and
destroy |
Seiunchin |
To control by pulling inward |
Sanseiru |
36 Hand positions |
Shisochin |
To defeat the four side |
Seisan |
13 hand positions |
Seipai |
18 hand positions |
Kururunfa |
To remain still, then
(suddenly) to crush and destroy |
Suparrenpei (Petchurin) |
108 meanings |
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