General Vocabulary
Jodan........................Upper area
Chudan.......................Middle area
Gedan........................Lower area
Kamae........................Combative posture
Hajime.......................Begin
Yame.........................Stop
Kime.........................Focus
Rei..........................Bow
Yoi..........................Ready
Hidari.......................Left
Migi.........................Right
Kumite.......................Sparring
Hand Techniques
Seiken Tsuki.................Fore fist strike
Oi Tsuki.....................Lunge punch
Gyaku Tsuki..................Reverse punch
Age Tsuki....................Rising punch
Nihon Tsuki..................Double punch
Sanbon Tsuki.................Triple punch
Kagi Tsuki...................Hook punch
Yama Tsuki...................Mountain punch
Awase Tsuki..................U-punch
Heiko Tsuki..................Parallel punch
Hasami Tsuki.................Scissors punch
Nagashi Tsuki................Flowing punch
Nakadaka Ken.................Middle finger knuckle fist
Ko Uchi......................Bent wrist strike
Kote Uchi....................Forearm strike
Kama-De......................Bear hand
Washi-De.....................Eagle hand
Empi.........................Elbow strike
Choku Tsuki..................Straight punch
Ura Tsuki....................Short punch (palm side up)
Uraken Uchi..................Back fist strike
Shuto Uchi...................Knife hand strike
Haito Uchi...................Ridge hand strike
Hiji Uchi....................Elbow strike
Tettsui Uchi.................Bottom fist strike (or hammer fist strike)
Nukite Tsuki.................Finger thrust
Shotei Uchi..................Palm heel strike
Shotei Tsuki.................Palm heel thrust
Keikoken Tsuki...............One knuckle fist
Kaikoken Tsuki...............Crab shell fist
Boshiken Tsuki...............Thumb fist
Furi Tsuki...................Circular punch
Mawashi Tsuki................Round hook punch
Tate Tsuki...................Vertical punch
Kizami Tsuki.................Leading punch, or jab
Stances
Heisoku Dachi................Closed foot stance (feet together)
Musubi Dachi.................Formal attention stance (heels together, feet
at an angle)
Heiko Dachi..................Parallel stance (feet shoulder width apart)
Migi Heiko Dachi.............Right foot forward Heiko Dachi
Hachiji Dachi................Natural stance (feet shoulder width apart,
toes pointed slightly out)
Uchi Hachiji Dachi...........Natural stance with heels out and toes in
Shiko Dachi..................Straddle leg stance
Naname Shiko Dachi...........Diagonal straddle leg stance
Kiba Dachi...................Horse riding stance
Sanchin Dachi................Hourglass stance
Zenkutsu Dachi...............Front stance
Han Zenkutsu Dachi...........Half front stance
Fudo Dachi...................Free stance
Kokutsu Dachi................Back stance
Neko Ashi Dachi..............Cat foot stance
Renoji Dachi.................The letter "Re" stance (or "L" stance)
Sesan Dachi..................Side facing straddle stance
Sagiashi Dachi...............Heron stance
Bensoku Dachi................Cross-legged stance (also known as female horse
stance or Kosa Dachi)
Naihanchi Dachi..............Kiba Dachi with the heels out and toes in
Foot Techniques
Mae Geri Keage...............Front snap kick
Mae Geri Kekomi..............Front thrust kick
Yoko Geri Keage..............Side snap kick
Yoko Geri Kekomi.............Side thrust kick
Mawashi Geri.................Round house kick
Ushiro Mawashi Geri..........Round house to the rear kick
Gyaku Mawashi Geri...........Reverse round house kick
Ushiro Geri..................Back thrust kick
Kanketsu Geri................Stamping kick, joint kick
Hiza Geri....................Knee kick (also called Hiza Ate)
Nidan Geri...................Double front snap kick (back leg first)
Ren Geri.....................Double front snap kick (front leg first)
Ashi Barai...................Foot sweep
Mae Tobi Geri................Jumping front kick
Yoko Tobi Geri...............Jumping side thrust kick
Tobi Nidan Geri..............Jumping double kick
Kakato Geri..................Heel kick
Fumikomi Geri................Stamping kick
Tsumasaki Geri...............Kicking with the tips of the toes
Haisoku Geri.................Kicking with the instep
Sokuto Geri..................Kicking with the foot edge
Blocking Techniques
Gedan Barai..................Downward block
Uchi Uke.....................Inside forearm block
Soto Uke.....................Outside forearm block
Chudan Uke...................Inside circular block
Jodan Uke....................Upward block
Age Uke......................Rising block
Shuto Uke....................Knife hand block
Shotei Uke...................Palm heel block
Shotei Otoshi Uke............Open hand dropping block
Yoko Uke.....................Circular block
Hiki Uke.....................Pulling/grasping block
Ko Uke.......................Wrist block
Gedan Uchi Barai.............Outside downward block (open hand)
Ura Uke......................Back hand block
Hiji Uke.....................Elbow block
Mawashi Uke..................Round house block
Morote Uke...................Augmented block
Sukui Uke....................Scooping block
Nagashi Uke..................Sweeping block
Kosa Uke.....................Cross block
Hiza Uke.....................Knee block
Sokutei Osae Uke.............Pressing block with the sole of the foot
Sokutei Harai Uke............Sole of the foot block
Haisoku Barai................Instep block
Counting
One..........................Ichi
Two..........................Ni
Three........................San
Four.........................Shi
Five.........................Go
Six..........................Roku
Seven........................Shichi
Eight........................Hachi
Nine.........................Ku
Ten..........................Ju
Twenty.......................Niju
Thirty.......................Sanju
Fourty.......................Yonju
Fifty........................Goju
Sixty........................Rokuju
Seventy......................Nanaju
Eighty.......................Hachiju
Ninety.......................Kuju
One Hundred..................Hyaku
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