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Dachi
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Stance
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Hangetsu dachi
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half moon stance
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Heisoku-dachi
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informal attention stance
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Heiko-dachi
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natural stance
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Kiba-dachi
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horse stance
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Kokutsu-dachi
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back stance
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Kosa-dachi
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cross leg stance
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Musubi-dachi
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attention stance (toes out)
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Neko-ashi-dachi
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cat stance
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Sanchin-dachi
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hourglass stance
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Shiko-dachi
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square stance
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Sochin-dachi
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rooted stance (also Fudo-dachi)
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Zenkutsu-dachi
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front stance
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Tsuki
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punch
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Choku tsuki
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straight punch
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Gyaku tsuki
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reverse punch
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Haishu
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back hand
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Haito
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ridge hand
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Ippon ken
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one knuckle fist
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Kagi tsuki
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hook
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Kizami-tsuki
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lunge punch
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Mawashi tsuki
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roundhouse punch
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Nukite
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spearhand
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Oi tsuki
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lunge punch
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Seiken
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fore fist
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Seiryuto
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ox jaw hand
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Shuto
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sword hand
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Ren tsuki
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alternate punch
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Teisho
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palm heel strike
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Tettsui
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hammerfist
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Uraken
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backfist
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Yama tsuki
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u-punch
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Geri
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kick
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Ashi Barai
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foot sweep
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Fumikomi
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stamping
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Gyaku Mawashi Geri
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reverse roundhouse
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Hiza Geri
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knee strike
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Keage
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snap
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Kekomi
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thrust
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Mae Geri
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front kick
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Mae Tobi Geri
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flying front
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Mawashi Geri
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roundhouse kick
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Mikasuki Geri
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crescent
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Nami Ashi
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the returning wave
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Tobi Geri
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jumping kick
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Ushiro Geri
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back kick
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Yoko Geri
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side kick
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Yoko Tobi Geri
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flying side kick
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Uke
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block
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Juji uke
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X block
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Jodan Age Uke
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rising block
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Gedan Barai
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downward block
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Morote Uke
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augmented block
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Shuto Uke
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knife hand block
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Soto Uke
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outside block
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Uchi Uke
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inside block
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Ashi
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foot
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Chudan
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mid section
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Dojo
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place where karate is practiced
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Embusen
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path of the kata
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Empi Uchi
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elbow strike
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Gedan
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lower section
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Gi
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uniform
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Gyaku
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reverse
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Hajime
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begin
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Hanmi
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half front facing position
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Hansei
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reflect
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Hidari
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left
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Jodan
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upper level
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Kamai
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ready (sparring position)
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Karate-do
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way of the empty hand
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Karate Ka
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karate student
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Ken
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fist
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Kiai
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meeting of the spirit
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Kime
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focus
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Kiotsuke
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attention
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Kumite
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sparring
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Kyu
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any rank below shodan
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Mawate
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turn around
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Migi
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right
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Mokuso
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meditate
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Obi
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belt
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Rei
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bow
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Seiza
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kneel
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Sensei
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teacher
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Shikomu
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to train
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Shomen
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to the front
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Shotokan
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house of shoto
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Shugo
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gather, assemble
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Sokuto
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foot edge (ie yoko geri)
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Te
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hand
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Uchi
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strike
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Waza
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techniques
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Yame
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stop
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Yasume
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rest
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Yoi
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preparation, to get ready
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Yudansha
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black belt
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Taikyoku Shodan
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first cause
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Heian Shodan
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peaceful mind #1
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Heian Nidan
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peaceful mind #2
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Heian Sandan
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peaceful mind #3
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Heian Yodan
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peaceful mind #4
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Heian Godan
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peaceful mind #5
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Bassai Dai
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to penetrate a fortress (major)
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Bassai Sho
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to penetrate a fortress (minor)
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Tekki Shodan
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horse riding #1
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Tekki Nidan
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horse riding #2
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Tekki Sandan
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horse riding #3
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Kanku Dai
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to view the sky (major)
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Kanku Sho
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to view the sky (minor)
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Jitte
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ten hands
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Ji'in
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temple grounds
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Jion
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from the temple of Jion
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Hangetsu
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half moon
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Enpi
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flight of the swallow
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Gankaku
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crane on a rock
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Sochin
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immovable in the face of danger
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Nijushiho
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24 steps
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Gojushiho Sho
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54 steps
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Meikyo
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mirror of the soul
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Unsu
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hands in the clouds
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Gohon Kumite
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five step sparring
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Kihon Ippon Kumite
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basic one step sparring
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Ippon Kumite
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one step sparring
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Kaeshi Ippon Kumite
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one step response sparring
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Jiyu Ippon Kumite
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free one step sparring
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Sanbon Kumite
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three step sparring
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Okuri Ippon Kumite
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follow up one step sparring
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Ichi
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1
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Roku
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6
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Ni
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2
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Sichi
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7
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San
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3
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Hachi
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8
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Shi
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4
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Ku
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9
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Go
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5
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Ju
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10
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