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