Japanese Terminology
COUNTING
Ichi………..One
Ni…………Two
San………..Three
Shi…………Four
Go…………Five
Roku………Six
Shichi……..Seven
Hachi………Eight
Ku…………Nine
Ju………….Ten Niju……......Twenty
GENERAL VOCABULARY
Jodan…………Upper level
Chudan……….Middle level
Gedan…………Lower Level
Hajimi…………Begin
Yame…………..Stop
Kime…………..Focus
Rei…………….Bow
Yoi……………Ready
Hidari…………Left
Migi…………..Right
Shomen……….Front
Ushiro…………Back
Tanden………..A point in the lower abdomen
Kokyu Donto….Respiration
Mawatte……….Turn Yoko………….Side
POSTURES
Dachi…………………..posture
Heisoku Dachi…………Closed foot posture (feet together)
Musubi Dachi………….Heels together - feet at an angle
Heiko Dachi……………Parallel posture (feet shoulder width apart)
Hachiji Dachi…………..Natural posture (feet shoulder width apart with toes slightly pointed out)
Shiko Dachi……………Straddle leg posture
Kiba Dachi……………..Horse riding posture
Sanchin Dachi………….Hourglass posture
Zen Kutsu Dachi………..Front Posture
Han Zen Kutsu Dachi…..Half front posture
Fudo Dachi……………..Free posture
Kokutsu Dachi………….Back posture
Neco Ashi Dachi………..Cat posture
Renoji Dachi……………"L" posture
Sesan Dachi…………….Side facing straddle posture
Koshi Dachi…………….Squat posture
HAND TECHNIQUES
Seiken Zuki……….Two knuckle
punch
Age Zuki…………..Rising punch
Kagi Zuki………….Hook punch
Yama Zuki…………Mountain punch
Awase Zuki………..Two handed punch
Heiko Zuki…………Parallel punch
Hasami Zuki……….Scissors punch
Nagashi Zuki……….Flowing punch
Ko Uchi…………….Bent wrist strike
Washi-De……………Eagle hand
Kaisho………………Open hand
Zuki…………………Punch
Uchi…………………Strike
Choku Zuki…………Straight punch
Ura Zuki…………….Upper punch
Uraken Uchi…………Back fist strike
Shuto Uchi…………..Knife hand strike
Haito Uchi…………..Ridge hand strike
Hiji Uchi…………….Elbow Strike
Nukite Zuki………….Finger thrust
Shotei Zuki………….Palm heel thrust
Furi Zuki……………Circular punch
Mawashi Zuki………Round hook punch
Tate Zuki……………Vertical punch
Kizami Zuki…………Jab punch
OiZuki……………….Lunge punch
Gyaku Zuki………….Reverse punch
Nihon Zuki………….Double punch
Sanbon Zuki…………Triple punch
Jun Zuki……………..Leading punch
Morote Zuki…………Two fisted punch
Furi Sute…………….Whip swing
Hojo Oshi……………Augmented push
Tsukami Hiki……..…Grab-pull
Ashi Dori…………….Leg take down
Toki Waza……………Freeing technique
Hazushi Waza………..Throwing-off technique
Nage Waza……………Throwing technique
FOOT TECHNIQUES
Geri…………………...Kick
Mae Geri (Keage)….…Front kick (snap)
Mae Geri (Kekomi)…..Front kick (thrust)
Kansetsu……………...Geri Stamping joint kick
Hiza Geri……………..Knee kick
Nidan Geri……………Double front kick
Tobi…………………..Geri Jumping kick
Furl Geri……..……….Swing kick
Yoko Geri (Keage)…...Side kick (snap)
Yoko Geri (Kekomi)…Side kick (thrust)
Mawashi Geri…………Round kick
Ushiro Geri…………..Back kick
Ashi Barai……………Foot sweep
Kakato Otoshi………..Heel drop
Fumikomi…………….Stamp
PARTS OF THE FOOT
Josokutei……………..Ball of the
foot
Sokuto………………..Foot edge
Kakato………………..Heel
Haisoku………………Instep
Tsumasaki……………Tip of the toes
BLOCKING TECHNIQUES
Uke…………………..Block
Age Uke (Jodan)……..Rising block (Head)
Chudan Uke………….Inside circular block
Harai Uke…………….Sweeping block
Yoko Uke…………………..Side block
Morote Sukui Uke………….Two hand scoop block
Shotei Harai Uke………….…Palm heel sweeping block
Shotei Otoshi Uke…………..Palm heel descending block
Hojo Uke……………………Augmented block
Hari Uke…………………….Bow & Arrow block
Haishu Mawashi Osae Uke…Back hand circling press block
Kuri Uke…………………….Circular elbow block
Ura Kake Uke……………….Back-hand hook block
Uchi Hiki Uke………………Middle level inward pulling block
Yoko (Soto) Hiki Uke………Side (outward) pulling block
Kosa Uke……………………Cross block
Kake Uke……………………Hook block
Ude Osae……………………Arm wedge
Shotei Osae………………….Palm-heel press
Gedan Barai…………………Downward block
Hiki Uke…………………….Grasping block
Shuto Uke……………………Knife hand block
Shotei Uke…………………..Palm heel block
Chudan Uchi Uke……………Inside forearm block
Ko Uke………………………Wrist block
Gedan Uchi Barai……………Inside downward block (open hand)
Ura Uke………………………Back hand block
Hiji Uke………………………Elbow block
Hiza Uke……………………..Knee block
Mawashi Uke……………… Roundhouse block
Morote Uke………………….Double handed block
Tora Guchi…………………..Tiger mouth (block & strike)
PRACTICE FIGHTING
Kumite………………Sparring
Sandan Gi……………Basic sparring - adapted from Gekisai Kata
Sanbon Kumite……...Three step sparring. 3 Jodan - 3 Chudan – 3 Gedan
Ippon Kumite………..One point sparring
Sandan Kumite………Three step - three level. Jodan - Chudan –
Gedan
Kihon Ippon…………Basic one step sparring
Jiyu Ippon……………One step sparring from fighting posture
Randori………………Slow & soft free style with emphasis
Jiyu Kumite………….Hard & fast controlled free style fighting
FOOT MOVEMENTS
Suri Ashi………….Sliding step
Tsugi Ashi…………Shuffling step
Ayumi Ashi……….Natural stepping
Yori Ashi………….Dragging step
Keri Ashi………….Kicking foot
Tenshin……………Moving
Chakuchi………….Landing
Issoku-cho………..One foot length
COMBATIVE POSTURE (Kamae)
Kamae…………………….Combative
posture
Morote No Kamae………..Middle level combative posture
Jodan No Kamae………….Upper level combative posture
Gedan No Kamae………….Lower level combative posture
Shizen Dachi No Kamae….Natural combative posture
Hanmi No Kamae…………Half forward facing combative posture
Ninoji No Kamae…………Parallel arm combative posture
Chudan Nukite No Kamae..Middle level spearhand combative posture
Mugamae…………………."No Posture" combative posture
