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KARATE TERMS

NUMBERS

          ICHI                            - ONE

 

          NI                               - TWO

 

          SAN                           - THREE

 

          SHI                            - FOUR

 

          GO                             - FIVE

 

          ROKU                        - SIX

 

          SHICHI                     - SEVEN​

 

          HACHI                      - EIGHT

 

          KU                             - NINE

 

          JU                              - TEN

10TH AND 9TH KYU      - WHITE BELT

8TH AND 7TH KYU        - BLUE BELT

6TH AND 5TH KYU        - YELLOW BELT

4TH AND 3RD KYU        - GREEN BELT

2ND AND 1ST KYU         - BROWN

SHODAN                         - FIRST DEGREE BLACK BELT

NIDAN                            - SECOND DEGREE BLACK BELT

SANDAN                         -THIRD DEGREE BLAK BELT

YONDAN                        - FOURTH DEGREE BLACK BELT

GODAN                           - FIFTH DEGREE BLACK BELT

 

 

KANCHO                    - DIRECTOR
SHIHAN                      - HEAD INSTRUCTOR
SENSEI                        - TEACHER (INSTRUCTOR)
SEMPAI                      - SENIOR STUDENT
OTAGAI                      - EVERYONE
DOJO                           - TRAINING HALL (SCHOOL)
GI                                   - UNIFORM
OBI                               - BELT
YOI                                - GET READY FOR TRAINING
KAMAITTE                 - PERFORM THE TECHNIQUE
MAWATTE                 - TURN
NAORE                        - RETURN TO ORIGINAL
YASUME                     - RELAX, REST
MOGOREI                  - PERFORM WITHOUT A COUNT
HAJIME                       - BEGIN
YAME                           - STOP
HIDARI                        - LEFT
MIGI                              - RIGHT
YOKO                            - SIDE
SAYU                             - SIDE
USHIRO                        - BACK
MAE                               - FRONT
KIME                              - FOCUSING
KIAI                                - SHOUT
UKE                                - BLOCK
SOTO                             - OUTSIDE
UCHI                              - INSIDE
TSUKI                            - PUNCH
GERI                               - KICK
ASHI BARI                   - FOOT SWEEP
REI                                  - BOW
SEIZA                             - KNEEL DOWN
MOKUSO                      - CLOSE EYES
DACHI                           - STANCE
KUMITE DACHI         - FIGHTING STANCE
KARA                             - EMPTY
TE                                   - HAND


 

 

SEIKEN                                           - FIST

TETTSUI                                         - MEATY PART OF FIST HEN CLOSED

URAKEN                                         - BACK FIST

NIHON NUKITE                            - OPEN FINGERS

YOHON NUKITE                           - CLOSED FINGERS

SHOTEI                                          - PALM

HIJI                                                 - ELBOW

SHUTO                                           - KNIFE HAND

HIRAKEN                                       - HALF FIST

HAISHU                                         - BACK KNIFE HAND

KOKEN                                           - WRIST

RYUTO KEN                                   - CLOSED FIST WITH MIDDLE FIGER EXTENDED

KEIKO                                              - CLOSED FINGERS

HIZA                                                - KNEE

SUNE                                               - SHIN

CHUSOKU                                       - BALL OF FOOT

TEISOKU                                         - INSIDE OF FOOT

HAISOKU                                        - OUTSIDE OF FOOT

SOKUTO                                          - BIG TOE EXTENDED

KAKATO                                          - HEEL

MUSUBI DACHI                              - READY STANCE (FEET 50 DEGREE ANGLE)

SANCHIN DACHI                           - PIGEON TOE STANCE

KOKUTSU DACHI                           - BACK STANCE

KIBA DACHI                                    - HORSE STANCE

NEKO ASHI DACHI                        - CAT STANCE

HEISOKU DACHI                            - STANDING STRAIGHT WITH FEET TOGETHER

YOI DACHI                                      - READY STANCE (STANDING STRAIGHT FEET APART)

ZENKUTSU DACHI                        - FORWARD LEADING STANCE

 

JODAN                            - UPPER

CHUCAN                        - MIDDLE

GEDAN                           - LOWER

 

 

 

 

JODAN SEIKEN OI TSUKI                            - FACE PUNCH

CHUDAN EIKEN OI TSUKI                          - MIDDLE PUNCH

GEDAN SEIKEN OI TSUKI                           - LOW PUNCH

 

JODAN MOROTE TSUKI                               - DOUBLE FACE PUNCH

CHUDAN MOROTE TSUKI                           - DOUBLE MIDDLE PUNCH

GEDAN MOROTE TSUKI                              - DOUBLE LOW PUNCH

SEIKEN AGO UCHI                                       - PUNCHING FROM SHOULDER TO FACE

SHITA TSUKI                                                 - UPPERCUT FORM HORSE STANCE

URAKEN SAYU GANMEN UCHI                 - OUTSIDE BACK FIST TO THE TEMPLE

URAKEN MAWASHI UCHI                          - INSIDE BACK FIST TO THE TEMPLE

URAKEN MAWASHI UCHI                          - ROUNDHOUSE BACK FIST

CHUDAN SHOTEI UCHI                              - MIDDLE OPEN STRIKE WITH FINGERS

 

 

 

 

 

JODAN SHOTEI UCHI                                   - UPPER OPEN STRIKE WITH FINGERS

GEDAN SHOTEI UCHI                                   - LOW OPEN STRIKE WITH FINGERS

SHUTO SAKOTSU UCHI                                - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO SOLLARBONE

SHUTO YOKO GANMEN UCHI                     - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO TEMPLE

SHUTO UCHI KOMI                                       -KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO MIDDLE

SHUTO HIZO UCHI                                       - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO GROIN

SHUTO JOAN UCHI-USHI                             - KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO NECK

CHUDAN HIJI ATE                                        - ELBOW STRIKE TO MIDDLE

JODAN AGE HIJI ATE                                    - ELBOW STRIKE TO FACE/CHIN

OROSHI HIJI ATE                                          - ELBOL STRIKE TO SPINE

USHIRO HIJI ATE                                          - BACK ELBOW STRIKE TO MIDDLE

 

 

 

 

MAE GERI                                                      - FRONT KICK

YOKO GERI                                                    - SIDE KICK

KIN GERI                                                        - GROIN KICK

HIZA GERI                                                     - KNEE KICK

MAWASHI GERI                                            - ROUNDHOUSE KICK

YOKO KEAGE                                                 - AXE KICK

KANSETSU GERI                                           - JOINT KICK

USHIRO GERI                                                - BACK KICK

HAISOKU GERI                                              -INSIDE CRESCENT KICK

MAGAZUKI GERI                                           - OUTSIDE CRESCENT KICK

KAKATO GERI                                                - HEEL KICK

TOBI YOKO GERI                                           - JUMPING SIDE KICK

 

 

 

SEIKEN JODAN UKE                                      - UPPER BLOCK

SEIKEN CHUDAN UKE                                  - MIDDLE BLOCK

SEIKEN GEDAN BARI                                    - LOWER BLOCK

 

CHUDANUCHI UKE/GEDAN BARI               - MIDDLE INSDE/OUTSIDE BLOCK

SHUTO MAWASHI UKE                                - ROUNDHOUSE KNIFE HAND BLOCK

JODAN SEIDEN JUJI UKE                             - UPPER CROSS BLOCK

GEDAN SEIKEN JUJI UKE                             - LOW CROSS BLOCK 

SHUTO JODAN UKE                                      - LOW KNIFE HAND BLOCK

SHUTO CHUDAN UKE                                  - UPPER KNIFE HAND BLOCK

MAE SHUTO MAWASHI UKE                       - CIRCULAR OUTSIDE BLOCK

JODAN SHUTO JUJI UKE                              - UPPER KNIFE HAND CROSS BLOCK

CHUDAN SHUTO JUJI UKE                          - MIDDLE KNIFE HAND CROSS BLOCK

GEDAN SHUTO JUJI UKE                              - LOW KNIFE HAND CROSS BLOCK

JODAN KOKEN UKE                                      - UPPER WRIST BLOCK

CHUDAN KOKEN UKE                                  - MIDDLE WRIST BLOCK

GEDAN KOKEN UKE                                     - LOW WRIST BLOCK   

 


 
 
 

 

 

 

BELT ORDER

HAND TERMS

LEG & FOOT TERMS

STANCES

 TERMS

BLOCKS

KICKS

STRIKES

PUNCHES

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