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ichi

one

ni

two

san

three

shi

four

go

five

roku

six

shichi

seven

hachi

eight

ku

nine

ju

ten

Terms

#A

age uke

rising block

age tsuki

rising punch

#C

choku tsuki

straight punch

chudan

middle-level: hips to shoulders

#D

dan

black belt

dojo

training hall

#E

empi

elbow

empi uchi

elbow strike

#F

fumikomi geri

stamping-kick

#G

gedan

lower-level: feet to hips

gedan barai

downward (sweeping) block

gohan kumite

five-step-attack sparring

gyaku tsuki

reverse punch

#H

hachiji dachi

natural stance

hajime

begin/commence

hangetsu dachi

wide hour-glass stance Phalf-moon' stance

hanmi

diagonal ly-facing (eg of hips, body, etc)

hittsui/hiza

knee

hittsull/hiza geri

knee kick

#I

ippon

one point (= full point)

ippon ken

one-knuckle fist

ippon kunlite

one-step sparring

#J

jiyu ippon kumite

one-step free-style sparring

jiyu kumite

free-style sparring

jodan

upper-level: head and neck

juji uke

x-block

#K

kagi tsuki

close, hooking punch

kata

formal exercise (eg Heian Shodan)

karateka

one who studies Karate

keage

snap

kekomi

thrust

keri waza

kicking techniques

kiba dachi

straddle-leg stance

kihon

basic (of technique, etc)

kilion kurnite

basic sparring

kime

focus

kizami tsuki

jabbing punch

kokutsu dachi

back stance

koshi

ball of the foot

kurnite

sparring

kyu

pupil; learning grade

#M

mae

front

mae geri

front kick

mae tobi

geri flying front kick

makiwara

striking post - ie for punching and kicking

mawashi geri

circular/roundhouse kick

mawashi tsuki

circular/roundhouse punch

mikazuki geri

crescent kick

mokuso

meditation

momote uke

double-banded (forearm) block

morote tsuki

double-fist punch

#N

nagashi uke

palm-hand sweeping block

nage waza

throwing techniques

narni gaeshi

inside-leg block; 'returning-wave' kick

neko ashi dachi

cat stance

nukite

spear-hand

#O

oi tsuki

stepping punch

#R

rei

bow

#S

sanchin

dachi hour-glass stance

seiken

fore-fist

sensei

instructor/master

shizentai

natural body posture

shomen

forward-facing (eg of hips, body, etc)

shuto

knife-hand

shuto uke

knife-hand block

shuto uchi

knife-hand strike

sochin dachi

diagonal straddle-stance /'rrooted' stance

sokumen

sideways-facing (eg of hips, body, etc)

sokuto

side-edge of the foot

soto (ude) uke

outside forearm block

sukui uke

scooping block

#T

tate tsuki

vertical-fist punch

teisho

palm-heel

tettsui

bottom/hammer-fist

tsuki

punch

#U

ude

forearm

ude

uke forearm block

uchi

strike

uchi (ude) uke

inside forearm block

uraken

back-fist

uraken uchi

back-fist strike

ura tsuki

close-punch/uppercut

ushiro

back

ushiro geri

back kick

#Y

yarne

stop/finish

yoi

ready

yoko

side

yoko geri

side kick

yoko geri keage

side snap-kick

yoko geri kekomi

side thrust-kick

yoko tobi geri

flying side kick

#Z

zenkutsu dachi

forward stance