A
Age - Rising
Ai Gamae - Same stance as your
opponent
Ai No Te - Same side wrist
hold
Ashi Barai - Foot Sweep.
C
Chudan - Below the shoulders / body / torso
D
Dachi - Stance
Doji Ni - At the same time together
Domo Arigato - Thank you very much
Dori - Defense
G
Gedan Barai - Lower block
Geri - Kick "Please note: The verb
“to kick” in Japanese is keru. The noun form
is keri. The names for kicks end up as geri,
because some Japanese sounds change when they
are combined with other words or syllables,
as in mae geri.... front kick"
Gohonme - Number 5
Goshin Ho - Self defense techniques
Gumite - Sparring
Gyakuzuki - Reverse punch
H
Hajime - Begin
Hidari Hanmi Gamae - Left Fighting Stance
Hiki-te - The retracting (pulling and twisting)
arm during a technique. It gives the balance
of power to the forward moving technique. It
can also be used as a pulling technique after
a grab, or a strike backward with the elbow.
I
Ippon Gumite - One step sparring
Ippon Me - Number 1
J
Jodan
- Head height
Junzuki - forward punch or lunge punch
K
Kaiten
- Spin around
Kamae - Form or Posture or guard
Karate -"Empty Hand". When Karate
was first introduced to Japan, it was called
"TO-DE". The characters of TODE could
be pronounced. However, the meaning of TODE
is Chinese Hand.
Karate-do- "The Way of Karate" - which
implies not only the physical aspect of Karate,
but also the mental and social aspects of Karate.
Karateka - A practitioner of Karate.
Kata - A "form" or prescribed pattern
of movement (also "shoulder").
Kekomi - Stamp
Keri - Kick
Kette - to kick
Kihon - basic
Kihon keri - Basic kick
Kihon Uke - basic block
Kumite - Sparring
M
Maegeri
- Front kick
Mahanmi - Stance with body facing half forward.
Mawashigeri - Roundhouse kick
Mawatte - Turn
Migi Gamae - Right stance
N
Nagashi Uke- "Sweeping Block".
Naihanchi - Hourglass stance (toes turned inward,
knees pushed out)
Naiwan - The inside of the forearm (same side
as the little finger)
Nanahonme - Number 7
Naname - -Diagonal
Naname Mae Okrui Ashi - Step forwards diagonally
Naore - At ease stance, heels together toes
apart
Neko Ashi Dachi - Cat Stance
Ni - Two
Nidan Geri - Jumping Double kick
Nido - Double technique
Nihonme - Number 2
Nihon Gumite - Two attack basic sparring technique
No Tsukomi - Leaning
O
Okuri Ashi - Front leg slide and back leg follow
Otoshi - bottom of the palm
P
Pinan Godan - Number 5 basic kata
Pinan Nidan - Number 2 basic kata
Pinan Sandan - Number 3 basic kata
Pinan Shodan - Number 1 basic kata (practised
as 2nd basic kata in Wado)
Pinan Yodan - Number 4 basic kata
R
Rei - Bow
Renraku Waza - Combination techniques
Ritsu Rei - Standing bow
Ropponme - Number 6
S
Sanbonme - Number 3
Sando Zuki - Three punches
Seito - Student
Seiza - A sitting position, where one is kneeling.
It is often used for the formal opening and
closing of the class.
Sempai - Senior Student
Sensei - Instructor
Shihan - Master
Shiko Dachi - Square Stance (horse stance)
Shuto - knife hand
Soku Geri - Shin kick
Sokuto Keage - Side kick to the head
Sokuto Kebanashi - Side kick to the middle
Sokuto Kekomi - Side kick to the knee
Sonoba - On-the-spot
Soto Okuri Ashi - Front foot slide sideways
and forward
Surikomi - Back foot steps in front of front
foot
T
Tate Ken - Vertical fist
Tobi - Jump
Tobikomi - Jump in or forward
Tsugi Ashi - Back foot moves up to front foot
and front foot moves forward
Tsuki - Punch
U
Uchi Ni Okuri Ashi - Back foot moves to the
side
Uchi/Utsu - Hit/Strike
Ude Dori - Forearm hold defense technique
Uke - block
Ura - Back/behind
Uraken - Back fist
Ushiro Ryo Te - Both wrists held from behind
defense
Ushirogeri - back kick
Y
Yame - Stop
Yasume - Rest/Relax
Yoi - Get ready
Yoko e - to the side
Yoko E Ido - Move to the side technique
Yonhonme - Number 4
Z
Za Rei - Kneeling bow
Zuki - punch
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