JAPANESE/ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY

*Punch * tsuki

*Strike *  uchi

*Block················Uke

*parry................harai

*Kick·················Keri

*Throw...................nage

POSITIONS * ICHI *NI*SAN*CHI

*Outside..............soto

*Inside................uchi

*Back..................Ushiro

+Both sides...........sayu

*Reverse............. Gyaku

+Half body............hanmi

STANCES + DACHI

*ReBdy stance.........yoi dachi

+Pigeon-toe stance......Sanchin dachi

+Forward leaning stance.......zenkutsu dachi

+Back-leaning stance........kokutsu dachi

+Horseback stance.........kiba dachi

*Heels together stance.........musube dachi

*Closed feet stance.........heisoku dachi

*Fighting stance.........kumite no kamae

*Cat leg stance...........neko ashi dachi

+Cross over stance.......mae kosa dachi

*Crane leg stance.........Tsuri ashi

HANDS * TE

*Fore-fist..........Seiken

*Backhand..........Uraken

*Handsword..........Shuto

*Handspear··········nukite

*Wrist...............koken

*Palm heel.........sotei

*Forearm............kote

*Elbow··············hiji

FEET + ASHI

*Ball of foot.......chusoku

*Instep·...........haisoku

*knife edge of foot.,sokuto

*Knee···············hiza

*Heel············kakato

PUNCH * TSUKI

*Middle staight punch................seiken chudan zuki

*Upper straight punch...................seiken jodan zuki

*Close punch...................ura/shitazuki

+Step and punch(lunge punch)............oi zuki

*Reverse punch......................gyaku zuki

*Roundhouse punch.......................mawashi zuki

BLOCKS + UKE                            

*High block ........................... Jodan uke

*Middle outside ........................chudan soto uke

*Middle inside block....................chudan uchi uke

*Low parry......................gedan barai

*Roundhouse block.,..................mawashi uke

*Handsword block,...............shuto uke

*Leg hook.........................hikkake

*Elbow block..........................hiji uke

*Knee block.............................hiza uke

*X block································juj uke

*2 handed block.......................morote uke

*Scooping block.,......................sukui uke

*Blade of foot block....................sokuto uke

*Palm hand block.......................teisho uke

*Back hand block........................haishu uke

*Grasping block.......................tsukami uke

STRIKES * UCHI

*Straight to the chin...................seiken ago uchi

*Backhand face strike..,...............uraken ganmen uchi              i

*Backhand side strike...............uraken sayu uchi

*Backhand spleen strike...............·uraken mizo uchi

*Elbow Strike.·····················hiji uchi                         U

*High elbow strike....................hijiage uchi

*Roundhouse elbow strike.............mawmashi hiji uchi

*Bear hand strike......................kumade uchi

*Palm hand strike,...............,.teisho uchi

*Back hand strike................haisho uchi                     *ddle knuckle strike..............ippon nakadaka ken

*Shark hand strike.............same uchi

KICKS * KERI

*Front kick..................,..........mae geri

*High front kick........................mae keriage

+Back kick..............................ushiro geri

+Back roundhouse kick...................ushiro mawashi geri

*Round house kick.......................mawashi geri

+Triangle kick..........................sankaku geri

*Groin kick.............................kinteki geri

*Side kick............................yoko geri

*High side kick.........................yoko keriage

*Joint kick.............................kansetsu geri

+Knee strike,...........................hiza geri

*Keel kick...........................kakato geri

*Hook kick···················Spin kikku

*Low inside kick ·······················Uchimomo geri                      i

*Sweep to pivot leg,....................jikuashi geri

*Step and kick.....................oigeri

*2 level kick,,........................nidan geri

*Jumping front kick,....................mae tobi geri

*Jumping side kick......................yoko tobi geri

*Reverse roundhouse ................gyaku maweshi                    r

MISCELLANEOUS                                                                1

*Turning forwards...................maemawari

*Turning backtwards.....................ushiromaw                          i

*Forwards throw...............makikomi nage

*Backwards throw.................ura nage                                 

*Step in and kick......................karikomi

*Body moving in,.....................hairimi

*Absorb impact....................kyushu

*Return to ready stance.............naotte

*Stop, finish.......................yame

*Meditation..........................mokuso

*Bow..............................re

*Yes··································hi

*No····································eei

*Acknowledgement/qreeting/goodbye

 true karate spirit.....................osu

*Stomach area.........................hara

*Hips/joints......................koshi

*Hello............................onichiwa

*Goodnight ..................oyasumi nasai

*Master or Sensei teacher··············· shihan

*Teacher.........................sensei

*Head assistant.............. sempai

*Assistant .........................joshu

*Fighting (sparring) ...............kumite

KICKS

*Stomping kick,..........................Fumikomi geri

*Cutting kick...............................Fumikeri geri

PUNCHES

*Foreknuckle punch/strike................Hiraken zuki

*1 Knuckle punch/strike.................Ippon ken zuki

COUNTING IN JAPANESE

1......ICHI

2........NI

3......SAN                     13......JU SAN

4.......SHI                    14......JU SHI

5····.··GO                     15........JU GO

6......ROKU                    16........JU ROKU

7......SHICHI                  17......JU SHICHI

8......HACHI                   18......JU HACHI

9.......KW                     19.......JU RW

1O......JU                     20..........NIJU

30.....SANJU                   70......SHICHIJU/NANAJU

4O.....YONJU                   8O......HACHIJU

5O......GOJU                   90......KYUJU

60.....ROKUJU                  100.......HYARU