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| Basic Terms |
| TSENSEI |
Means “teacher” a person who has wide experience and knowledge in a certain field. |
| SENPAI |
Senior student |
| DOJO |
Martial arts school, a place to study & learn |
| MUKUSO |
Meditate |
| REI |
Bow, respect (you bow to show respect to your Parents, your Sensei and all those before you) |
| SENSEI NI REI |
Bow to the Sensei |
| SHOMEN NI REI |
Bow to what is known as the “front part of your dojo” |
| OTAGAI NI REI |
Bow to each other |
| YOI |
The ready position |
| HAJAME |
Begin |
| YAME |
Stop |
| Counting |
| 1 | Ichi |
| 2 | Ni |
| 3 | San |
| 4 | Shi |
| 5 | Go |
| 6 | Roku |
| 7 | Shichi |
| 8 | Hachi |
| 9 | Kuu |
| 10 | Juu |
Karate Terms
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DACHI - STANCES
ZENKUTSU Forward stance
KIBA Horse stance
KOKUTSU Backward leaning stance (70% weight back leg/30% front leg)
NEKO Cat stance
HANGETSU Half moon stance
HACHIJI Open leg stance
SANCHIN Hour glass stance
UKE WAZA - BLOCKING TECHNIQUES
GEDAN BARAI Downward block
UDE UKE Forearm block
JODAN UKE Upward rising block
CHUDAN UKE Inside middle block
CHUDAN UKE SOTO Outside middle block
SHUTO Sword hand block (chopping)
MOROTE Augmented forearm block
TSUKI WAZA - PUNCHING TECHNIQUES
OI TSUKI Lunge punch (step and punch)
GYAKU TSUKI Reverse punch
TATE TSUKI Vertical punch
UCHI WAZA - STRIKING TECHNIQUES
HAITO Ridge hand strike
URAKEN UCHI Back fist strike
SHUTO UCHI Knife hand strike
GERI WAZA - KICKING TECHNIQUES
MAE GERI KEAGE Front kick snap
MAE GERI KEKOMI Front kick thrust
YOKO GERI KEAGE Side kick snap
YOKO GERI KEKOMI Side kick thrust
MAWASHI GERI Roundhouse kick
USHIRO GERI Rear kick
MIKAZUKI GERI Crescent kick
FUMIKOMI Stamping kick
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