Karate Terms

: GENERAL TERMS :			: STRIKES :
JAPANESE	ENGLISH		JAPANESE	ENGLISH
Karate do	Empty Handed Way		kazama zuki	Jab
Shihan	Master		Choku Zuki	Straight Punch
Sensei	Teacher		Oi Zuki	Lunge Punch
Sempai	Senior Student		Gyaku Zuki	Reverse Punch
Kohai	Junior Student		Yama Zuki	Mountain Punch
Dojo	Training Hall		Yoko Zuki	Side Punch
Obi	Belt		Shita Zuki	Inverted Punch
Seiza	kneel		Ippon Ken	One Knuckle Strike
Mokuso	Meditate		Uraken	Back Fist
Rei	Bow		Tetsui	Hammer Fist
Yoi	Ready		Empi Uchi	Elbow Strike
Hajime	Begin		Nukite Zuki	Spear Hand Strike
Yame	Stop		Shuto	Knife Hand
Naote	Relax		Shuto Zuki	Sword Hand Strike
Hidari	Left
Migi	Right		: BLOCKS :
Jodan	Upper		Jodan Age Uke	Upper Rising Block
Chudan	Middle		Jodan Tetsui Zuki	Upper Hammer Fist
Gedan	Lower		Gedan Uke	Lower Block
Dachi	Stance		Kake Wake Uke	Reverse Wedge Block
Zuki	Punch		Haishu Uke	Back Hand Block
Uchi	Strike		Soto Uke	Inward Middle Block
Uke	Block		Uchi Uke	Outward Middle Block
Geri	Kick		Morote Uke	Augmented Block
Tai Sabaki	Body Shifting		Teisho Oshi Uke	Pressing Palm Heal Block
Yori Ashi	Foot Shifting		Shuto Uke	Sword Hand Block
			Juji Uke	X Block
: STANCES :
Zenkutsu Dachi	Front Stance		: KICKS :
Kokutsu Dachi	Back Stance		Hiza Geri	Knee Strike
Kiba Dachi	Horse Stance		Mae Geri	Front Kick
Fudo Dachi	Rooted Stance		Yoko Geri Keage	Side Snap Kick
Neko Ashi Dachi	Cat Stance		Yoko Geri Kekomi	Side Thrust Kick
Hangetsu Dachi	Hourglass Stance		Fumakomi	Stomp Kick
			Mika Zuki Geri	Crescent Kick
			Mawashi Geri	Round Kick
			Tobi Geri	Jump Kick
			Ni Mae Geri	Double Front Kick
			Ushiro Geri Kekomi	Back Thrust Kick

: KATA TERMS :
Gedan Barai	Down Block
Chudan Oi Zuki	Middle Lunge Punch
Chudan Uchi Uke	Inside Outward Block
Tetsui Zuki	Hammer Fist Strike
Shuto Uke	Sword Hand Block
Shuto Zuki	Sword Hand Strike
Tai Sabaki	Body Shifting
Jodan Oi Zuki	Upper Lunge Punch
Jodan Age Uke	Upper Rising Block
Yoko Geri Keage	Side Snapping Kick
Mae Geri Keage	Front Snapping Kick
Chudan Uraken	Middle Back Fist
Chudan Nukite Zuki	Middle Spear Hand Strike
Chudan Gyaku Zuki	Middle Reverse Punch
Morote Chudan Uchi Uke	Augmented Middle Inside Outward Block
Jodan Soto Uke	Upper Forearm Strike
Morote Gedan uchi Uke	Augmented Lower Inside Outward Block
Morote Shita Zuki	Augmented Upper Inverted Punch
Chudan Teisho Yoko Uke	Middle Side Palm Heel Block
Chudan Yoko Zuki	Middle Side Punch
Ni Jodan Shita Zuki	Double Inverted Upper Punch
Chudan Tsukami Uke	Middle Grasping Block
Chudan osae Uke	Middle Pressing Block
Chudan Mae Empi Uchi	Middle Forward Elbow Strike
Chudan Keito Uke	Middle Chicken Head Block
Hitosashiyubi Gedan Nukite	Lower Index Finger Spear Hand
Shuto Gedan Barai	Lower Sword Hand Strike
Washide Jodan Uchi	Upper Eagle Strike
Jodan Mae Geri Keage	Upper Front Snapping Kick
Chudan Uraken	Middle Back Fist
Chudan Hiza Geri	Middle Knee Strike
Chudan Mika Zuki Geri	Middle Crescent Kick
Chudan Mawashi Zuki	Middle Round House Punch
Jodan Shuto Juji Uke	Upper Open Hand X Block
Ni Yoko Chudan Zuki	Double Middle Side Punch
Chudan Tate Shuto Uchi Uke	Middle Level Vertical Inside Outward Sword Hand Block
Chudan Choku Zuki	Middle Straight Punch
Ni Jodan Uke	Double Rising Block
Hidari Ashi Dachi	Left Legged Stance
Chudan Uchi otoshi	Middle Falling Block
Jodan Yoko Uchi Barai	Upper Side Sweeping Block
Sho Koko Bo Uke	Tiger Mouth Block
Chudan oi Zuki Maeude Hineri	Middle Lunge Punch With Turning Forearm
Jodan Tate Mawashi Uchi	Upper Vertical Roundhouse Strike
Naname Shita Ni oshinobasu	Double Downward Oblique Push
Gedan Gassho Uke	Lower Double Palm Heel Block
Sankaku Tobi	Triangle Jump
Chudan Nakadaka Ippon Ken	Middle One Knuckle Strike
Jodan Age Nihon Nukite Zuki	Upper Two Finger Spear Hand Strike
Haishu Uke	Back Hand Block
Jodan Kensei	Upper Palm Feint