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13 Cards in this Set
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ASHI
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foot or lower leg
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CHUUDAN
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mid-level (typically aimed at the solar plexus)
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ENPI
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elbow
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GEDAN
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low level (anything below the belt)
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JODAN
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upper level (typically aimed at the head)
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HAITO
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`ridge hand'; the edge of the hand with the thumb
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HIDARI
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left (as in left-hand). Normally used in descriptions of stances
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MIGI
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right (as in right-hand). Normally used in descriptions of stances
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SEIKEN
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`forefist'. Since most hand strikes are with the forefist - the term is not used all that much
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SHOTEI
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`palm heel'; the palm of the hand when the fingers are drawn back
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SOKUTO
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`knife foot'; foot position for side kicks. The term is also used in some clubs to mean the kick itself
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SHUTO
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`knife hand'; also used as abbreviation for `shuto uke' -- knife hand block
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URAKEN
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`back fist'. Usually used in `uraken uchi' which is a blow delivered with the back of the fist rather than the knuckles and forefingers.
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