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371 Cards in this Set
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Ashi |
Foot, leg |
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Awase |
Refers to a technique with combined elements, such as a two-handed block. |
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Chudan |
Middle level of the body (chest area) |
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Embusen |
Performance line (a pattern formed by the movements that make up a kata) |
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Empi |
Elbow (also hiji) |
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Gedan |
Lower level of the body, downward |
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Gyaku |
Reverse or opposite |
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Haimen |
Rear, back side |
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Haishu |
Back hand |
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Haito |
Ridge hand |
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Haiwan |
Back arm (the posterior surface of the forearm leading into the back of the hand) |
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Heiko |
Parallel |
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Hidari |
Left |
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Hiji |
Elbow (also empi) |
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Hirate |
Open hand |
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Hiza |
Knee |
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Jo |
Stick, staff |
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Jodan |
Upper level of the body (face area) |
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Kaishu |
Open hand(s) |
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Kamae |
Posture or ready position (pronounced gamae when proceed by another word, as in kochi-gamae) |
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Karate-do |
Way or path of karate |
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Kata |
Pre-arranged forms comprising a series of offensive and defensive techniques that are performed individually against imaginary opponents |
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Keri |
Kick (pronounced geriatric when preceded by another word, as in Mae-geri) |
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Kiai |
A loud vocaliztion, such as 'yaah', timed to coincide with a decisive technique |
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Koho |
Rear direction |
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Kosa |
Refers to a technique or stance involving the crossing of either arms or legs |
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Mae |
Front, foreward |
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Migi |
Right |
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Morote |
Refers to techniques performed with both hands or both arms |
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Nai-wan |
Inner arm (thumb side of the forearm) |
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Ryo-hiji |
Refers to techniques performed with both elbows |
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Ryo-ude |
Refers to techniques performed with both arms |
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Sashi-ashi |
Step-over |
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Soete |
Accompanying hand (arm) used for augmented techniques |
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Sokumen |
Side (used in connection with techniques delivered to either side of the body) |
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Soto |
Outside (outside to inside) |
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Soto-ude |
Outer arm (the little finger side of the forearm) |
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Suri-ashi |
A 'gliding' step, without raising the foot |
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Tachi |
Stance (pronounced 'dachi' when preceded by another word, as in zenkutsu-dachi |
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Tate |
Vertical or upward |
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Te |
Hand |
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Tekubi |
Wrist |
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Tenchi |
Refers to techniques in which one arm performs an upper - level technique while the other performs a lower - level technique (literal translation: Heaven and Earth) |
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Tenshin |
Body rotation |
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Tsuki |
Punch or thrust (pronounced Zuni when preceded by another word, as in gyaku-zuki |
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Uchi |
1: Strike 2: Inside (thumb side of forearm) |
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Ude |
Arm |
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Uke |
Block |
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Ushiro |
Back, rear |
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Yoko |
Side |
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Yame |
Command to cease performing an activity or action |
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Zanshin |
A state of physical and mental preparedness following the performance of a technique |
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Zempo |
Indicating a direction to the front |
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Fudo-dachi |
Rooted stance |
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Gankaku-gamae |
A posture unique to the kata Gankaku in which the lower body assumes a crane - leg stance while the upper body is positioned as if having performed a high low block |
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Gedan-gamae |
Downward - block posture |
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Gyaku-hanmi |
Reverse half-moon - facing position (hips at 45 - degree angle to the front, with the hip on the side opposite the front leg pushed foreward) |
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Hachiji-dachi |
Open V stance (also Soto hachiji-dchi |
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Haito koshi-gamae |
A posture in which the hands are positioned beside one side of the hips, one closed into a fist with the other performing a ridge hand |
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Age-uke |
Rising block |
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Hangetsu-dachi |
Half-moon stance |
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Age-zuki |
Rising punch |
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Hanmi |
Half-moon - facing position (hips at a 45 - degree angle to the front) |
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Awase shuto age-uke |
Two-handed knife-hand rising block |
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Han zenkutsu-dachi |
Half-front stance |
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Awase shuto-uchi |
Two-handed knife hand strike |
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Heisoku-dachi |
Closed parallel stance |
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Awase-zuki |
U-punch |
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Hiza-gamae |
A posture in which one knee is raised in front of the body |
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Chudan oi-zuki |
Middle level lunge punch |
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Hiza - Kakashi kosa-dachi |
Hidden - knee cross-legged stance |
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Chudan shuto-uke |
Middle level knife-hand block |
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Kiai no kamae |
The ready position used at the start of such kata as Jion, jitte and join (literal translation: posture of benevolence) |
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Chudan Soto ude-uke |
Middle level outside - to - inside block (also chudan Soto-uke) |
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Juji-game |
X-block posture |
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Chudan soto-uke |
Middle level outside - to - inside block (also chudan soto-ude-uke) |
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Kagi-gamae |
A hook punch posture |
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Chudan uchi ude-uke |
Middle level inside - to - outside block (also called chudan uchi-uke) |
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Kamae |
Posture or ready position (pronounced gamae when proceed by another word, as in kochi-gamae) |
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Chudan uchi-uke |
Middle level inside-to-outside (also chudan uchi uda-uke) |
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Kasey kokutsu-dachi |
Low back stance, a back stance in which the hips are positioned lower than in a conventional back stance |
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Empi |
Elbow (also hiji) |
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Kata-ashi-dachi |
One-legged stance |
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Empi-uchi |
Elbow strike |
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Kata-hiza-dachi |
Kneeling stance |
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Empi-uke |
Elbow block |
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Kiba-dachi |
Straddle - leg stance |
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Ensuing haito-barai |
Centrifugal ridge - hand sweep |
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Kitsutsuki no kamae |
Woodpecker posture |
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Gedan awase-zuki |
Downward U-punch |
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Koko-gamae |
A posture in which the hands are poised to grasp an opponent at the throat and groin (literal translation: "in the jaws of the tiger" posture) |
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Gedan-barai |
Downward block (literal translation: downward sweep) |
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Kokutsu-dachi |
Back stance |
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Gedan-uke |
Downward block |
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Kosa-dachi |
Cross-legged stance |
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Gedan juji-uke |
Downward X-block |
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Koshi-gamae |
A posture in which both fists are positioned beside one side of the hips |
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Gedan juji-uke uke-zuki |
Downward X-block/punch |
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Kyo-dachi |
Transient stance, a foreshortned back stance with the rear foot turned inward at a 45 - degree angle |
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Gedan-kosa-zuki |
Downward cross punch |
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Manji-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are positioned as if having just finished a hi-low block |
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Gedan shuto-osae |
Downward knife-hand press |
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Mizu - nagare no kamae |
Water-soluble posture |
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Gedan shuto-uchi |
Downward knife-hand strike |
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Moto-dachi |
Slightly shortened front stance |
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Gedan tettsui-uchi |
Downward hammer-fist strike |
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Muso-gamae |
A posture in which one arm extends downward similar to a downward block as the other arm is positioned similar to a rising block (literal translation: incomparable posture) |
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Gyaku tate shuto-uke |
Reverse vertical knife-hand block |
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Musubi-dachi |
Closed V stance |
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Gyaku te-dori |
Reverse hand grasp |
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Neko-ashi-dachi |
Cat stance |
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Gyaku-zuki |
Reverse punch |
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Renoji-dachi |
L stance |
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Haishu |
Back hand |
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Ryogoshi-gamae |
A posture in which each fist is positioned above its respective hip |
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Haishu age-uchi |
Rising back - hand strike |
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Ryoken koshi-gamae |
A posture in which each fist is positioned above its respective hip |
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Haishu awase-uke |
Two-handed back - hand block |
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Ryote-fuse |
Dropping face down with hands pressing against the floor |
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Haishu-uke |
Back - hand block |
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Ryowan-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are extended downward to the sides of the body |
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Haishu juji-uke |
Back - hand X-block |
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Ryu Sui no kamae |
Flowing water posture |
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Haito |
Ridge hand |
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Sagi-ashi-dachi |
Heron-leg stance |
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Haito barai |
Ridge-hand sweep |
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Sanchin-dachi |
Hourglass stance |
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Haito sukui-nage |
Ridge-hand scooping throw |
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Sashi-ashi |
Step-over |
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Haito-uchi |
Ridge-hand strike |
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Shiko-dachi |
Square stance |
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Haito-uke |
Ridge-hand block |
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Shizentai |
Natural posture |
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Haiwan-uke |
Back - arm block |
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Sochin-dachi |
Rooted stance (Sochin-dachi is the name used instead of Fudo-dachi to refer to rooted stances in the kata Sochin) |
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Hasami-uchi |
Scissors strike |
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Soete koshi-gamae |
A posture in which both hands are positioned beside one side of the hips, with one hand formed into a fist pressing against the palm of the other hand |
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Hasami-uke |
Scissors block |
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Soto hachiji-dachi |
Open V stance ( also hachiji-dachi-dachi) |
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Hasami-zuki |
Scissors punch |
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Suri-ashi |
A 'gliding' step, without raising the foot |
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Haruhi - te |
Hand release (a pull away technique for releasing the hand from an opponent's grasp) |
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Tachi |
Stance (pronounced dachi when preceeded by another word, as in zenkutsu-dachi |
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Heiko ippon-ken |
Parallel one knuckle fists |
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Tachi-hiza |
A kneeling position in which one knee rests on the floor alongside the foot of the other leg |
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Heiko tate-zuki |
Parallel vertical - fist punch |
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Tate shuto-gamae |
Vertical knife-hand posture |
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Heishin |
The name of the final movement in the kata Kankudai in which the arms travel upward around the body as if to describe a large circle (literal translation: closing of the mind or heart) |
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Tsuru-ashi-dachi |
Crane - leg stance |
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Hiji-barai |
Sweeping elbow block |
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Uraken-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are positioned as if having just completed a back fist strike |
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Hiki-yose |
A pulling technique to draw an employee closer (literal translation: pull in) |
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Yoko sashi-ashi |
Step-over to the side |
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Hiki-yose-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are formed as if having completed a pulling technique to draw an opponent closer |
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Zenkutsu-dachi |
Front stance |
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Hineri-kaeshi |
Twist return |
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Hira-nukite |
Horizontal spear hand |
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Hirate |
Open hand |
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Hirate otoshi-uchi |
Open-hand drop strike |
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Ippon-ken |
One-knuckle fist |
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Ippon-ken furi-otoshi |
Swinging one-knuckle fist drop |
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Ippon-nukite |
One-finger spear hand |
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Jo - chu awase-uke |
Upper - lower combined block |
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Jodan age-uke |
Upper - level rising block |
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Jodan awase shuto-uchi |
Upper - level two-handed knife-hand strike |
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Jodan empi-uchi |
Upper - level elbow strike |
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Jodan haishu juji-uke |
Upper - level back - hand X-block |
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Jodan heiko ura - zuki |
Upper - level parallel close punch |
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Jodan koko morote-uke |
Upper - level two-handed block (literal transltion: upper level "in the jaws of the tiger" two handed block) |
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Joshin-gamae |
A posture similar to a reverse knife-hand wedge block with the forearms suggesting the sides of a triangle (literal translation: "mind - cleansing" posture) |
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Jo tsuki-dashi |
Jo (stick, staff) block |
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Jo-uke |
Jo (stick, staff) block |
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Jo-zukami |
Jo (stick, staff) grab |
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Juji-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are formed into an X-block |
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Juji-uke |
X-block |
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Jun-zuki |
Front punch |
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Kaeshi-dori |
Reverse grasp |
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Kaeshi-ude |
Arm return |
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Kagi-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are positioned as if having just completed a hook punch |
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Kagi-zuki |
Hook punch |
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Kaishin |
The name of the opening movement in the Kata Kanku Dai in which the arms open as if to describe a large circle around the body (literal transltion: opening of the mind or heart) |
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Kaishu |
Open hand(s) |
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Kaishu haiwan-uke |
Open-handed back arm block |
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Kaishu juji-tori |
Open-handed X-grasp |
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Kaishu kosa-gamae |
A posture in which one arm is positioned as if having just completed a knife-hand downward block with the other hand open and directed to the other side at a 90 - degree angle |
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Kaishu ryowan-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are extended downward to the sides of the body with the hands open |
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Kaishu yama-gamae |
Open-hand mountain posture |
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Kake-dori |
Hooking grasp |
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Kakiwake-uke |
Separating block |
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Kamae |
Posture or ready position (pronounced gamae when preceeded by another word, as in koshi-gamae) |
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Kami-zukami |
Hair grab |
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Kasui-ken |
Simultaneous downward block to the front and middle - level inside - to - outside block to the side (literal translation: fire and water fists) |
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Keito |
Chicken - head wrist |
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Kizami-zuki |
Jab |
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Keito-uke |
Chicken - head - wrist block |
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Keito uke-nagashi |
Chicken - head - wrist block-sweep |
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Keito hirate komata-uchi |
A diversionary technique performed by slapping the inner thighs |
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Koho tsuki-age |
Uppercut punch to the rear |
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Koko-dori |
A grasping technique in which the hands are positioned out in front of the body with one hand level with the face and the other hand level with the midsection (literal translation: "in the jaws of the tiger" grasp) |
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Koko-gamae |
A posture in which the hands are poised to grasp an opponent at the throat and groin (literal translation: "in the jaws of the tiger" posture) |
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Koko hiza-kuzushi |
A takedown technique in response to a kick in which one hand performs a scooping block while the other hand presses against the knee to perform the takedown (literal translation : "in the jaws of the tiger" knee takedown) |
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Kosa-uke |
Cross-block |
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Koshi-uke |
A posture in which both fists are positioned above one side of the hips. |
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Mae empi-uchi |
Front elbow strike. |
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Manji-uke |
Hi-low block, a block in which one arm performs an upper - level inside-to-outside block to the rear while the other arm performs a downward block to the front. |
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Mawashi kake-uke |
Circular hooking block |
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Mawashi-uke |
Circular block |
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Mizu - nagare no kamae |
Water-flow posture |
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Morote |
Refers to techniques performed with both hands or arms |
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Morote age-uke |
Two-handed rising block |
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Morote ensuing haito-berai |
Two-handed centrifugal Ridge-hand sweep |
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Morote gedan-uke |
Two-handed downward block |
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Morote gedan shuto-uke |
Two-handed downward knife-hand block |
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Morote haiwan-uke |
Augmented back-and-forth block |
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Morote hiki-otoshi |
Two-handed pull-down |
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Morote jo-uke |
Two-handed jo (stick, staff) block |
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Morote kaishin gedan-uke |
Two-handed Open-hand downward block |
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Morote keito-uke |
Double chicken - head - wrist block |
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Morote Kizami ura-zuki |
Two-handed close punch |
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Morote kubi-osae |
Two-handed head (or neck) hold |
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Morote seiryuto-uchi |
Two-handed ox - jaw strike |
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Morote -uke |
Augmented block, two-handed block |
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Morote yokoken-ate |
A technique that appears in the kata Hangetsu in which both fists are pulled in toward the chest with the elbows extending out to the sides |
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Morote-zuki |
Double-stitched punch |
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Muso-gamae |
A posture in which one arm extends downward similar to a downward block as the other arm is positioned similar to a rising block (literal translation: incomparable posture) |
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Nagashi-uke |
Sweeping block |
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Nai-wan sukui-nage |
Inner-arm scooping throw |
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Nakadaka ippon-ken |
Middle - finger spear hand |
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Nihon-nukite |
Two-handed spear hand |
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Ni-keito-gamae |
Double chicken - head - wrist posture |
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Nukite |
Spear hand |
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Ofuri kosa-barai |
Swinging cross-referenced sweep |
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Oi-zuki |
Lunge punch |
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Osae-uke |
Pressing block |
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Otoshi-uke |
Dropping block |
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Otoshi-zuki |
Dropping or downward punch |
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Riken-gasho |
A positioning of the arms appearing at the start of the kata Gankaku Sho in which the back of the right fist rests against the palm of the open left hand |
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Ryogoshi-gamae |
A posture in which each fist is positioned above its respective hip |
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Ryo-ude harai-age |
Double rising elbow sweep |
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Ryoken koshi-gamae |
A posture in which each fist is positioned above its respective hip |
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Ryo-ude mawashi-uke |
Two - armed circular block |
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Ryowan |
Refers to techniques performed with both arms |
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Ryowan-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are extended downward to the sides of the body |
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Ryowan gedan kakiwake-uke |
Double downward separating block |
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Ryowan uchi-uke |
Double inside-to-outside block |
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Ryowan zempo-nobashi |
Both arms extended outward to the front |
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Ryusui no kamae |
Flowing - water posture |
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Ryu-un no uke |
A blocking technique in which one arm delivers a knife-hand block at a 45-degree angle to the side supported by the opposite hand, which is positioned just above the elbow of the blocking arm (literal translation: flowing cloud block) |
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Seiryuto |
Ox - jaw hand |
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Seiryuto-uchi |
Ox - jaw strike |
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Shihon-nukite |
Four-time spear hand |
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Shuto |
Knife hand |
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Shuto gedan-barai |
Knife-hand downward block |
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Shuto kakiwake-uke |
Knife-hand separating block |
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Shuto-osae |
Knife-hand press |
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Shuto-uchi |
Knife-hand strike |
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Shuto-uke |
Knife-hand block |
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Soesho |
Refers to an arm technique assisted by the palm of the other hand |
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Soete kake-dori |
Augmented hooking grasp |
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Soete koshi-gamae |
A posture in which both hands are positioned beside one side of the hips, with one hand formed into a fist pressing against the palm of the other hand |
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Sokumen doji-tsuki |
Simultaneous double - punch to the sides |
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Sokumen empi-uchi |
Side elbow strike |
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Sokumen gedan-barai |
Side downward block |
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Sokumen jodan haito-uke |
Side Upper - level ridge-hand block |
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Sokumen morote-zuki |
Side double - fist punch |
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Sokumen shuto gedan-barai |
Side knife-hand downward block |
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Sokumen tate empi-uchi |
Side upward elbow strike |
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Sokumen tate shuto-uke |
Side vertical knife-hand block |
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Sokumen-uke |
Side - block |
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Sokumen-zuki |
Side punch |
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Soto ude-uke |
Outside - to - inside block |
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Suihei hiji-gamae |
Horizontal elbow posture |
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Suihei jo-dori |
Horizontal jo (stick, staff) grasp |
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Sukui-nage |
Scooping throw |
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Sukui-uke |
Scooping block |
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Tate empi-uchi |
Upward elbow strike |
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Tate-ken |
Vertical fist |
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Tate - mawashi tettsui-uchi |
Vertical round hammer-fist strike |
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Tate nukite |
Vertical spear hand |
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Tate shuto-gamae |
Vertical knife-hand posture |
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Tate shuto-uke |
Vertical knife-hand block |
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Tate uraken-uchi |
Vertical back - fist strike |
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Tate-zuki |
Vertical - fist punch |
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Tekubi kake-uke |
Wrist-hook block |
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Teisho |
Palm heel |
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Teisho awase gedan-uke |
Two-handed downward palm-heel block |
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Teisho awase-zuki |
Two-handed palm-heel thrust |
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Teisho-barai |
Palm-heel sweep |
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Teisho furi-uchi |
Swinging palm-heel strike |
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Teisho morote-uke |
Double palm-heel block |
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Teisho tate hasami-uchi |
Vertical palm-heel scissors strike |
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Teisho-uchi |
Palm-heel strike |
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Tenchi Haito-uchi |
Hi-low ridge-hand strike, a striking technique in which one arm performs an upper-level ridge-hand strike to the front while the other arm performs a downward ridge-hand strike to the rear (literal translation: "Heaven and Earth" ridge-hand strike) |
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Tenchi kenseitai |
Hi-low feint, a diversionary technique in which the arms move in opposite directions to momentarily confuse an opponent |
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Tettsui |
Hammer fist |
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Tettsui hasami-uchi |
Hammer-fist scissors strike |
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Tettsui otoshi-uchi |
Downward hammer-fist strike |
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Tettsui-uchi |
Hammer-fist strike |
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Tsukami-dori |
Grasping clutch |
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Tsukami-uke |
Grabbing block |
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Tsuki |
Punch or thrust (pronounced zuki when preceded by another word, as in gyaku-zuki) |
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Tsuki-age |
Uppercut-punch |
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Tsutsumi-ken |
A hand position in which the fist is enveloped by the fingers of the other hand |
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Uchi |
1. Strike 2. Inside, inside-to-outside |
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Uchi haiwan-uke |
Inside-to-outside back-arm block |
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Uchi-uke kaeshi-uke |
Inside-to-outside reverse block |
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Uchi ude-uke |
Inside-to-outside block (also uchi-uke) |
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Uchi-uke |
Inside-to-outside block (also uchi ude-uke) |
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Ude |
Arm |
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Ude-hasami |
Forearm scissors block |
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Ude-uke |
Forearm - block |
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Uke |
Block |
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Uke-nagashi |
Block-sweep |
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Uke-zuki |
Blocking punch |
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Uraken |
Backfist |
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Uraken-gamae |
A posture in which the arms are positioned as if having just completed a back - fist strike |
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Uraken-uchi |
Back - fist strike |
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Ura-zuki |
Close punch |
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Ushiro empi-uchi |
Back elbow strike |
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Ushiro gedan-barai |
Back downward block |
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Ushiro gedan-uke |
Back downward block |
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Ushiro tettsui hasami-uchi |
Back hammer-fist scissors strike |
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Washide |
Eagle hand |
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Washide age-uchi |
Eagle-hand rising strike |
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Washide otoshi-uchi |
Eagle-hand dropping strike |
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Yama-gamae |
Mountain posture |
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Yame kakiwake-uke |
Mountain separating block |
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Yama-zuki |
Wide-U punch (literal translation: mountain punch) |
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Yoko empi-uchi |
Side elbow - strike |
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Yoko hari-empi |
A positioning of the arm appearing in the kata Gojushiho Sho in which the front of the fist rests against the hip with the elbow extending out to the side of the body |
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Yokoken |
Side fist |
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Yoko - mawashi uraken-uchi |
Side round back - fist strike |
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Yoko ude-hasami |
Side forearm scissors block |
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Yumi-zuki |
Bow punch, a punch in which the pulling hand is positioned as if pulling back the string of a bow prior to shooting an arrow |
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Zempo empi-uchi |
Elbow strike to the front |
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Ashi |
Foot, leg |
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Ashi - barai |
Leg-sweep |
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Ashi-gake |
Leg hook |
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Engetsu-kaeshi |
Circular return |
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Fumikomi |
Stamping kick |
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Gedan ke-sage |
Downward thrust kick |
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Harai-fumikomi |
Sweeping stamping-kick |
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Hiza |
Knee |
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Hiza-gamae |
A posture in which one knee is raised so as to protect the body |
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Hiza-uchi |
Knee strike |
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Joho kaiten-tobi |
Upwards turning jump |
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Kasei mawashi-geri |
Underneath roundhouse kick (delivered while lying on the floor) |
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Kekomi |
Thrust kick |
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Kensei yuka-geri |
Diversionary technique performed by kicking the floor with the ball of the foot |
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Keri |
Kick (pronounced geriatric when preceded by another word, as in mae-geri) |
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Mae-geri |
Front snap kick |
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Mae ke-sage |
Front thrust kick |
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Mikazuki-geri |
Crescent kick |
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Mawashi-geri |
Roundhouse kick |
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Nami-gaeshi |
Return - wave kick |
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Nidan-geri |
Double jump kick |
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Sashi-ashi |
Step-over |
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Sempu tobi-geri |
Whirlwind jumping kick |
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Suri-ashi |
A "gliding" step, without raising the foot |
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Tobi-geri ashi - barai |
Jumping leg sweep |
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Tobi-geri |
Jumping kick |
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Tobi mae-geri |
Jumping front kick |
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Tobi ushiro-geri |
Jumping back kick |
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Ura ashi-gake |
Back leg hook |
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Ushiro-geri |
Back kick |
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Yoko-geri |
Side kick |
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Yoko-geri kekomi |
Side thrust kick (also yoko-kekomi) |
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Yoko-geri ke-age |
Side snap kick (also yoko ke-age) |
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Yoko ke-age |
Side snap kick (also yoko-geri ke-age) |
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Yoko-kekomi |
Side thrust kick (also yoko-geri kekomi) |
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Yoko sashi-ashi |
Step-over to the side |
