Shotokan Karate Vocab

Front 1

Head

Back 1

Jodan

Front 2

Middle body

Back 2

Chudan

Front 3

Lower body

Back 3

Gedan

Front 4

Kneel

Back 4

Seiza

Front 5

Ready

Back 5

Yoi

Front 6

Left

Back 6

Hidari

Front 7

Start / begin

Back 7

Hajime

Front 8

Finish / Stop

Back 8

Yame

Front 9

Belt

Back 9

Obi

Front 10

Form

Back 10

Kata

Front 11

Martial state of mind or awareness / following through technique

Back 11

Zanshin

Front 12

Respectful greeting of acknowledgement , or understanding of a command

Back 12

Oss

Front 13

Stances

Back 13

Dachi

Front 14

Natural stance

Back 14

Heiko dachi

Front 15

Informal stance

Back 15

Musubi dachi

Front 16

Straddle stance

Back 16

Kiba dachi

Front 17

Back stance

Back 17

Kokutsu dachi

Front 18

Feet together stance

Back 18

Heisoku dachi

Front 19

Front stance

Back 19

Zenkutsu dachi

Front 20

Open leg / Sumo stance

Back 20

Shiko dachi

Front 21

Downward block

Back 21

Gedan barai

Front 22

Outside block

Back 22

Soto uke

Front 23

Knife hand block

Back 23

Shuto uke

Front 24

Sweeping block

Back 24

Nagashi uke

Front 25

Elbow block

Back 25

Empi uke

Front 26

Augmented block

Back 26

Morote uke

Front 27

Rising block

Back 27

Age uke

Front 28

Inside block

Back 28

Uchi uke

Front 29

Vertical knife hand block

Back 29

Tate shuto uke

Front 30

Back hand block

Back 30

Haishu uke

Front 31

X block

Back 31

Juji uke

Front 32

Wedge block

Back 32

Kakewake uke

Front 33

Punches

Back 33

Tsuki

Front 34

Straight punch

Back 34

Kara / Choku tsuki

Front 35

Front hand punch

Back 35

Kizami tsuki

Front 36

Hook punch

Back 36

Kagi tsuki

Front 37

Three punch combination

Back 37

Sanbon tsuki

Front 38

Stepping punch

Back 38

Oi tsuki

Front 39

Reverse punch

Back 39

Gyaku tsuki

Front 40

Two punch combination

Back 40

Ren tsuki

Front 41

Strikes

Back 41

Uchi

Front 42

Rising elbow strike

Back 42

Age empi uchi

Front 43

Round elbow strike

Back 43

Mawashi empi uchi

Front 44

Downward elbow strike

Back 44

Tate empi uchi

Front 45

Back fist strike

Back 45

Uraken uchi

Front 46

Spear hand thrust

Back 46

Nukite

Front 47

Ridge hand strike

Back 47

Haito uchi

Front 48

Side elbow strike

Back 48

Yoko empi uchi

Front 49

Reverse elbow strike

Back 49

Ushiro empi uchi

Front 50

Knife hand strike

Back 50

Shuto uchi

Front 51

Hammer fist strike

Back 51

Tetsui uchi

Front 52

Palm heel strike

Back 52

Teisho uchi

Front 53

Kicks

Back 53

Geri

Front 54

Front kick

Back 54

Mae geri

Front 55

Side thrust kick

Back 55

Yoko geri kekomi

Front 56

Back kick

Back 56

Ushiro geri

Front 57

Kicking combinations, stepping between kicks

Back 57

Ren geri

Front 58

Side snap kick

Back 58

Yoko geri keage

Front 59

Roundhouse kick

Back 59

Mawashi geri

Front 60

Knee kick

Back 60

Hiza geri

Front 61

Two kicks with same leg, without step between

Back 61

Nidan geri

Front 62

Sparring

Back 62

Kumite

Front 63

Three step sparring

Back 63

Sanbon kumite

Front 64

Basic one-step sparring

Back 64

Kihon ippon kumite

Front 65

Reaction sparring

Back 65

Kaishi Ippon Kumite

Front 66

Five step sparring

Back 66

Gohon kumite

Front 67

Semi-free style sparring / free one-step sparring

Back 67

Jiyu Ippon kumite

Front 68

Free style sparring

Back 68

Jiyu kumite

Front 69

Knee block

Back 69

Hiza uke

Front 70

Rising hand block

Back 70

Sashite uke

Front 71

Palm-heel block

Back 71

Teishi uke

Front 72

U-punch

Back 72

Awase tsuki

Front 73

Double "U" punch

Back 73

Morote tsuki

Front 74

Vertical punch

Back 74

Tate tsuki

Front 75

Palm-heel punch

Back 75

Teisho tsuki

Front 76

Close punch

Back 76

Ura tsuki

Front 77

Foot sweep

Back 77

Ashi barai

Front 78

Stamping kick

Back 78

Fumikomi geri

Front 79

Snap kick

Back 79

Keage

Front 80

Front snap kick

Back 80

Mae geri keage

Front 81

Front thrust kick

Back 81

Mae geri kekomi

Front 82

Jumping front kick

Back 82

Mae-tobi geri

Front 83

Back hand strike

Back 83

Haishu uchi

Front 84

Ridge hand strike

Back 84

Haito uchi

Front 85

One-knuckle fist

Back 85

Ippon-ken

Front 86

Hammer fist strike

Back 86

Kentsui uchi

Front 87

Rooted / immovable stance

Back 87

Fudo dachi

Front 88

Open leg stance

Back 88

Hachiji dachi

Front 89

Half moon stance

Back 89

Hangetsu dachi

Front 90

Parallel stance

Back 90

Heiko dachi

Front 91

Sparring posture

Back 91

Kamae

Front 92

Crossed legged stance

Back 92

Kosa dachi

Front 93

Cat stance

Back 93

Neko-ashi dachi

Front 94

Hour glass stance

Back 94

Sanchin dachi

Front 95

Natural position

Back 95

Shizentai

Front 96

Diagonal straddle leg stance

Back 96

Sochin dachi

Front 97

T-stance

Back 97

Teiji dachi

Front 98

Applications

Back 98

Bunkai

Front 99

Way / path

Back 99

Do

Front 100

Thank you very much

Back 100

Domo arigato gozai mashita

Front 101

Turn around

Back 101

Mawate-te

Front 102

Right

Back 102

Migi

Front 103

Good morning

Back 103

Ohayo gozaimasu

Front 104

Bow

Back 104

Rei / rey

Front 105

Natural position

Back 105

Shizen tai

Front 106

Senior student

Back 106

Sempai

Front 107

Body movement

Back 107

Tai sabaki

Front 108

Technique

Back 108

Waza

Front 109

Meditation

Back 109

Mokusou

Front 110

Last (technique)

Back 110

Saigo

Front 111

Forearm block

Back 111

Ude uke

Front 112

Hammer block

Back 112

Tetsui uke

Front 113

Jab

Back 113

Maete

Front 114

Crescent kick

Back 114

Mikkazuki geri

Front 115

Tranquil mind 1

Back 115

Heian shodan

Front 116

Tranquil mind 2

Back 116

Heian nidan

Front 117

Tranquil mind 3

Back 117

Heian sandan

Front 118

Tranquil mind 4

Back 118

Heian yondan

Front 119

Tranquil mind 5

Back 119

Heinan godan

Front 120

(Iron) Horse riding 1

Back 120

Tekki shodan

Front 121

(Iron) Horse riding 2

Back 121

Tekki nidan

Front 122

(Iron) Horse riding 3

Back 122

Tekki sandan

Front 123

To penetrate a fortress / storming the castle

Back 123

Bassai (dai)

Front 124

To look at the sky

Back 124

Kankuu

Front 125

Jion (proper noun)

Back 125

Jion

Front 126

Ten hands

Back 126

Jyutte

Front 127

Flying swallow

Back 127

Empi

Front 128

Half moon

Back 128

Hangetsu

Front 129

Crane on a rock

Back 129

Gankaku