Stances
KIOTSUKE | Attention Position |
YOI | Ready Stance |
NAIHANCHI KAMAE | Horse Stance |
HIDARI KAMAE | Left Forward Stance |
MIGI KAMAE | Right Forward Stance |
CHUDAN KAMAE | Formal Progressive Stance |
NEKO ASHI DACHI | Short Cat Stance |
KOKUTZU DACHI | Middle Cat Stance |
ZEN KOKUTZU DACHI | Long Cat Stance |
HIDARI YOKO NAIHANCHI KAMAE | Left Side Horse Stance |
MIGI YOKO NAIHANCHI KAMAE | Right Side Horse Stance |
SHIKO ACHI DACHI | Balance Stance |
SANCHIN DACHI | Hours Glass Stance |
Blocks
JODAN UKE | Upper Block |
SOTO UKE | Outside Block |
NAKA UKE | Inside Block |
GEDAN BARAI UKE | Down Block |
SHUTO UKE | Chopping Block |
JUJI UKE | Cross Block |
Strikes
OI TSUKI | Forward Punch |
GYAKU TSUKI | Reverse Punch |
TSUBAMEGAESHI | Double Punch |
SANBON TSUKI | Triple Punch |
SHUTO | Chop (Palm Up) |
GYAKUSHUTO | Chop (Palm Down) |
HAITO | Ridge Hand Strike |
EMPI | Elbow Strike |
YUBI TSUKI | Finger Jab |
NUKITE | Spear Hand Strike |
TETSUI | Hammer Fist |
URAKEN | Back Hand Strike |
Kicks
MAE GERI | Front Kick |
YOKO GERI | Side Kick |
USHIRO GERI | Back Kick |
KAGATO GERI | Spinning Back Kick |
MAWASHI GERI | Roundhouse Kick |
HIZA GERI | Knee Strike |
NAKAMIKAZUKI GERI | Inside Crescent Kick |
SOTO MIKAZUKI GERI | Outside Crescent Kick |
KAGI GERI | Hook Kick |
KATEN GERI | Wheel Kick |
TOBI MAI GERI | Jumping Front Kick |
TOBI YOKO GERI | Jumping Side Kick |
TOBI MAWASHE GERI | Jumping Roundhouse Kick |
Katas
KIHON KATA | Basic Form |
PINAN KATAS (1-5) | Peaceful Mind |
JIIN | Buddhist Temple |
KENSEI | Sword Saint |
NIAHANCHI (Shodan, Nidan) | Fighting Within |
KUSHANKU DAI | Named After Kung H’Sing Chung |
NIJUSHIHO | Twenty Four Steps |
ANANKO | Light From The South |
BASSAI DAI | To Penetrate a Fortress |
CHINTO | Named After Chinese Sailor |
CHITO | Path to Inner Strength |
EMPI | Flying Swallow |
HANGETSU | Crescent Moon |
JION | Named After Jion Temple |
JUTTE | Ten Hands |
KANKU SHO | Named After Kung H’Sing Chung |
MATSUKAZE | Wind in the Pines |
ROHAI NIDAN | Vision of the White Heron |
SAIFA | The Final Breaking Point |
SEISAN | Tension Kata |
SEPAI | Eighteen Hands |
SHIHOKOSO | Four Directions |
Numbers
ICHI | One |
NI | Two |
SAN | Three |
SHI | Four |
GO | Five |
ROKU | Six |
SHICHI | Seven |
HACHI | Eight |
KU | Nine |
JU | Ten |
Other Terms
DOJO | Training Hall |
SHOMEN NI | Formal Opening |
OTAGAI NI | Formal Closing |
REI | Bow |
SENSEI | Instructor |
SEMPAI | Assistant Instructor |
SEMPAI TOCHANE | More than one Sempai |
NAORE | Return to Kyo Tsoki |
YAME | Return to Yoi |
KUMITE | Free Sparring |
KIBON KUMITE | Prearranged Sparring |
KYO TSOKI | Attention |
HAJIME | Begin |
KATA | Form |
GI | Karate Uniform |
(DOMO) ARIGATO GUZAI MASU | Thanks (Very Much) |
OYASUMINASAI | Good Night |
KOMBAN WA | Good Evening |
KONNICHI WA | Good Day |
SAYONARA | Good Bye |