wHANAKE RANGATAUA KARATE
TERMINOLOGY
GENERAL TERMS
Karate Dojo Gi Obi Sensei Sempai Kohai Karateka Hajime Yame Yoi Migi Hidari Shomen / Mae Ushiro Yoko Mawatte Gyaku Jodan Chudan Gedan Ashi o kaete Te o kaete |
Empty hand Training hall Uniform Belt Instructor Senior Student Junior Student Student, Practitioner Begin Stop Ready Right Left Front, Front of dojo Back Side Turn around Reverse Upper area Middle area Lower area Change stance Change hands |
COUNTING
Ichi Ni San Shi / Yon Go Roku Shichi Hachi Ku Ju Ju ich Ju ni Ni ju Ni ju ich Ni ju ni San ju Yon ju Go ju Roku ju Shichi ju Hachi ju Ku ju Hyaku |
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Twenty Twenty one Twenty two Thirty Forty Fifty Sixty Seventy Eighty Ninety One Hundred |
FORMALITIES
Rei Seiza Oos / Osu Hai Mokuso Mokuso Yame akete Shugo Ki o tsuke Sensei-ni Shomen-ni Otagi-ni Tatte Onegai-shimasu Arigato gozaimasu Arigato gozaimashita Ki-ai Minna san |
Bow Kneel down Greetings, Understood Yes Meditate, Clear the mind Stop meditation open eyes Line up Attention Face the teacher Face the front Face partner Stand up Please teach me Thank you all Thank you very much Spirit meeting, Shout Everyone |
OTHER TERMS
Kihon Kata Kumite Ippon kumite Sanbon kumite Gohon kumite Jiyu ippon kumite Ju / Jiyu kumite Jippon kumite Jiyu renshu Ibuke Nogare |
Basics Techniques Specific Movement Sparring One step sparring Three step sparring Five steep sparring Free one-step sparring Free fighting Ten step sparring Free practice Heavy, Forced breathing Controlled breathing technique |
STANCES
Hachiji dachi (Yoi) Kiba dachi Zenkutsu dachi Kokutsu dachi Heisoku dachi Sanchin dachi Neko ashi dachi Tsuru ashi dachi Musubi dachi Heiko dachi Kake dachi Kosa dachi Uchi Hachijii dachi Teiji dachi Renoji dachi Shiko dachi Fudo dachi Kamae Heisoku kamae dachi Koshi kamae Ryoken koshi kamae Fudo dachi Hangetsu dachi |
Natural / Ready Horse riding Forward leaning Backward leaning Formal Attention (Yoi) Hourglass Cat stance Crane stance Heels together Parallel stance Hooked leg stance (crossed at the ankles) Cross-legged stance (used in preparation of a turn) Pigeon toe T stance L stance Sumo, square stance Rooted fighting stance Combative preparatory posture Combat preparatory formal attention position Hip preparatory position Double hip prep position Rooted (immovable) stance Half moon stance |
HAND STRIKES
Tsuki, zuki Uraken Uraken uchi Uraken say ichi Ura tsuki Ura age tsuki Seiken Tettsui Tettsui hasami uchi Tettsui yoko uchi Kami tsukami Shotei uchi Nukite uchi Hiraken uchi Kagi tsuki Koken Keiko Haishu uchi Shuto uchi Choku-tsuki Oi tsuki Haito Kyaku / Gyaku tsuki Empi uchi Age empi uchi Mawashi empi uchi Ushiro empi uchi Kizami tsuki Morote tsuki Yama tsuki |
Punch Inverted fist, backfist Backfist strike Downward backfist Close quarter punch Rising close quarter punch (upper cut) Forefist, regular fist Hammer fist Hammer fist scissor strike Side hammer fist Hair grab Palm heel thrust Finger thrust, spear Half clenched hand, fore knuckle fist Hook punch Bent wrist Chicken beak strike Backhand strike Knife hand strike Straight punch Lunge punch Ridge hand, inner knive hand Reverse punch Elbow strike Rising elbow strike Roundhouse elbow strike Backward elbow strike Jabbing punch Double punch Wide double fist strike |
KICKS
Geri, keri Mae geri Mae ashi geri Mae geri kekomi Mawashi geri Mae ashi mawashi geri Uchi mawashi geri Ushiro mawashi geri Ura mawashi geri Ushiro geri Yoko geri Kansetsu geri Tobi geri Hiza geri Tobi hiza geri Tobi mawashi geri Kake geri Ashi barai Kakato otoshi Fumikomi Kin geri Mawashi hiza geri Mika tsuki geri Ushiro kekomi Yoko geri keage Yoko geri kekomi Yoko tobi geri |
Kick Front kick Kicking with front leg Front thrust kick Roundhouse kick Roundhouse kick using front leg Inside roundhouse kick Spinning backward roundhouse kick Hooking roundhouse kick (full leg extension) Back kick Side kick Joint kick Jumping kick Knee kick Jumping knee kick Jumping roundhouse Hook kick (partial extension) Foot sweep Heel drop Stomp Kick to the groin Circular knee kick Crescent kick Backward thrust kick Side snap kick Side thrust kick Side jumping kick |
BLOCKS
Uke Age uke Chudan uke Gedan barai uke Empi uke Juji uke Morote uke Haiwan uke Kaisho haiwan uke Kaisho age uke Kake / Kagi uke Kakiwake uke Nagashi uke Shuto age uke Shuto uke Sukui uke Shotei uke Soto uke Uchi uke Osae uke Ryo shò juji osae uke Manji uke Kosa uke LEG BLOCKS Ashikubi kake uke Mika tsuki geri uke Nami ashi Sokuto osae uke Sokutei osae uke |
Block Rising block Middle area block Lower sweeping block Elbow block X block Double forearm block Outer forearm square side block Open palm outer forearm square side block Open palm rising block Hooking block Floating x block, two handed block Palm sweep, flowing block Rising knife hand block Knife hand block Scooping block Palm heel block Outside forearm block Inside middle block Pressing block Crossed palms pressing block Double block - gedan uke jodan uchi uke Crossing arm block Hooking ankle block Crescent kick block Inward leg snapping wave block Pressing foot-edge block Pressing sole block |
PARTS OF THE BODY
Atama Kami Hana Kuchi Ganmen Gan Shomen Hitai Ago Kubi Amado Hichu Sakotsu Danchu Futokoro Denko / Fukubu Hizo Kin Seiki Senaka Shakkatsu denko Koshi / Goshi |
Head Hair Nose Mouth Temple, Face Eye Front, Top of head, face Forehead Jaw, chin Neck Lower neck Adams apple Collar bone Sternum Chest Abdomen Spleen Groin Genitals Back, spine Lumbar region Hip or pelvis |
Te Yubi Sho Ken Tekubi Seiken Koken Ude Haiwan Wan Hiji / Empi Kata Hiza Ashi Ashi kubi Ashi yubi Tsumasaki Sokuto Haisoku / Heisoku Chusoku, josokutei Kakato / Kagato Sokutei / Teisoku |
Hand Finger Palm Fist Wrist Fore fist Bent Wrist, Wrist joint Forearm Outer forearm Arm Elbow Shoulder Knee Foot or leg Ankle Toes Tips of the toes Knife foot, foot edge Instep, Top of the foot Ball of the foot Heel Sole of the foot |
Many of these words will not be found in a Japanese-English dictionary. In Japanese, the words and word order changes depending on whether one is speaking to an equal or friend, or a superior or to an inferior. Many dojo terms, being command words, are not used in talking to Japanese people outside the dojo.
Tama Tū Tama Ora Tama Noho Tama Mate
(Proverb: An active person will remain healthy while a lazy one will become sick.)
(Proverb: An active person will remain healthy while a lazy one will become sick.)
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