Tachi -(dachi) stance

Keri waza (geri) - kick

shiko dachi – straddle 

heisoku dachi- feet together

mae geri – front kick                     

zenkutsu  dachi– forward

kake dachi- cross legged

mawashi geri – roundhouse kick

neko ashi dachi - cat

seiza dachi – seated

yoko geri – side kick

heiko dachi - open parallel   

agura dachi - seated cross-legged

ushiro geri –back kick

Uchi waza - strikes

Uke waza - blocks

oi-zuki - lunge punch      

haishu uchi - back of open hand

age uke - rising

gyaku zuki - reverse punch 

morrote zuki - double strike

soto uke - hook

shuto uchi - knife hand        

seiken zuki - fist

gedan barai - low level parry

uraken uchi - back fist   

shuto uke - knife hand

hiji ate uchi - elbow

ude uke - forearm

empi uchi - elbow

Class Terminology for Bowing

seiretsu - line up orderly

shomen ni rei - bow to the front

sensei ni rei - bow to instructor

hata mawatte ni - turn to the flags     

hata ni rei - bow to flags

mawatte ni omote - turn to the front

mawatte ni kuro obi-turn toward the Black Belts  

domo arigato gozaimashita-thank you for what you have done 

Additional Terms

migi  - right

ushiro - behind or back  

kohai - senior student                    

hidari - left

omote - front (facing)         

sempai - junior student

kihon kata - basic form

kumite – sparring

bunkai - kata application

shomen - front (upper area)

yoko- side

sensei - teacher

naname - angle           

obi- belt

kiritsu - stand up

rei - bow

ritsu-rei - standing bow     

jiei - self defense against a grab

otagai ni rei- bow to each other

dojo - place of the way

kumite waza – fighting  techniques

zarei - kneeling bow

keikogi (gi) - practice uniform

General Vowel Pronunciation guide

· A = ah as in father

· I = ee as in machine

· U = oo as in flu

· E = eh as in get

· O = oh as in open

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