|
General Terms |
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Chudan |
chew-dahn |
chest area |
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Dojo |
doe-joe |
training hall |
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Gedan |
gay-dahn |
lower level of the body |
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Hajime |
ha-jim-ay |
start |
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Hanmi |
hum-mi |
45
degrees, hips hanmi when blocking |
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Hara |
har-rah |
lower abdominal area |
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Hidari |
hi-dar-ree |
left |
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Jodan |
joe-dahn |
upper level |
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Kata |
kah-tah |
forms: a set sequence of defensive and attacking moves |
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Kiai |
key-eye |
shout to generate power and show spirit |
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Kihon |
key-on |
basic moves |
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Kime |
kim-ay |
focus/power point: the way the body tenses at the moment of impact
in defence or attack |
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Kime
waza |
kim-ay
was-a |
technique demonstrating kime |
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Kamae-te |
kum-eye-teh |
preparatory stance : command used to begin a set of basics |
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Kumite |
koo-mi-teh |
free
fighting |
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Mawate |
mah-wah-teh |
turn
around |
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Migi |
mig-ee |
right |
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Oss |
o-ss |
acknowledgement; greeting |
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Otagai |
o-tah-ga |
training partner/s |
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Rei |
ray
|
bow |
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Sensei |
sen-say |
instructor |
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Shomen |
show-men |
front |
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Yame |
yah-may |
stop; finish |
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Ichi |
ichy |
one |
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Ni |
knee |
two |
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San |
saan |
three |
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Shi |
she |
four |
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Go |
go |
five |
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Roku |
rock-koo |
six |
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Shichi |
sich-ee |
seven |
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Hachi |
hach-ee |
eight |
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Ku |
koo
|
nine |
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Jyu |
jew
|
ten |
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Stances |
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Dachi |
da-chee |
stance |
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Heisoku-dachi |
hay-sow-koo dah-chee |
informal attention stance (feet together) |
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Kiba-dachi |
key-bah dah-chee |
horse riding stance |
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Kokutsu-dachi |
koe-koot-sue dah-chee |
back
stance |
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Jiyu-dachi |
jew
dah-chee |
free
fighting stance |
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Musubi-dachi |
moo-sue-be dah-chee |
informal attention stance (feet turned out) |
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Neko-ashi-dachi |
Neh-koh-ash-ee-dah-chee |
cat
stance |
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Shizen-tai |
she-zen-tae |
natural stance |
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Yoi
or
Hachiji-dachi |
hah-chee-jee
dah-chee |
ready position stance |
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Zenkutsu-dachi |
zen-koot-sue dah-chee |
front stance |
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Blocks |
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Age-uke |
ah-geh
oo-kay |
rising block |
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Gedan-barai |
gay-dahn
bar-rye |
downward block |
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Haishu-uke |
hi-shoo oo-kay |
backhand block |
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Morote-uke |
moe-row-tay oo-kay |
augmented/supported forearm block |
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Nagashi-uke |
nah-gah-she
oo-kay |
sliding block |
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Osae-uke |
oh-say oo-kay |
pressing block |
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Otoshi-uke |
oh-toe-she oo-kay |
dropping block |
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Shuto-uke |
shoo-toe oo-kay |
knife/sword hand block |
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Soto-uke |
so-toe oo-kay |
outside (to inside) block |
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Uchi-uke |
oo-chee oo-kay |
inside (to outside) block |
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Uke-Waza |
oo-kay-was-a |
blocking techniques |
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Punches |
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Choku-tsuki |
choko zoo-key |
straight punch |
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Gyaku-tsuki |
yuk-a-zoo-key |
reverse punch |
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Kagi-tsuki |
kah-ghee
zoo-key |
hook
punch |
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Kizami-tsuki |
kiz-ah-ma-zoo-key |
jab |
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Mawashi-tsuki |
ma-washee-zoo-key |
roundhouse punch |
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Oi-tsuki |
oi-zoo-key |
step
over punch or lunge punch |
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Tsuki-Waza |
zoo-key-was-a |
punching techniques |
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Strikes |
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Empi-uchi |
enpee-oo-chi |
elbow strike |
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Haito-uchi |
hi-toe-oo-chi |
ridge hand strike |
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Nukite |
noo-key-tay |
spear hand |
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Shuto-uchi |
shoo-toe-oo-chee |
knife/sword hand strike |
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Uchi-waza |
oo-chee-was-a |
striking techniques |
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Ura-tsuki |
oo-rah-zoo-key |
close in punch (upper-cut) |
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Uraken-uchi |
oo-rah-ken-oo-chee |
back
fist strike |
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Kicks |
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Fumikomi |
foo-ma-ko-me |
stamp kick |
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Keri-Waza |
kerry-was-a |
kicking techniques |
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Mae-geri |
my-geri |
front kick |
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Mawashi-geri |
ma-washee-geri |
roundhouse kick |
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Mikatsuki-geri |
me-ka-zoo-ki-geri |
Crescent kick |
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Ren-geri |
ren-geri |
following kick |
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Tobi-geri |
toby-geri |
jumping kick |
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Ushiro-geri |
you-shiro-geri |
back
kick |
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Yoko-geri-keage |
yo-ko-geri-key-ah-ge |
side
snap kick |
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Yoko-geri-kekomi |
yo-ko-geri-ke-ko-me |
side
thrust kick |
