Karate Terminology
Numbers
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Strikes
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one – ichi
two – ni
three – san
four – shi or yon
five – go
six – roku
seven – shichi or nana
eight – hachi
nine – kyu
ten - jyu |
punch or thrust – tsuki
face punch – jodan zuki
chest punch – chudan zuki
low punch – gedan zuki
lunge punch – oi zuki
reverse punch – gyaku zuki
lead punch, jab – kizami zuki
back fist strike – uraken uchi
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Blocks
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Kicks
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block – uke
rising/face block – age uke
down block – gedan barai
outside block – soto uke
inside block – uchi uke
knife hand block – shuto uke
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kick – keri
front kick – mae geri
roundhouse kick – mawashi geri
side kick – yoko geri
back kick – ushiro geri
crescent kick – mikazuki geri
foot sweep – ashi barai
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Stances
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stance – dachi
feet together – heisoku dachi
heels together, toes apart – musubi dachi
parallel shoulder width stance – heiko dachi
square stance – shiko dachi
hourglass stance – sanchin dachi
front stance – zenkutsu dachi
back stance – kokutsu dachi
cat stance – neko ashi dachi
horse stance – kiba dachi
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