| 1 - Ichi |
2 - Ni |
3 - San |
4 - Shi |
5 - Go |
| 6 - Roku |
7 - Shichi |
8 - Hachi |
9 - Ku |
10 - Ju |
| jodan |
face area |
| chudan |
area from belt to the neck |
| gedan |
area from belt downwards |
| Commands |
|
| Yoi |
attention or assume ready position |
| Hajime |
start |
| Mawatte |
turn or about turn |
| Kamaite |
assume starting / fighting position |
| Yame |
finish - return to yoi position in kata |
| Enoy |
relax - after yame |
| Rei |
bow |
| Sensei ni rei |
bow to instructor |
| Dachi - stances |
|
| Zenkutsu dachi |
front stance |
| Kokutsu dachi |
back stance |
| Kiba dachi |
straddle leg stance |
| Shiko dachi |
sumo stance |
| Uke - blocking techniques |
|
| Age ude uke |
rising block - jodan |
| Soto ude uke |
outside block (arm moves inwards) - chudan |
| Uchi ude uke |
inside block (arm moves outwards) - chudan |
| Shuto uke |
knife hand block |
| Gedan barai |
downward block |
| Juji uke |
cross block |
| Geri or Keri (kicking techniques) |
|
| Mae geri |
front kick |
| Yoko geri keage |
side snap kick (using outside edge of foot) |
| Yoko geri kekomi |
side thrust kick (using heel or flat of foot) |
| Mawashi geri |
roundhouse kick |
| Ushiro geri |
back kick (kick to rear using heel) |
| Mikazuki geri |
crescent kick |
| Fumikomi geri |
stamping kick |
| Zuki or Tsuki (punching) |
|
| Oi zuki |
punch while stepping forward with leading fist |
| Gyaku zuki |
reverse punch |
| Sanbon zuki |
three punches |
| Kizame zuki |
jab or lunge punch |
| Choku zuki |
straight punch (basic form) |
| Kagi zuki |
hook punch |
| Heiko zuki |
parallel punch |
| Morote zuki |
double fist punch |
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