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Zen Shin and Childrens kick boxing in birmingham Glossary

Numbers
The Japanese language you will come across when referring to Karate is romanized Japanese which they call romaji. The Japanese have three different writing systems. Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.

Below are the numbers one to ten which we use in Karate

Number Chinese Japanese
1ICHIHITOTSU
2NIFUTATSU
3SANMITTSU
4SHIYOTTSU
5GOITSUTSU
6ROKUMUTTSU
7SHICHINANATSU
8HACHIYATTSU
9KUKOKONOTSU
10JYUJUNI


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The numbers we use in Karate are the Chinese numbers which the Japanese also use. Numbers like 11 are made up by taking ten and adding one i.e. JYU ICHI. And 20 NIJYU.

Words
Click the letters to go to the listing...(you can click the letters on the listings again to return here).

             
             
           

Age uke
Age zuki
Aka
Ashi
Ashi barai
Ashikubi
Awase 		Rising block
Rising punch
Red
Foot
Foot sweep
Ankle
Combined
Bo
Bassai Dai 		Staff
To storm a fortress (Kata)
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Choku zuki
Chudan
Chudan zuki 		Straight punch
Middle level
Punch to middle level
Dachi
Dan
Do
Dojo 		Stance
Rooted stance/level
The way
Place of the way, training hall
Empi
Empi uchi
Empi uke
Engetsu uke
Enoy
Enpi 		Elbow
Elbow strike
Elbow block
Circle foot block
Relax
Flying swallow (Kata)
Fudo dachi
Fumikomi 		Rooted stance
Stamping kick
Gedan
Gedan barai
Geri
Gi
Gohon kumite
Gyaku
Gyaku zuki
Gyaku kansetsu 		Lower level
Lower level block
Kick
Training suit
Five step sparring
Reverse
Reverse punch
Against the joint
Haiwan
Hiashu uke
Haito uchi
Hajime
Heisoku dachi
Hidari
Hiza
Hai
Hachiji dachi
Hangetsu
Hangetsu dachi
Hanmi
Hara
Hiraken
Hombu
Hyosh
Hanbo 		Back of arm
Back hand block
Ridge hand strike
Begin
Feet together stance
Left
Knee
Yes
Open leg natural stance
Half moon (Kata)
Half moon stance
Half front facing position
Lower abdomen
Fore knuckle fist
Main Dojo
Timing
Short Bo about 4' long
Ippon
Ippon ken
Ippon nukite
Iee lie 		One point
One knuckle fist
One finger spear hand
No
Jiu dachi
Jiu kumite
Jiyu ippon kumite
Jodan
Juji uke
Jodan zuki
Jodan uke
Jion
Jitte
Jiyu dachi 		Fighting stance
Free sparring
Semi free one step
Upper level
X-block
Head punch
Head block
From the temple of Jion (Kata)
Ten hands (Kata)
Free stance
Ka
Kage zuki
Kage uke
Kakato
Kakiwake uke
Kaiten
Kamaete
Kama
Kamae
Karate
Kata
Keage geri
Keito uke
Kekomi geri
Ki
KiaiSpirit shout
Kara
Kanku Dai
Ken
Kiba dachi
Kihon
Kihon ippon kumite
Kime
Kizami zuki
Kin geri
Kokutsu dachi
Koshi
Koshi dachi
Kumite
Kun
Kyu
Kobu-do 		Person or practitioner
Hook punch
Hooking block
Heel
Wedge block
Rotating
Action - take up position
Karate weapon
Ready position (on guard)
Empty hand
Formal exercise
Snap kick
Chicken head wrist block
Thrust kick
Spirit
Emepty (Chinese)
Viewing the sky (Kata)
Fist
Straddle leg stance
Basics
Basic one step sparring
Focus
Snap punch
Groin kick
Back stance
Ball of foot
Ball of foot stance
Sparring
Oath/affectionate term referring to boys
Grade
Karate weapons
Mae
Mae geri
Makiwara
Mawashi geri
Mawashi zuki
Mawate
Migi
Mikazuki geri
Mokuso
Morote uke
Morote zuki
Ma-ai
Moto dachi
Mackan zuki 		Front
Front kick
Striking post
Roundhouse kick
Roundhouse punch
Turn
Right
Crescent kick
Meditation
Reinforced block
Reinforced punch
Distancing
Original stance
Leading hand punch
Neko ashi dachi
Nukite
Nakadaka ippon ken
Nami ashi
Nidan geri
Nihon nukite
Nunchaku 		Cat stance
Spear hand
Middle finger one knuckle fist
Inside snapping leg block
Double kick
Two finger spear hand Karate weapon (flail)
Obi
Oi zuki
Osae
Osae uke
Otoshi
Oshidashi 		Belt
Lunge punch
Pressing
Pressing block
Dropping
Push out
Rei
Ren zuki
Ryu
Reinoji dachi
Ryo 		Bow
Combination punches
School
L Stance
Both
Sanchin dachi
Sanbon kumite
Sanbon zuki
Sash ashi
Sasae uke
Seiken
Seiza
Sempai
Sensei
Sekkyaku zuki
Shihan
Seiryuto
Shusin
Shiro
Shinzentai
Shuto uchi
Shuto uke
Sokuto
Soto uke
Sukui uke
Surikomi 		Hour glass stance
Three step sparring
Three punches
Stepping across
Assisted block
Fore fist
Kneeling position
Senior
Teacher
Flying reverse punch
Master
Ox jaw hand
Referee
White
Natural stance
Knife hand strike
Knife hand block
Foot edge
Outside-inside block
Scooping block
Short step
Tai sabaki
Tameshiwari
Tate empi
Tate shuto uke
Tate zuki
Te
Te waza
Teiji dach
Teisho
Tettsui
Tobi
Tobi geri
Tsuru ashi dachi 		Body shifting
Testing by braking
Upward elbow strike
Vertical knife hand block
Vertical punch
Hand
Hand technique
T stance
Palm heel
Jumping
Jumping kick
Crane leg stance
Uchi
Uchi uke
Ude
Ura zuki
Uraken
Ushiro empi
Ushiro geri
Ushiro mawashi geri
Uchi hachiji dachi 		Strike
Inside-outside block
Block
Close punch
Back fist
Reverse elbow
Reverse kick
Reverse roundhouse kick
Inverted open leg stance
Wa
Wan
Wanto
Washide
Waza 		Harmony
Arm
Sword
Eagle hand
Techniques
Yama zuki
Yame
Yoko
Yoko empi
Yoko geri
Yoi 		Wide U punch
Stop
Side
Side elbow strike
Side kick
Ready
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Za zen
Zen
Zenkutsu dachi
Z.S.K.A. 		Seated meditation
Meditation based form of Buddhism
Front stance
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