Japanese Karate terms and numbers
December 9, 2008 by Doug
Filed under General, Karate Terms
Since my rank examination is coming up again, I need to brush up on my Japanese Karate terms. This list is not all inclusive since these are only the terms that I need for my exam but I plan on adding more terms along with pictures (maybe even videos) of each movement in the future.
Uke – Blocks:
Gedan Barai – Downward block
Age Uke – Rising block
Soto Uke – Inward block
Uchi Uke – Outward block
Shoto uke – Knife hand block
Geri – Kicks:
Mae Geri – Front Snap Kick
Mawashi Geri – Roundhouse kick
Yoko Kekomi Geri – Side thrust kick
Yoko Keage Geri – Side snap kick
Ushiro Geri – Back kick
Uda Mawashi Geri – Hook kick
Zuki – Punches:
Oi Zuki – Front punch
Gyaku Zuki – Reverse punch
Keage Zuki – Hook punch
Kizami Zuki – Jab
Dachi – Stances:
Kiba Dachi – Horse stance
Zenkutsu Dachi – Front stance
Kokutsu Dachi – Back stance
Kosa Dachi – Cross leg stance
Neko ashi Dachi – Cat stance
Other:
Nukite – Spear hand
Uracken – Back fist
Tettsui – Hammer fist
Numbers:
Ichi – 1
nee – 2
San – 3
Shi – 4
Go – 5
Roku – 6
Shichi – 7
Hachi – 8
Kyu – 9
Ju – 10