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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

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