Japanese Names and Terminology

Commands

Seiza...................................Kneel down

Kiritsu..................................Stand Up

Sensei-ne-rei........................Bow to Instructor

Otaga-ne-rei........................Bow to all assembled

Yoi.....................................Ready stance

Yame..................................Stop and return to ready stance

Junzuki Hidari Gamae............Left Lunge punch

Hadari hanmi gamae.............Left fighting stance

Hidari shizentai....................Left natural stance

Mawatte, jodan uke..............Turn with upper rising block

Mawette, gedan barai...........Turn with lower sweeping block

Sonobade gyakuzuki.............Change to reverse punch stance

Kiai....................................Shout

TSUKI WAZA - Punching Techniques

Junzuki..............................Front lunge punch

Gyakuzuki..........................Reverse punch

Morotezuki.........................Double punch

Nakadaka iponken...............Middle finger one knuckle fist

Nukite Ippon......................One finger spear hand

Nukite Nihon......................Two finger spear hand

Nukite Yonhon....................Four finger spear hand

Hand Techniques

Tettsui..............................Bottom fist

Uraken Uchi.......................Back fist

Shuto...............................Knife hand

Teisho..............................Palm heel

Haito...............................Ridge hand

Kakete.............................Hook hand

Empi................................Elbow strike

Haishu.............................Back hand

Teno Hira.........................Open hand

KERIWAZA -Kicking Techniques

Maegeri.........................Front kick

Mawashigeri...................Roundhouse kick

Ashi..............................Leg and foot

Uchi mawashigeri............Inner roundhouse kick

Ura mawashigeri.............Forward reverse roundhouse kick

Ushiromawashigeri..........Reverse roundhouse kick

Sokuto..........................Side kick

Ushirogeri.....................Back kick

Tobigeri........................Jump kick

Nidangeri......................Flying front kick

Ashi bari.......................Foot sweep

Mikazukigeri..................Crescent kick

Hizageri........................Knee kick

UKE WAZA - Blocking Techniques

Jodan uke.....................Upper rising block

Gedan Barai..................Lower block

Chudan soto uke............Middle outer block

Chudan uchi uke.............Middle inner block

Shuto uke......................Knife hand block

Teisho uke.....................Palm heel block

Juji uke.........................Cross block

Nagashi uke...................Covering block

Otoshi uke.....................Downward cover block

Kakiwake uke.................Double knife hand block

Harai uke.......................Inner knife hand block

Sukui uke.......................Scoop block

Japanese numbers and counting

One............Ichi.............Shodan..............Ipponme

Two............Ni................Nidan...............Nihonme

Three..........San.............Sandan.............Sanbonme

Four...........Yon/Shi.........Yodan..............Yonhonme

Five............Go...............Godan..............Gohonme

Six..............Rok.............Rokdan.............Ropponme

Severn.........Shichi..........Schichidan.........Nanahonme

Eight...........Hachi...........Hachidan...........Happonme

Nine............Ku...............Kudan...............Kyuhonme

Ten.............Ju................Judan...............Jipponme

 

 

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