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Stances
Term | Kanji | Description | Heiko Dachi | 併行立ち | Parallel Stance | Heisoku Dachi | 閉足立ち | Feet Together Stance | Hiza Dachi | 膝立ち | Kneeling Stance (Knee Stance) | Kagamu Dachi | 屈む立ち | Squatting Stance | Kakucho Dachi | 拡張立ち | Extended Stance | Kiba Dachi | 騎馬立ち | Horse Riding Stance (Cavalry Stance) | Kosa Dachi | 交叉立ち | Crossed Stance | Musubi Dachi | 結立ち | Closed Stance (Heels together, toes out in a V shape) | Nekoashi Dachi | 猫足立ち | Cat Foot Stance | Renoji Dachi | レの字立ち | Stance like the kanji character レ | Sanchin Dachi | 三戦立ち | Three Battles Stance - found in Sanchin kata | Shiko Dachi | 四股立ち | Square Stance (Four Point Stance) | Shizen Dachi | 自然立ち | Natural Stance (Short Front Stance) | Taiko Dachi | 対向立ち | Opposite Stance (Shizen Dachi facing the back) | Teiji Dachi | 丁字立ち | T stance (stand like the kanji 丁) | Tsuru Dachi | 鶴立ち | Crane Stance | Zengo Dachi | 前後立ち | Crossing Behind Stance | Zenkutsu Dachi | 前屈立ち | Forward Leaning Stance. aka Long Front Stance |
Blocking Techniques
Term | Kanji | Description | Chudan Uke | 中段受け | Middle Level Block | Doji Uke | 同時受け | Simultaneous blocking - Chudan Uke and Gedan Uke | Enkei Uke | 円形受け | Circular Block (Toraguchi Uke 虎口受け/Mawashi Uke 回り受け) | Gedan Barai Uke | 下段払い受け | Low Level Sweeping/Clearing Block | Gedan Uke | 下段受け | Low Level Block | Haishu Uke | 背手受け | Backhand (hand is open) Block | Haiwan Uke | 背腕受け | Back of the Forearms Block (Double arm block) | Hako Uke | 箱受け | Box Block, Block where both hands are covering the head | Harai Uke | 払い受け | Mid Level Sweeping/Clearing Block | Hiji Uke | 肘受け | Elbow Block | Hirate Uke | 開手受け | Open-hand block | Hojo Uke | 補助受け | Enforced reception block, open hand pushing closed fist | Jodan Uke | 上段受け | High Level Block | Kake Uke | 掛受け | Hooking/Hanging Block | Kakiwake Uke | 掻き分け受け | Reverse Wedge block (both arms) | Kawasu Uke | 交す受け | Parry Block - Open Hand Parry Block | Manji Uke | 卍受け | Manji (卍) block, one hand up one hand down | Otoshi Uke | 落し受け | Dropping block | Rasen Uke | 螺旋受け | Spiral block found in Seisan | Sasae Uke | 支え受け | Prop Block (blocking while reinforcing the lead hand) | Seiryuto Uke | 青竜刀受け | Blue Dragon Block - Small bone at the base of hand block/strike | Sukui Uke | 掬い受け | Scooping Block | Teiage Uke | 低上げ受け | Low Raise Block | Wa Uke | 輪受け | Wheel/Ring Block |
Striking Techniques
Term | Kanji | Description | Atsuen Tsuki | 圧延突き | Rolling Punch (thrust) | Awase Tsuki | 合わせ突き | Double punch | Boshi Uchi | 母指打ち | Thumb Strike | Choku Tsuki | 直突き | Straight Punch (thrust) | Dokuyubi Uchi | 毒指打ち | Poison Finger Strike (Reinforced Finger Strike) | Genkotsu Hikizuru | 拳骨引摺る | Fist Drag - Raking the first knuckles across opponent | Gyaku Tsuki | 逆突き | Reverse Punch (thrust) | Gyakuken Tsuki | 逆拳突き | Reverse Fist Punch (thrust) - Palm facing up | Haishu Uchi | 背手打ち | Open Back Hand Strike | Haito Uchi | 背刀打ち | Ridgehand Strike | Hiji Uchi | 肘打ち | Elbow Strike, Mae/Front (前), Yoko/Side (横), Ushiro/Back (後ろ) | Houme Uchi | 鳳眼打ち | Phoenix Eye Strike - Index knuckle Strike | Kagi Tsuki | 鉤突き | Hook Punch | Morotenukite | 諸手貫手 | Double spear hand technique found in Seisan | Tateken Tsuki | 縦拳突き | Vertical Fist Punch (thrust) | Zento Ate | 前頭当て | Front Headbutt Strike |
Kicking Techniques
Term | Kanji | Description | Ashisaki Geri | 足先蹴り | Toe Kick - Index toe is on top of big toe | Enkei Geri | 円形蹴り | Circular Kick - AKA Mawashi Geri (回り蹴り) | Fumikomi Geri | 踏み込み蹴り | Stomping/Stamping Kick, Skip Kick | Furi Geri | 振蹴り | Swinging Kick - Found in Suparinpe | Goshi Geri | 越し蹴り | Cross Body Kick (Through Kick) | Hiza Geri | 膝蹴り | Knee Strike (Knee Kick) | Kaeru Geri | 変える蹴り | Switch kick or change kick. Straight leg change kick | Kaiten Ushiro Geri | 回転後ろ蹴り | Spinning Back Kick | Kakuto Geri | 踵蹴り | Heel Kick (Mule Kick) | Kocho Geri | 蝴蝶蹴り | Butterfly Kick | Mae Geri | 前蹴り | Front Kick - 2 Variants Keage (蹴上げ) and Kekomi (蹴込) | Mawashi Geri | 回り蹴り | Around Kick (Roundhouse Kick) | Mikazuki Geri | 三日月蹴り | Inside to Outside Crescent Kick | Muchi Geri | 鞭蹴り | Whipping Kick (similar to Mae Geri with reverse chamber) | Ono Geri | 斧蹴り | Axe Kick | Oyubi Geri | 大指蹴り | Big Toe Kick | Sokuto Geri | 足刀蹴り | Edge of the Foot Kick (typically downward angle) | Sune Geri | 脛蹴り | Shin Kick | Tamakakato Geri | 球踵蹴り | Ball to Heel Kick | Ushiro Geri | 後ろ蹴り | Back Kick - Behind Kick | Wangetsu Geri | 彎月蹴り | Outside to Inside Crescent Kick | Yoko Geri | 横蹴り | Side Kick - 2 Variants Keage (蹴上げ) and Kekomi (蹴込) |
Technical Terms
Term | Kanji | Description | Bunkai | 分解 | Disection, to break a kata apart move by move for analysis | Heiho | 兵法 | Strategies, Tactics, Soldier Law - Military Arts | Hocho | 歩調 | The cadence or pace of a kata | Irimi | 入り身 | The act of entering straight into a technique | Kamae | 構え | Postures. Set postures or starting points | Kata | 型 | Forms/Patterns. Composed of 形 pattern, カ to cut, 土 ground | Keage | 蹴上げ | Kick up - Snapping kick - Angular kick - knee to target | Kekomi | 蹴込み | Kicking - Thrusting - Non angular/direct kick | Tenkan | 転換 | 180 degree pivot behind from the lead foot | Tuidi | 取手 | Grappling / joint manipulation | Ugoki | 動き | Movement, also used to describe the action between kamae |
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