Karate dictionary
Yoshukai - training hall of continuous improvement
Karate Do - the way of the empty hand
KARA - empty
TE - hand
KARATE - empty hand
DO - road
KARATE-DO - the way of the empty hand
BU - fight
BUDO - the way of fighting
BUSHIDO - the way of the fighter
RYU - school
SENSEI - teacher
SEMPAI - senior member
KOHAI - junior member, student
DOJO - karate lesson hall
KYU - degree of mastery
DAN - degree of mastery
GI - outfit
KARATE-GI - karate uniform
SHOMEN - the front of the hall, the main wall
HIDARI - left side
MIGI - right side
MAE - forward
USHIRO - back
MAVATE - change of direction
YOKO - to the side
AGE - up
OTOSHI - down
SOTO - from outside to inside
UCHI - from the inside out
KOSA - crosswise
MA-AI - distance
GEDAN - lower level
CHUDAN - middle level (solar plexus)
SUIGETSU - solar plexus
JODAN - upper level (under the nose)
JINCHU - right under your nose
SAHO - label
REI - showing respect
ZAREN-REI - showing respect on the roads
RITSU-REI - showing respect while standing
SHOMEN-NI-REI - showing respect to the main wall of the hall.
SENSEI-NI-REI - showing respect to the teacher
SEIZA - kneeling position
YOI - readiness (attention, concentration)
HAJIME - start
YAME - stop any action
JIU - free
KIHON - basic technique
KATA - fight with the shadow, a complex of formal exercises
KUMITE - fight with a real opponent
MIRU - look
DACHI - posture
HEISOKU-DACHI - natural posture, feet together
MUSUBI-DACHI - natural posture, heels together, feet extended at a 45% angle
HACHIJI-DACHI - natural posture, feet hip-width apart
ZEN-KUTSU-DACHI - "front" posture, 60% of the weight on the front leg, 40% on the back
KO-KUTSU-DACHI - "back" stance, 30% of the weight on the front leg, 70% on the back
KIBA-DACHI - "iron rider" stance, feet parallel, knees spread, weight distribution 50% on each leg
KOSA-DACHI - standing with legs crossed and knees together
RENODZI-DACHI - heels on one line, feet form the letter L, natural posture
HANGETSU-DACHI - half-moon position
SHIKO-DACHI - similar to KIBA-DACHI only the feet are extended at a 45% angle
lateral stance, where the feet are turned 45° outwards; body weight 50%:50%.
WAN - hand
KEN - fist
HIRAKEN - the front of the fist
URAKEN - top of the fist
SEIKEN - base of fist (bottom)
TETSUI - "fist - hammer"
SHUTO - outer edge of the palm, (sword)
NUKITE - fingertips for outstretched palm (spear)
EMPI - elbow
TEISHO - the base of the palm
UKE - block
GEDAN-BARAI - block on the lower level
block at the lower level (below the belt)
AGE-UKE - block on the top level
block at the top level (overhead)
SOTO-UKE - external unit
block at middle level from outside to inside
UCHI-UDE-UKE - internal unit
block at middle level from inside to outside
SHUTO-UKE - hand-sword
block at middle level with the outer edge of the palm
MOROTE-UKE - double block
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ASHI - leg
KO-SHI - "tiger's tusk"
front lower part of the foot
SOKUTO - the outer edge of the foot
KAKATO - heel, "round heel"
HEISOKU - upper part of the foot
TSUMASAKI - fingertips
HIZA - knee
HIZAGIRA - knee
ZUKI - punch
CHOKU-ZUKI - straight kick, on the spot
OI-ZUKI - kick with the front hand
a kick while moving forward, a kick in the ZENKUTSU-DACHI stance with the front hand
GYAKU-ZUKI - strike with the opposite hand
backhand strike, opposite hand
KIZAMI-ZUKI - jab
SAN-REN-ZUKI - triple kick, changing hands (jodan-chudan-chudan)
MOROTE-ZUKI - kick with two hands
NAGASHI-ZUKI - Sliding kick
GOOD - kick
MAE-GERI - front kick
kick straight forward
MAE-ASHI-GERI - front leg kick
kick straight forward with the front leg
MAWASHI-GERI - Spin kick
kick in a half circle, from the side
USHIRO-GERI - Back kick
kick back
TOBI-GERI - the flying kick
jump kick
YOKO-GERI - side kick
YOKO-KEAGE - a striking side kick
YOKO-KEKOMI - thrusting side kick
