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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 | | 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 | | 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 | | Tateken Tsuki | 縦拳突き | Vertical Fist Punch (thrust) | | Zento Ate | 前頭当て | Front Headbutt Strike |
Kicking Techniques
| Term | Kanji | Description | | 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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