Core Techniques
- TSUKI — PUNCH
- UCHI — STRIKE
- OI TSUKI — LUNGE PUNCH
- GYAKU TSUKI — REVERSE PUNCH
- UCHIKOMI — DRIVING PUNCH
- UKE — BLOCK
- BARAI — PARRY
- KEAGE — HIGH LIFT
- KERI — KICK
- DACHI — STANCE
- OI GERI — STEP AND KICK
- TOBI — JUMPING OR FLYING
Positions & Directions
- SOTO — OUTSIDE
- UCHI — INSIDE
- MAWASHI — ROUNDHOUSE
- USHIRO — BACK
- SAYU — BOTH SIDES
- YOKO — SIDE
- GYAKU — REVERSE
- MIGI — RIGHT
- HIDARI — LEFT
- HANMI — HALF-BODY
- YONJU GO DO — 45 DEGREE
Japanese Counting (1 to 20)
1ICHIONE
2NITWO
3SANTHREE
4SHIFOUR
5GOFIVE
6ROKUSIX
7SHICHISEVEN
8HACHIEIGHT
9KUNINE
10JYUTEN
11JYU ICHIELEVEN
12JYU NITWELVE
13JYU SANTHIRTEEN
14JYU SHIFOURTEEN
15JYU GOFIFTEEN
16JYU ROKUSIXTEEN
17JYU SHICHISEVENTEEN
18JYU HACHIEIGHTEEN
19JYU KUNINETEEN
20NI JYUTWENTY
Dojo Commands
- YOI — READY
- KAMAETTE — TAKE STANCE
- NAOTTE — RETURN TO READY STANCE
- YAME — STOP, FINISH
- YASUME — RELAX, REST
- MAWATTE — TURN
- MOKUSO — MEDITATION
- MOKUSO YAME — END OF MEDITATION
- HAJIME — BEGIN
- KIAI IRITE — TO SHOUT
Punches & Hand Strikes
- SEIKEN CHUDAN TSUKI — FOREFIST MIDDLE PUNCH
- SEIKEN JODAN TSUKI — FOREFIST UPPER PUNCH
- SEIKEN AGO UCHI — FOREFIST CHIN STRIKE
- SEIKEN SHITA TSUKI — FOREFIST UPPER PUNCH
- URAKEN GANMEN UCHI — BACKHAND FACE STRIKE
- URAKEN SAYU UCHI — BACKHAND SIDE STRIKE
- URAKEN HIZO UCHI — BACKHAND LIVER STRIKE
- URAKEN MAWASHI UCHI — BACKHAND ROUND STRIKE
- SHUTO GANMEN UCHI — KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO FACE
- SHUTO HIZO UCHI — KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO LIVER
- SHUTO SAKOTSU UCHI — KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO COLLARBONE
- SHUTO SAKOTSU UCHIKOMI — DRIVING KNIFE HAND STRIKE TO COLLARBONE
- AGE TSUKI — UPPER PUNCH
- KAGI TSUKI — HOOK PUNCH
- HIJI UCHI — ELBOW STRIKE
- HIJI AGE UCHI — RISING ELBOW STRIKE
- HIJI OTOSHI UCHI — DESCENDING ELBOW STRIKE
- JUN TSUKI — PUNCH TO SIDE
- TETTSUI UCHI — HAMMER FIST STRIKE
Defensive Blocks
- JODAN UKE — UPPER BLOCK
- CHUDAN SOTO UKE — OUTSIDE BLOCK
- CHUDAN UCHI UKE — INSIDE BLOCK
- GEDAN BARAI — LOWER PARRY
- MAWASHI UKE — ROUNDHOUSE BLOCK
- KAKE UKE — HOOK (NECK) BLOCK
- JUJI UKE — CROSS BLOCK
- SHOTEI UKE — PALM-HEEL BLOCK
- ENKEI — CIRCLE BLOCK
- HIKKAKE — LEG-HOOK BLOCK
- HIJI-HIZA UKE — ELBOW-KNEE BLOCK
- NAGASHI-UKE — ABSORBING BLOCK
- OSHI-AGE UKE — PUSHING RISING BLOCK
- SHUTO UKE — KNIFE HAND BLOCK
Kicking Techniques
- MAE KEAGE — STRAIGHT FRONT HIGH LIFT KICK
- MAE GERI — FRONT KICK
- MAWASHI GERI — ROUNDHOUSE KICK
- SANKAKU GERI — TRIANGLE KICK
- HIZA GERI — KNEE KICK
- KIN GERI — GROIN KICK
- YOKO KEAGE — SIDE HIGH LIFT KICK
- YOKO GERI — SIDE KICK
- USHIRO GERI — BACK KICK
- KAKATO GERI — HEEL KICK
- KAKE GERI — HOOK KICK
- USHIRO MAWASHI KAKE GERI — SPINNING BACK HOOK KICK
- UCHIMOMO GERI — INSIDE LOW KICK
- JIKUASHI GERI — SWEEP KICK TO SUPPORTING LEG KICK
- KANSETSU GERI — JOINT KICK
Martial Arts Terminology
HYOSHTIMING
LEE LIENO
KAPERSON OR PRACTITIONER
KAKATOHEEL
KENFIST
KISPIRIT OR INNER POWER
KIAISHOUT USED TO HELP KI AND PHYSICAL POWER
KIMEFOCUS
KUMITESPARRING
KUNMOTTO OR OATH
KYUGRADE
MA-AIDISTANCING
MAEFRONT
MAKIWARASTRIKING POST
MIGIRIGHT SIDE
MOKUSOMEDITATION
DANLEVEL
DOJOPLACE OF THE WAY OR TRAINING PLACE
ENOYRELAX
GYAKUREVERSE
HAIYES
HAJIMESTART
HIDARILEFT
HOMBUMAIN DOJO; HEAD QUARTER
NUKITESPEAR HAND
OBIBELT, SASH
OSAEPRESSING
OTOSHIDROPPING
REIBOW
RYOBOTH
RYUSCHOOL OF MARTIAL ART
SEIZAKNEELING POSITION (MEDITATION POSTURE)
In-Depth Study
Weapons, Stances & Dojo Procedures
📖 TERMINOLOGY (CONTINUED) ▼
- SHIHAN – MASTER
- SENSEI – TEACHER
- SEMPAI – SENIOR
- SHUSIN – REFEREE
- SHOBU – COMPETITION
- SOKUMEN – SIDE
- TE – HAND
- TEISHO – PALM HAND
- TEKUBI – WRIST
- TE WAZA – HAND TECHNIQUE
- TOBI – JUMPING
- TOKUI – FAVOURITE
- WAZA – TECHNIQUES OR SKILL
- YAME – STOP
- YOI – READY
- YOKO – SIDE
- ZANSHIN – MENTAL ALERTNESS
⚔️ WEAPONS ▼
HANDS
- SEIKEN - FOREFIST
- URAKEN - BACKHAND
- SHUTO - KNIFE HAND
- NUKITE - SPEAR HAND
- KOKEN - WRIST
- SHOTEI - PALM HEEL
- TETTSUI - HAMMER FIST
- KOTE - FOREARM
- HIJI - ELBOW
FEET
- CHUSOKU - BALL OF FOOT
- HAISOKU - INSTEP
- SOKUTO - KNIFE EDGE
- HIZA - KNEE
- KAKATO - HEEL
- TEISOKU - ARCH
- SUNE - SHIN
🥋 STANCES ▼
- KERI NO KAMAE - KICK STANCE
- YOI/FUDO DACHI - READY STANCE
- SANCHIN DACHI - PIGEON TOE STANCE
- ZENKUTSU DACHI - FRONT LEANING
- KOKUTSU DACHI - BACK LEANING
- KIBA DACHI - HORSE STANCE
- MUSUBI DACHI - HEEL TOGETHER
- HEISOKU DACHI - FEET TOGETHER
- SHIKO DACHI - SUMO STANCE
- KUMITE NO KAMAE - FIGHTING STANCE
🌀 KATA FORMS ▼
- SHOSHINSHA - BEGINNER'S FORM
- KIHON - BASIC FORM
- KUMITE - FIGHTING FORM
- NAGE - THROWING FORM
- JISSEN - REAL FIGHT FORM
🕒 PROCEDURE BEFORE CLASS ▼
- NARANDE - LINE UP
- OTAGAI NI REI - BOW TO ONE ANOTHER
- SEIZA - KNEEL DOWN
- MOKUSO - MEDITATION
- MOKUSO YAME - END OF MEDITATION
- ONEGAI SHIMASU - PLEASE TEACH ME/US
- TADAIMA YORI KEIKO HAJIME MAS - FROM NOW START OUR TRAINING
- TACHI MAS - JUMP UP
🏁 PROCEDURE AFTER CLASS ▼
- KOREDE HONGITSU NO KEIKO OWARI MAS - NOW, FINISH OUR TRAINING
- NARANDE - LINE UP
- SEIZA - KNEEL DOWN
- DOJO KUN - TRAINING HALL OATH
- MOKUSO - MEDITATION
- MOKUSO YAME - END OF MEDITATION
- ARIGATO GOZAIMASU - THANK YOU
- DOMO ARIGATO GOZAIMASU - THANK YOU VERY MUCH
- TATE KUDASAI - STAND UP
📜 KATAS NUMBERED SYLLABUS ▼
- SHOSHINSHA NO KATA (NUMBER 1-3)
- KIHON NO KATA (NUMBER 1-3)
- KUMITE NO KATA (NUMBER 1-5)
- NAGE NO KATA (NUMBER 1-3)
- JISSEN NO KATA (NUMBER 1)
🔍 MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS ▼
- MAE MAWARI - TURNING FORWARDS
- USHIRO MAWARI - TURNING BACKWARDS
- MAKIKOMI NAGE - FORWARD THROW
- URANAGE - BACKWARDS THROW
- TODOME - FINISHING TOUCH
- KIME - FOCUS, FINISH OFF
- KERIKOMI - STEP-IN & KICK
- IREMI - BODY MOVING IN
- KYUSHU - SKIP AWAY TO ABSORB IMPACT
- MIKIRI - JUDGING DISTANCE
- NIHON TSUKI - DOUBLE PUNCH
- SANBON TSUKI - TRIPLE PUNCH
- SEIKA TANDEN - BODY BETWEEN GROIN & NAVEL
- HIKI TAOSHI - PULL DOWN
- DOJO - DOJO (CLUB)
- DOGI - TRAINING UNIFORM
- OBI - BELT
- DOGI NAOSHITE - TIDY YOUR UNIFORM
- MISETE KUDASAI - PLEASE SHOW ME