TERMINOLOGY
General            
DOJO Dough-Joe School or training
SENSEI Sen-say Teacher or Instructor
SEMPAI Sem-pie Assistant Teacher or Instructor
SEIZA Say-za Formal sitting
REI Ray Bow
MOKUSO Mok-sow Close your eyes
MOKUSO YAME Mok-sow-ya-may Open your eyes
AUTAGANI Au-ta-ga-nee Everybody
HAI Hay Yes, Response
YOI Yoy Ready stance -standing in parallel stance
KIAI Key-eye Shout of spirit
KIME Kim-ay Ready or take position
HAJIME Ha-gim-ay Begin
YAME Ya-may Stop
KIHON Key-honne Basic techniques
KATA Ka-ta Pre arranged moves
BUNKAI Boon-k-eye Kata applications
KUMITE Koo-mae-tay Sparring
ZANSHIN Zan-shin Awareness
HARA Har-rar Centre
SEIKEN Say-ken Front two knuckles
KOSHI Kosh-ee Ball of foot
KAKATO Ka-ka-toe Heel of foot
SOKUTO Soe-coo-toe Edge of foot
TSUKI Zu-ki Punch
UCHI Oo-chi Strike
UKE Oo-kay Block
GERI Ga-ry Kick
JODAN Joe-dan Head level
CHUDAN Chew-dan Stomach level
GEDAN Ge-dan Lower / groin level
COUNTING
                 
ICHI 1
NI 2
SAN 3
SHI 4
GO 5
ROKU 6
SHICHI 7
HACHI 8
KU 9
JU 10

PUNCHES & STRIKES
CHUDAN TSUKI Chew-dan Zu-ki Stomach level punch
JODAN TSUKI Joe-dan Zu-ki Head level punch
GEDAN TSUKI Ge-dan Zuki Lower / groin level punch
URA UCHI Ooo-rar Oo-chi Back fist strike
HAITO UCHI Hi-toe Oo-chi Ridge hand strike
SHITA TSUKI Sh-ta Zuki Short punch
HIJA ATE Hid-gee Ar-tay Rising elbow strike
MAWASHI EMPI Mar-washy-Em-pee Round elbow strike
SHUTO UCHI Shoe-toe Oo-chi Outside knife hand strike
BLOCKS
JODAN AGE UKE Joe-dan Ar-ga Oo-kay Rising head level block
UCHI UKE Oo-chi Oo-kay Inside hooking block
SOTO UKE So-toe Oo-kay outside hooking block
GEDAN BARAI Ged-dan Bar-eye Downward block
GEDAN UKE Ged-dan Oo-kay Sweeping block
CHUGE UKE Chew-gi Oo-Kay Double block
KAKE UKE Car-key Oo-kay Open hand hooking block
MAWASHI UKE Mar-washy Ookay Round block
SHUTO UKE Shoe-toe Oo-kay Knife hand block
STANCES
HEIKO DACHI High-kow Datch Parallel Stance
ZENKUTSU DACHI Zen-koot-sue Datch Long forward Stance
HUNZENKUTSU DACHI Hun-zen-koot-sue Datch Short fighting Stance
KIBA DACHI Key-ba Datch Horse riding Stance
SHIKO DACHI She-kow Datch Sumo Stance
KOKUTSU DACHI Kow-koot-sue Datch Backward leaning Stance
SANCHIN DACHI San-shin datch Pigeon toed Stance
NECKOASHI DACHI Neck-o-ashi Datch Cat Stance
KICKS
HIZA GERI He-sa Ga-ry Knee kick
KIN GERI King Ga-ry Snap front kick
MAE GERI May Ga-ry Front kick
HIZA MAWASHI GERI He-sa Mar-washy Ga-ry Round knee kick
MAWASHI GERI Mar-washy Ga-ry Round kick

KENSETSU GERI

Ken-set-soo Gary Stomping Knee Kick
YOKO GERI Yo-kow Ga-ry Side kick
USHIRO GERI You-shiro Ga-ry Back kick
AXE KICK Axe Kick Rising kick
URA MAWASHI GERI You-ra Mar-washy Ga-ry Hook kick
MIKAZUKI GERI IN/OUT Me-ka-ze-key Ga-ry Crescent kick
USHIRO MAWASHI GERI You-she-row Mar-washy Ga-ry Spinning back kick
ASHI BARAI GERI Ashy Bar-eye Ga-ry Foot sweep

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