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SSOMA
Living the Martial Arts Way of Life by Striving to Improve Ourselves
Counting to Ten in Japanese
1. ichi
2. ni
3. san
4. shi (or yon)
5. go
6. roku
7. shichi (or nana)
8. hachi
9. ku
10. ju
Quick Reference to General Karate Terms
Shomen- front
Otagai- each other
Shomen ni rei- bow to the front
Sensei ni rei- bow to Sensei
Otagai ni rei- bow to each other
Osu- an enthusiastic yes; I will try my best; I will do my best to follow
Ki- inner power
Kiai- a loud shout emanating from deep within the body (not just from one's throat)
Karate do - empty handed way
Shihan - master
Sensei - teacher
Sempai - senior student
Kohai - junior student
Dojo - training hall
Obi - belt
Seiza - kneel, (to sit formal)
Mokuso - meditate
Mokuso yame- stop meditating
Rei - bow
Yoi - ready
Hajime - begin
Yame - stop
Naote - relax
Hidari - left
Migi - right
Jodan - upper
Chudan - middle
Gedan - lower
Dachi - stance
Zuki - punch
Uchi - strike
Uke - block
Geri - kick
Tai sabaki - body shifting
Yori ashi - foot shifting
STRIKES:
kazama zuki - jab
choku zuki - straight punch
oi zuki - lunge punch
gyaku zuki - reverse punch
yama zuki - mountain punch
yoko zuki - side punch
shita zuki - inverted punch
ippon ken - one knuckle strike
uraken - back fist
tetsui - hammer fist
empi uchi - elbow strike
nukite-zuki - spear hand strike
shuto - knife hand
shuto-zuki - sword hand strike
BLOCKS:
jodan age uke - upper rising block
jodan tetsui zuki - upper hammer fist
gedan uke - lower block
kake wake uke - reverse wedge block
haishu-uke - back hand block
soto uke - inward middle block
uchi uke - outward middle block
morote uke - augmented block
teisho oshi uke - pressing palm heal block
shuto-uke - sword hand block
juji-uke - X block
STANCES:
zenkutsu dachi - front stance
kokutsu dachi - back stance
kiba dachi - horse stance
fudo dachi - rooted stance
neko ashi dachi - cat stance
hangetsu dachi - hourglass stance
KICKS:
hiza geri - knee strike
mae geri - front kick
yoko geri keage - side snap kick
yoko geri kekomi - side thrust kick
fumakomi - stomp kick
mika zuki geri - crescent kick
mawashi geri - round kick
tobi geri - jump kick
ni mae geri - double front kick
ushiro geri kekomi - back thrust kick
Kihon (basics)
Oizuki- step in punch
Ageuke- rising block
Sotouke- outside block
Uchiuke- inside block
Gedan- down block
Maigeri- front kick
Kekomi- side thrust kick
Keage- side snap kick
Mawashigeri- round house kick
Ushirogeri- back kick
Gedanbarai- step in down block
Zenkutsudachi- front stance
Musubidachi- heels together/toes pointed out (for bowing)
Heisokudachi- feet together (for practicing kicking in place)
Shikodachi- standing about two shoulder width distance wide, toes pointing out
Kibadachi- horse riding stance (about two shoulder width distance wide, toes straight or slightly in)