KENSHUKAI KARATE BASIC CLASS TERMINOLOGY
General
DOJO (Dough-Joe) - School or training location SHIHAN (She-han) - Chief Instructor 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-so ya may) - Open your eyes AUTAGANI (Au-ta-ga-nee) - Everybody HAI (Hay) - Yes! Respond with Hai Immediately when you are called or asked by you Sensei or Sempai, or when you understand an instruction. YOI (Yoy) - Ready stance – standing in parallel stance KIAI (Key-eye) - Shout of spirit KIME (Kim-a) - Ready or take position HAJIME (Ha-gim-ay) - Begin YAME (Ya-may) - Stop Strikes TSUKI (Zu-ki) - Punch UCHI (Oo-chi) - Strike UKE (Oo-Kay) - Block GERI (Ge-ri) - Kick JODAN (Joe-dan) - Head level CHUDAN (Chew-dan) - Stomach level GEDAN (Ge-dan) - Groin level CHUDAN TSUKI (Chew-dan Zi-ki) - Stomach level punch JODAN TSUKI (Joe-dan Zu ki) - Head level punch URA UCHI (Ooo-Rar-Oo-chi) - Back fist strike HAITO UCHI (Hi-toe-oo-chi) - Ridge hand strike SHITA TSUKI (sh-ta-zu-ki) - 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) - Knife hand strike Blocks JODAN AGE UKE (Joe-dan-Ar-gi-oo-kay) - Rishing head level block UCHI UKE (Oo-chi-oo-kay) - Inside hooking block SOTO UKE (Sow-toe-oo-kay) - Outside hooking block GEDAN BARAI (Ged-dan-bar-eye) - Downwards 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-washi-oo-kay) - Round block SHUTO UKE (Shoe-toe-oo-kay) - Knife hand block Stances HEIKO DACHI (Hay-kow-datch) - Parallel stance ZENKUTSU DACHI (Zen-koot-sue-datch) - Long forward stance KIBA DACHI (Key-ba-datch) - Horse riding stance SHIKO DACHI (She-kow-datch) - Sumo stance KOKUTSU DACHI (Kow-koot-sue-datch) - Back leaning stance SANCHIN DACHI (Sun-shin-datch) - Pigeon toed stance NEKOASHI DACHI (Neck-0-ashy-datch) - Cat stance Kicks MAE GERI (May-gery) - Front kick MAWASHI GERI (Mar-washy-gery) - Round kick YOKO GERI (Yo-kow-gery) - Side kick USHIRO GERI (You-shiro-gery) - Back kick KATA (Car-ta) - Pre-arranged pattern of techniques against imaginary opponents KUMITE (Koo-mit-tay) - Sparring, non-contact with an opponent Counting ICHI (Itch) - 1 NI (Nee) - 2 SAN (Sun) - 3 SHI (She) - 4 GO (Go) - 5 ROKU (Rook) - 6 SHICHI (Shitch) - 7 HACHI (Hutch) - 8 KYU (Koo) - 9 JU (Jew) - 10 |