Terminology – Ashihara Karate International – Kaicho Hoosain Narker Sabaki Fighting Karate
| NUMBERS COMMANDS ichi – one ni – two san – three shi – four go – five roku – six shichi – seven hachi – eight ku – nine ju – ten 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 TECHNIQUES POSITIONS 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 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 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 KATA keri no kamae – kick stance yoi/fudo dachi – ready stance sanchin dachi -pigeontoe 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 Shoshinsha – beginner’s form Kihon – basic form Kumite – fighting form Nage – throwing form Jissen – real fight form PUNCHES 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 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 shuto uke – knife hand 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 KICKS mae keage – straight front high lift 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 yoko geri – side kick kansetsu geri – joint 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 MISCELLANEOUS 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 dogi – training uniform obi – belt dogi naoshite – tidy your uniform misete kudasai – please show me Procedure before class: narande – line up otagai ni rei – bow to one another seiza – kneel down mokuso – meditation mokuso yame – end of meditation Senpai ni (from students) to instructor 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 Senpai ni (from students) to instructor Arigato gozaimasu – thank you Karate-ka ni (from Senpai) to students Domo arigato gozaimasu – thank you very much tate kudasai – stand up |