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NEWFOUNDLAND KARATE ASSOCIATION JAPANESE TERMINOLOGY

PUNCHES STRIKES KICKS
Seiken Zuki - Basic Punch
Gyaku Zuki - Reverse Punch
Oi Zuki - Lunge Punch
Mawashi Zuki - Round House Punch
Morote-Zuki - Double Fist Punch
Nukite - Spear Hand Thrust
Uriken Uchi - Back Fist Strike
Tettsui Uchi - Bottom Fist Strike
Shuto Uchi - Knife hand Strike
Teisho Uchi - Palm Heel Strike
Empi Uchi - Elbow Strike
Mae Geri Keage - Front Snap Kick
Mae Geri Kekomi - Front Thrust Kick
Yoko Geri Keage - Side Snap Kick
Yoko Geri Kekomi - Side Thrust Kick
Ushiro Geri - Back Kick
Mawashi Geri - Round House Kick
Mikazuki Geri - Crescent Kick
ARM BLOCKS FOOT BLOCKS STANCES
Jodan Age Uke - Upper Rising Block
Chudan Soto Uke - Middle Forearm Block(Outside-in)
Chudan Uchi Uke - Middle Forearm Block(Inside-out)
Gedan Barai - Downward Block
Shuto Uke - Knife hand Block
Juji Uke - X-Block
Tsuki Uke - Punching Block
Teisho Uke - Palm Heel Block
Nami Ashi - Inside Foot Block
Mikazuki Geri Uke - Crescent Kick Block
Mae Tobi Geri - Flying Front Kick
Yoko Tobi Geri - Flying Side Kick
Hittsui Geri - Knee Kick
Kiyotsuke - Attention
Shizentai - Natural Stance
Kiba Dachi - Straddle Stance
Zenkutsu Dachi - Front Stance
Kokutsu Dachi - Back Stance
Neko Ashi Dachi - Cat Stance
Kagi Dachi - Hooked Stance
Hangetsu Dachi - Wide Hour Glass
Hachiji Dachi - Open Leg Stance
Sanchin Dachi - Hour Glass Stance
GENERAL TERMINOLOGY COUNTING
Karate Gi - Karate Uniform
Sensei - Teacher
Karate - Empty Hand
Dojo - Training Hall
Kata - Training Forms
Jiyu Kumite - Free Sparing
Kiyotsuke - Attention
Rei - Bow
Yoi - Ready
Yasame - Relax
Yame - Stop
Ka ette - Turn
Mokuso - Meditate
Hanshi - Review
Shugo - Assemble
Shomen - Front
Sempai - Senior
Hajime - Start
  1 – Ichi (itch)
  2 – Ni (knee)
  3 – San(sun)
  4 – Shi (she)
  5 – Go (go)
  6 – Roku (rook)
  7 – Shichi (hitch)
  8 – Hachi (hatch)
  9 – Ku (coo)
10 – Ju (jew)



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