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UKE WAZA - BLOCKING TECHNIQUE

JODAN UKE - HIGH BLOCK

YOKO UKE - SIDE BLOCK

BARAI UKE - SWEEPING BLOCK

SURI UKE - SLIDING BLOCK

SOTO UKE - OUTSIDE BLOCK

UCHI UKE - INSIDE BLOCK

OSAE UKE - PRESSING (CONTROL) BLOCK

KO TE UKE - WRIST BLOCK

SHOTEI UKE - PALM BLOCK

KAKE UKE - HOOKING BLOCK

SUKUI UKE - SCOOPING BLOCK

HAISHU UKE- BACK HAND BLOCK

KOSA UKE - CROSS BLOCK

MAWASHI UKE - ROUND BLOCK

 

UCHI WAZA - STRIKING TECHNIQUES

SHUTO UCHI - KNIFE HAND STRIKE

HAITO UCHI - RIDGE HAND STRIKE

URAKEN UCHI - BACK FIST STRIKE

KENTSUI UCHI - HAMMER FIST STRIKE

KO TE UCHI - WRIST STRIKE

SHOTEI UCHI - PALM HEEL STRIKE

NUKITE UCHI - SPEAR HAND STRIKE

 

DACHI WAZA - STANCE TECHNIQUES

HEIKO DACHI - PARALLEL STANCE

SANCHIN DACHI - 3 BATTLE STANCE

SHIKO DACHI - STRADDLE STANC

E ZENKUTSU DACHI - FRONT STANCE

KOKUTSU DACHI - BACK STANCE

NEKO ASHI DACHI - CAT LEG STANCE

KOSA DACHI - CROSS LEG STANCE

MUSUBI DACHI - INFORMAL STANCE

HEISOKU DACHI - FORMAL STANCE

SAGI DACHI - HERON / CRANE STANCE

 

KAISHU KATA - OPEN HAND FORM

GEKISAI - ATTACK, SMASH

SAIFA - BREAKING GROUND

SHISOCHIN - FIGHTING FOUR MONKS

SANSERYU - 36 TECHNIQUES

SESAN - 13 TECHNIQUES

SEIUNCHIN - CONQUER FAR QUIETLY

SEIPAI - 18 TECHNIQUES

KURURUNFA - HOLDING GROUND

SUPARINPE - 108 TECHNIQUES

 

YAKUSOKU - PREARRANGED

KAKOMI - SURROUNDED

RENZOKU - CONTINUOUS

KAKE TE - SUSPENDED

MUCHIMI - HEAVY, STICKY HAND

KOTEKITAI - BODY CONDITIONING

IPPON - ONE POINT

NIHON - TWO POINT

SANPO - THREE POINT

BUNKAI - ANALYSIS

 

TRAINING DRILLS

KIHON WAZA - BASICS PRACTICE

MUCHIMI - HEAVY/STICKY HAND

KAKE TE - HOOKING HAND SPARRING

KOTEKITAI - BODY CONDITIONING

YOBI UNDO - WARM UP TRAINING

SHUMATSU UNDO - COOL DOWN 

HOJO UNDO - APPARATUS TRAINING

 

COUNTING

ICHI - ONE

NI - TWO

SAN - THREE

SHI (YON) - FOUR

GO - FIVE

ROKKU - SIX

SHICHI - SEVEN

HACHI - EIGHT

KYU - NINE

JU - TEN

 

KATA TERMS

TAIKYOKU - UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE

KIHON KATA - BASIC FORM

KAISHU KATA - OPEN HAND FORM

HEISHU KATA - CLOSED HAND FORM

MEIBUKEN KATA - PURE MARTIAL FORM

 

MKD Dojo Terminology

TSUKI WAZA - PUNCHING TECHNIQUES

SEIKEN TSUKI - FORE FIST PUNCH

GYAKU TSUKI - REVERSE PUNCH

OI TSUKI - LUNGE PUNCH

AWASE TSUKI - U SHAPE PUNCH

HEIKO TSUKI - PARALLEL PUNCH

SOKO TSUKI - UNDER PUNCH

AGE TSUKI - RISING PUNCH

KAKE TSUKI - HOOKING PUNCH

FURI TSUKI - SWINGING PUNCH

KAIKOKEN TSUKI - FLAT FIST PUNCH

KAZAMI TSUKI - JAB PUNCH

SANREN TSUKI - 3 LEVEL PUNCH

IPPON KEN TSUKI - ONE KNUCKLE PUNCH SUNN TSUKI - ONE INCH PUNCH

 

KERI WAZA - KICKING TECHNIQUES

MAE KERI - FRONT KICK

SOKUTO KERI - SIDE (BLADE OF FOOT KICK)

URA KERI - BACK KICK

MAWASHI KERI - ROUND KICK

MIKAZUKI KERI - CRESCENT KICK

FUMIKOMI KERI - STAMP KICK

KENSETSU KERI - JOINT KICK

 

ATE WAZA - SMASHING TECHNIQUES

HIJI ATE - ELBOW SMASH

HIZA ATE - KNEE SMASH

KOSHI ATE - HIP SMASH

KATA ATE - SHOULDER SMASH

ATAMA ATE - HEAD SMASH

 

KIHON KATA - BASIC FORM

SANCHIN - THREE BATTLES

MEIBUKEN - PURE MARTIAL SYSTEM

TAIKYOKU - GRAND ULTIMATE

SEIRYU - BLUE DRAGON

BYAKKO - WHITE TIGER

SHUJAKKU - RED SPARROW

GENBU - BLACK TURTLE

TENCHI - HEAVEN, EARTH

 

HEISHU KATA - CLOSED HAND FORM

TENSHO - ROTATING PALM

 

MISCELLANEOUS KUMITE TERMS

TORI - ATTACKING

UKE - DEFENDING

YUKKURI - SLOW HAYAKU - FAST

IPPAI - FULL

MA AI -DISTANCE AND TIMING

 

TRADITIONAL MEIBUKAN DOJOS DO NOT PRACTICE JIYU KUMITE

 

MISCELLANEOUS DOJO TERMINOLOGY

GOJU-RYU - HARD/SOFT STYLE

KARATE-DO - EMPTY HAND WAY

MEIBUKAN - PURE WARRIOR'S HOUSE MEIBUKEN - PURE MARTIAL SYSTEM

DOJO - TRAINING HALL

SENSEI - TEACHER

SEMPAI - SENIOR

KOHAI - JUNIOR

REI - BOW

ONIGASHI MASU - POLITE REQUEST

ARIGATO GOZAI MASHITA - THANK YOU

HAI - YES OUS - SLANG FOR YES

DOZO - PLEASE

SHIRETSU - LINE UP

KOTAI - CHANGE

IPPO MAE - ONE STEP FORWARD

IPPO ATO - ONE STEP BACK

HAJIME - BEGIN YAME - FINISH

MAWATTE - TURN AROUND

MATTE - STOP SEIZA - TO KNEEL

MOKUSO - MEDITATION

HIDARI - LEFT SIDE

MIGI - RIGHT SIDE

JODAN - HIGH LEVEL

CHUDAN - MIDDLE LEVEL

GEDAN - LOW LEVEL

KYUTSUKI - ATTENTION!

GI - UNIFORM

OBI - KARATE BELT 

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