Stances (kamae)

Fudo dachi

Rooted stance

Hachiji dachi

Open leg stance

Hangetsu dachi

Half-moon stance

Heisoku dachi

Ankles together stance

Heiko dachi

Parallel stance

Ju dachi

Freestyle stance

Kiba dachi

Straddle-leg stance

Kokutsu dachi

Back stance

Musubi dachi

Attention stance

Neko ashi dachi

Cat stance

Renoji dachi

'L' stance

Sanchin dachi

Hourglass stance

Seiza

Kneeling position

Shiko dachi

Square stance

Shizentai

Natural stance

Sochin dachi

Straddle stance

Teiji dachi

'T' stance

Uchi hachiji dachi

Inverted open leg stance

Zenkutsu dachi

Forward stance

Blocking (uke)

Age uke

Rising block

Ashikubi kake uke

Ankle hooking block

Gedan barai

Downward block

Haishu uke

Back hand block

Hiji suri uke

Elbow sliding block

Juji uke

'X' block

Kake uke

Hooking block

Kakiwaki uke

Wedge block

Kakuto uke

Bent wrist block

Keito uke

Chicken-head wrist block

Maeude hineri uke

Forearm twist block

Morote uke

Augmented forearm block

Morote tsukami uke

Two-handed grasping block

Nagashi uke

Parry block

Osae uke

Pressing block

Seiryuto uke

Ox-head block

Shuto uke

Knife hand block

Sokumen awase uke

Side combined block

Sokutei mawashi uke

Circular sole block

Soto uke

Outside block

Sukui uke

Scooping block

Tate shuto

Vertical knife hand block

Teisho uke

Palm-heel block

Uchi uke

Inside block

Punching (tsuki)

Age zuki

Rising punch

Awase zuki

'U' punch

Choku zuki

Straight punch

Dan zuki

Consecutive punching

Gyaku zuki

Reverse punch

Hasami zuki

Scissor punch

Heiko zuki

Parallel punch

Kage zuki

Hook punch

Kizami zuki

Jab punch

Mawashi zuki

Roundhouse punch

Morote zuki

Double-fist punch

Oi zuki

Lunge punch

Ren zuki

Alternate punching

Tate zuki

Vertical punch

Ura zuki

Close punch

Yama zuki

Wide 'U' punch

Kicking (keri)

Fumikiri

Cutting kick

Fumikomi

Stamping kick

Gyaku mawashi geri

Reverse round kick

Hitsui geri

Knee kick

Kin geri

Groin snap kick

Mae geri

Front kick

Mawashi geri

Roundhouse kick

Mikazuki geri

Crescent kick

Tobi geri

Jump kick

Ura mawashi geri

Reverse roundhouse kick

Ushiro geri

Reverse kick

Yoko geri kekomi

Side thrust kick

Yoko geri keagi

Side snap kick

Striking (uchi)

Empi uchi (also hiji-ate)

Elbow strike

Haito uchi

Ridge-hand strike

Shuto uchi

Knife-hand strike

Teisho uchi

Palm-heel strike

Tettsui uchi (also kentsui uchi)

Hammer fist strike

Uraken uchi

Back-fist strike

Karate Do Precepts

Go no sen

Countering an attack

Hen o

Perception of an opponent's thoughts and adjusting to counter

Hikite

Retreating hand

Iai

Attacking whilst an opponent is preparing to attack

Ikken hisatsu

To kill with one blow

Kachi make

Combat to the finish

Karate ni sente nashi

There is no first attack in karate

Ma ai

Timing and distance

Mizu no kokuro

Mind like clam water

Mu shin

No mindness

Sen no sen

Taking advantage at the start of an attack

Sensen no sen

Perceiving an attack and countering

Sun dome

To arrest a technique

Tai sabaki

Body evasion

Tsuki no kokuro

Mind like the moon

General Terminology

Chudan

Middle area/target

Gedan

Lower area/target

Hajime

Begin

Hara

Centre (lower abdomen)

Heisoku

Instep

Hidari

Left

Ibuki

Controlled breathing

Jodan

Upper area/target

Kakato

Heel

Kamae

Posture

Kata

Forms

Kiai

Shout/'spirit yell'

Kihon

Basics

Kime

Focus

Kiritsu

Stand

Kohai

Junior

Kokyu

Breathing

Koshi

Ball of foot

Kumite

Sparring

Mawatte

Turn

Migi

Right

Oss

Used to indicate understanding, acknowledgement, respect, etc.

Rei

Bow

Sempai

Senior

Sensei

Teacher

Sentei

Free choice

Shitei

Compulsory

Sokuto

Edge of foot

Yame

Stop/finish

Yoi

Ready

Yoko

Side area/target

Zanshin

Awareness