GKI Glossary
Training Equipment
Numbers
Karate Uniform (Gi)
Chi ishi
Ishi sashi
Kongo ken
Makiwara
Nigiri game
Tan
Lever weighted stone
Stone padlocks
Iron ring
Striking board
Gripping jars
Barbells
Punches (tsuki or zuki)
Ichi
Ni
San
Shi
Go
Roku
Shichi
Hachi
Ku
Ju
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Blocks (uke)
Obi
Uwagi
Zubon
Belt
Top half of Gi
Bottom half of Gi
Black Belt Grades
Shodan
Nidan
Sandan
Yondan
Godan
Rokudan
Nanadan
Hachidan
1st Dan
2nd Dan
3rd Dan
4th Dan
5th Dan
6th Dan
7th Dan
8th Dan
Jodan tsuki
Chudan tsuki
Gedan tsuki
Age tsuki
Choku tsuki
Furi tsuki
Gyaku tsuki
Kizame tsuki
Oi tsuki
Seiken tsuki
Ura tsuki
Punch to the face
Punch to the chest
Punch to the groin
Rising punch
Straight punch
Circular punch
Reverse punch
Jab Punch
Lunge punch
Forefist punch
Close range punch
Jodan uke
Age uke
Chudan uke
Gedan harai-uke
Jodan uke
Hiji uke
Hiki uke
Hiza uke
Ko uke
Shotei barai
Shotei uke
Soto uke
Sukui uke
Tora guchi uke
Upper level block
Rising block
Middle level block
Lower level sweep
Upper level block
Elbow block
Pulling/grasping block
Knee block
Wrist block
Palm heel sweep
Palm heel block
Forearm block (block from outside moving inward to the centre line of the body)
Scooping block
Tiger mouth block (sometimes called Mawashi Uke meaning ‘round block’)
Strikes (Uchi)
Kicking (Geri)
Uraken uchi
Empi uchi
Haito uchi
Hiraken uchi
Ko uchi
Nukite uchi
Shuto uchi
Sokuto uchi
Teisho uchi
Tetsui uchi
Back fist strike
Elbow strike (hiji)
Ridge hand strike
Fore knuckle fist strike
Wrist strike
Spear hand strike
Knife-edge hand strike
Knife-edge foot strike
Palm heel strike
(sometimes called shotei uchi)
Bottom fist strike
Mae geri
Mawashi geri
Yoko geri
Ushiro geri
Hiza geri
Kensetsu geri
Mae ashi geri
Tobi geri
Front kick
Roundhouse kick
Side kick
Back kick
Knee kick
Stamping kick, joint kick
Front leg kick
Jumping kick
Stances (Dachi)
Sparring (Kumite)
Benzoku dachi
Hachiji dachi
Han zenkutsu dachi
Heiko dachi
Heisoku dachi
Kokutsu dachi
Musubi dachi
Neko ashi dachi
Reinoji dachi
Sagiashi dachi
Sanchin dachi
Sesan dachi
Shiko dachi
Zenkutsu dachi
One foot crossed over diagonally
in front of the other, prior to turning
Natural stance
Half forward stance
Parallel stance
Formal attention stance, feet together
Back stance
Formal attention stance, feet turned out
Cat stance
tick stance
Crane leg stance
Hour glass stance
Side facing straddle stance
Box stance
Forward leg stance
Kumite
Ippon kumite
San dan gi
Randori kumite
Yakusoku kumite
Iri kumite
Go kumite
sparring
one step sparring (block and counter)
Basic three step sparring
Slow and soft free style sparring with emphasis on technique
Prearranged sparring
Hard, fast but controlled continuous free style sparring
Full contact sparring
Parts of the body (Tai)
Ashinoyubi
Danchin
Ganchu
Gansei
Hiza
Jinchu
Kinteki
Kindama
Kote
Miken
Mimi
Mikazuki
Nodo
Onaka
Seiken
Shuko
Suige tsu
Ude
Yubi
Toes (Tsumasaki)
Sternum
Below the nipples
Eyeballs
Knee
Region below the nose
Testicles
Groin
Wrist
Bridge of nose
Ears
Jaw
Throat
Stomach
Fist
Back of hand
Solar-plexus
Forearm
Fingers
General Terms
Ashi barai
Budo
Bunkai
Chudan
Dan
Do
Dojo
Dojo kun
Gasshuku
Gedan
Geri
Gi
Go
Go kumite
Goju-Ryu Karate Do
Hai
Hajime
Hara
Heishugata
Hidari
Hiji
Hiza
Hojo undo
Honbu dojo
Ippon kumite
Jodan
Ju
Junbi undo
Kaishugata
Kakie
Kamae
Kamae te
Kanji
Karate
Karate-do
Kata
Keage
Ken
Ki o tsuke
Kiai
Kihon
Kokomi
Koshi
Kumite
Mae
Mawatte
Migi
Mokuso
Muchimi
Obi
Oyo bunkai
Otagai
Randori
Rei
Sandan gi
Seiken
Seiza
Semete
Shime
Shomen
Shugo
Soto
Suri ashi
Tai
Tai sabaki
Tanden
Te
Tsuki
Uchi
Ude
Ude tanren
Uke
Uke harai
Uraken
Ushiro
Wakari masu ka?
Wakari masu
Wakari masen
Waza
Yakusoku kumite
Yame
Yoi
Yoko
Zanshin
Foot sweep
Martial Way; Martial arts
Study of kata applications and techniques
Middle level
Level
Way; Path
Training place
Dojo rules
Special karate training camp
Lower level
Kick
Dojo uniform (Do-gi)
Hard, unyielding
Hard sparring
Hard/Soft style, empty handed way
Yes
Begin
Stomach
‘Closed Fist’ kata (Sanchin and Tensho)
Left
Elbow
Knee
Supplementary exercises
Head dojo of an organisation
One step (prearranged) sparring
Upper level
Soft, flexible
Warm up exercises
‘Open fist’ kata (Gekisai, Saifa, etc.)
Push hands
Combative posture
Assume stance
Chinese characters
Empty hand
The way of Karate
Forms
Snap action
Fist
Attention (phonetically ‘kee-ut-ski’)
Focusing shout
Basic techniques
Thrust action
Ball of the foot (or Josokutei)
Sparring
Front
Turn around
Right
Silent contemplation, meditation
Heavy, sticky action
Training uniform belt
Study of techniques in kata (similar to Bunkai but including follow-up techniques not shown in kata)
Training partner
Free sparring, relaxed sparring (sometimes called jiyu kumite)
Bow
Three level sparring
Fore fist
Formal sitting position (kneeling on your haunches, feet crossed)
Attacking partner
Sanchin testing
The front
Line up
Outwards
Sliding step
Body
Moving the body to avoid contact
The body´s power centre
Hand
Punch
Strike
Forearm
Forearm conditioning
Block
Blocking exercises
Back fist
Back, rear
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Techniques
Pre-arranged sparring
Stop
Ready
Side
Awareness