Glossary
Age uke - Up rising block.
Ashi Bari - Leg sweep.
Chudan - Middle body area.
Chudan geri - Kick to middle body.
Chudan zuki - Punch to middle body.
Chudan uchi uke - Forearm block (thumb edge) against attack to the body.
Blocking from the inside of the body to the outside.
Chudan soto uke - Forearm block (small finger edge) against attack to the
body. Blocking from the outside of the body to the inside.
Chudan shuto uchi uke - Knife hand block against body attack.
Blocking from the inside of the body to the outside.
Datchi - Stance.
Dan - Senior Grade.
Empi uchi - Elbow strike.
Empi waza - Elbow techniques.
Furi zuki - Uppercut punch.
Gedan - Lower body area.
Gedan Bari - Downward sweeping block with small finger edge of forearm
Blocking from the inside of the body to the outside.
Gedan shuto uchi uke - Knife hand downward block against attack to the lower body. Blocking from
the inside of the body to the outside.
Gedan teisho uke - Palm heel downward block.
Geri - Kick
Gyaku - Reverse position i.e. left leg forward. Right arm-perfonning technique.
Gyaku zuki - Reverse punch.
Hidari - Left.
Hokei Kumite - Pre-arranged sparring.
Ippon Kumite - One-step sparring.
Jiyu Kumite - Free style sparring.
Jodan - Head.
Jodan age uke - Upward rising forearm block against attack to the head.
Blocking small fmger edge of forearm.
Jodan shuto soto uke - Knife hand block against attack to the head.
Blocking from the outside ofthe body to the inside.
Kata - Form A stylised series of practice moves perfonned against imaginary attackers in order to
improve power, speed and co-ordination.
Kamae - Ready position (on guard).
Keri - Kicking.
Kekomi - Thrust.
Kokutsu datchi - Back stance.
Kyu - Junior Grade.
Kumite - Sparring.
Maeken zuki - Front/leading hand punch.
Mawashi zuki - Round house punch.
Mae geri - Front kick.
Mae tobi geri - Jump front kick.
Mawashi geri - Round house kick.
Mikazuki geri - Crescent kick.
Necko ashi datchi - Cat stance.
Oi zuki - Lunge punch - Stepping forwards towards opponent to punch. Otoshi uchi - Dropping strike (e.g.
bottom of fist to top of head).
Sanchin datchi - Hourglass stance.
Shiko datchi - Horse riding stance.
Sekkyaku zuki - Punch delivered whilst body weight is all on one leg.
Soto uke - Forearm block using small finger edge of forearm. Blocking from outside of the body to the inside.
Shuto uke - Knife hand block.
Surikomi - Short step.
Shiai Kumite - Competition sparring.
Teisho uke - Palm heel block.
Tsuki - Punching.
Tsukami uke - Grasping block.
Tobi geri - Jumping kick.
Uchi - Striking.
Uchi uke - Forearm block using thumb edge of forearm.
Blocking from the inside of the body to the outside.
Uraken zuki - Back fist punch.
Ushiro geri - Back kick.
Ushiro mawashi geri - Back round house kick.
Y oi - Parallel stance. Informal attention stance.
Yama zuki - 'U' punch. Simultaneous punch to the head & body.
Y oko geri kekomi - Side thrust kick.
Y oko geri keage - Side kick with snap.
Zenkutsu datchi - Forward stance.