the multilanguage MA-terms table

[MAfreak]

from a research years ago i have notices with terms for kicks and punches in english (like in kickboxing), japanese (like in karate) and korean (like in taekwondo).

since it could be interesting or useful for others, i'd like to start a thread with what i wrote down.

if you can, please copy it and add missing terms, so that at the end of the topic theres always an updated table. chinese and thai terms would also be interesting.

kicks

english | japanese | korean

front kick | mae geri | ap chagi

side kick | yoko geri | yop chagi

back kick | ushiro geri | dwit chagi

round kick | mawashi geri | dollyo chagi

hook kick | ura mawashi geri | pandae dollyo chagi

axe kick | kakato geri | naeryo chagi

crescent kick | mikazuki geri | an chagi

punches

english | japanese | korean

jab | kizami zuki | ?

cross | gyaku zuki | ?

hook | kagi zuki | ?

swinger | mawashi zuki | ?

uppercut | ura zuki | ?

backfist | uraken uchi | ?

hammerfist | tettsui uchi | ?

[JR 137]

Some variations on terms...

English - Japanese

hook kick - kake geri

Inside out crescent kick - uchi mawashi geri

Outside in crescent kick - soto mawashi geri

Jab (lunge punch) - oi tsuki

Cross (reverse punch) - gyaku tsuki

[DWx]

from a research years ago i have notices with terms for kicks and punches in english (like in kickboxing), japanese (like in karate) and korean (like in taekwondo).

since it could be interesting or useful for others, i'd like to start a thread with what i wrote down.

if you can, please copy it and add missing terms, so that at the end of the topic theres always an updated table. chinese and thai terms would also be interesting.

kicks

english | japanese | korean

front kick | mae geri | ap chagi

side kick | yoko geri | yop chagi

back kick | ushiro geri | dwit chagi

round kick | mawashi geri | dollyo chagi

hook kick | ura mawashi geri | pandae dollyo chagi

axe kick | kakato geri | naeryo chagi

crescent kick | mikazuki geri | an chagi

punches

english | japanese | korean

jab | kizami zuki | ?

cross | gyaku zuki | ?

hook | kagi zuki | ?

swinger | mawashi zuki | ?

uppercut | ura zuki | ?

backfist | uraken uchi | ?

hammerfist | tettsui uchi | ?

For the Korean it depends if you are going with ITF TKD, Kukki TKD or Tang Soo Do as the terms will differ slightly.

But bandae dollyo chagi is more like spinning heel kick, quite literally "reverse turning kick". Hook kick is goro chagi but we also have hooking kick (something different) which is golcho chagi.

For the punches it's kind of difficult to provide alternatives to the terms you've used. I covered some of them here: http://www.karateforums.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-the-hand-techniques-of-taekwon-do-vt46106.html