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Japanese terms for punches and kicks.


BKJ1216

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Okay well I started karate class May 12. Anyway this was my frist karate class and myself being in the poor psyichal conditon I am had to take a breather about 30 minutes into it. During this time my Sensai decided to show the others the punching techniques. Well I missed out what the japanese names for them were, and the second class I still had no luck remembering.

 

Anyway can someone please tell me the japanese names for

 

left jab

 

right reverse punch

 

and front kick

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I'm not able to ask my sensei right now. The dojo is incredibley crowded and my sensei has a knack for escaping the scene rather quickly.

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Then ask your seniors. What did you practice before that has you so afraid to ask questions?

 

On Shudokan: Is that the Toyama Kanken lineage, or teh Goju-Ryu lineage? I know of one Goju dojo in Yakima, but I thought they were IOGKF.

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Chudan- middle

 

Gedan- Low

 

Jodan- High

 

Kizami Zuki- jab

 

Gyaku zuki- thrust punch

 

Oi zuki- Chasing Punch ( step foward and punc)

 

ura zuki- hook

 

Mae gueri- kick

 

Kizami geri- kick w/ the front leg

 

Mawashi gueri- Side kick

 

Sokuto Yoko gueri- thrust side kick ( don't know how to explain it in english.. sorry )

 

Ushiro gueri- roundhouse kick

 

Ushiro Mawashi Gueri- Spinning kick

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something that sounds like King geri but i think it's kin geri or something? Is groin level kick.

 

ushiro geri back kick

 

ushiro yoko geri back side kick

 

yoko geri side kick

 

konsi geri (i'm not sure of the spelling of this) side kick down to the shin

 

oombi geri (once again not sure of spelling) hook kick

 

side back fist - yoko ura uchi

 

front back fist - ura uchi

 

rising elbow strike - hijiate

 

round elbow strike - mawashi empi or mawashi ate (not sure about this one hence i always call it mawashi empi)

 

haito - knife strike coming from behind the body (sort of a discreet knife strike)

 

shuto, outside and inside ( does anyone have the japanese names for it being outside or inside?) knife hand strikes with the outside part of the knife hand.

 

chudan, and jodan tsuki - stomach and head level punches

 

uppercut - ?

 

jodan age uke - rising head level block

 

uchi uke - inside to outside hooking block

 

soto uke - outside to inside hooking block

 

gedan barai - downward sweeping stomach/groin block

 

gedan uke - acrossward sweeping stomach/groin block

 

chuda(or chuge?) uke - double block (one uchi uke one gedan barai)

 

mawashi uke - this is the one where you windmill your arms and you never use it in a fight except what you practice actually kinda helps you get used to moving your arms and rolling your hands.

 

han zen kootsadachi (short stance)

 

zen kootsadachi (long stance)

 

ko kootsadachi (back stance)

 

neko ashi dachi (cat stance)

 

sanchin dachi ( pigeon toe stance)

 

heiko dachi ( ready stance)

 

kiba dachi ( horse riding stance)

 

shika dachi ( sumo stance)

 

heisakodachi (feet together) (not too sure about this one)

 

anyone remember the name for a sweep?

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You should ask someone from your dojo. Everyone you ask here is going to have a different name for the same thing.

 

My dojo's terms:

 

Gedan = low

 

Chudan = middle

 

Jodan = high

 

Uki = block

 

Tsuki = punch

 

Geri = Kick

 

Mae geri = Front snap kick

 

Mawashi geri = Roundhouse kick

 

Yoko geri = Side kick

 

Mae kegato geri = Front heel kick

 

Ushiro geri = Back kick

 

Hisa geri = knee strike

 

Seiken tsuki = reverse punch

 

Tate tsuki = vertical punch

 

Utski tsuki = palm-up punch

 

Maewashi tsuki = roundhouse punch

 

Empi tsuki = Elbow strike

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