Shotokan Glossary of Karate Terms
General Terms
Japanese |
Dojo |
Sensei |
Rei |
Migi |
Kamae-te |
Mawatte |
Gi |
Kime |
Kihon |
Kumite |
Jodan |
Chudan |
Gedan |
Dojo Kun |
Seiza |
Yoi |
Hidari |
Hajime |
Yame |
Obi |
Kiai |
Kata |
Zanshin |
Oss Sempai |
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Dachi - Stances |
Japanese |
Heiko dachi |
Musubi dachi |
Kiba dachi |
Kokutsu dachi |
Heisoku dachi |
Zenkutsu dachi |
Shiko dachi |
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Uke - Blocks |
Japanese |
Gedan Barai |
Soto Uke |
Shuto uke |
Nagashi uke |
Empi uke |
Morote uke |
Age Uke |
Uchi Uke |
Tate Shuto uke |
Haishu uke |
Juji uke |
Kakewake uke |
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Tsuki - Punches |
Japanese |
Kara/Choku tsuki |
Kizami tsuki |
Kagi tsuki |
Sanbon tsuki |
Oi tsuki |
Gyaku tsuki |
Ren tsuki |
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Uchi - Strikes |
Japanese |
Age empi uchi |
Mawashi empi uchi |
Tate empi uchi |
Uraken uchi |
Nukite |
Haito uchi |
Yoko empi uchi |
Ushiro empi uchi |
Shuto uchi |
Tetsui uchi |
Teisho uchi |
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Geri - Kicks |
Japanese |
Mae geri |
Yoko geri kekomi |
Ushiro geri |
Ren geri |
Yoko geri keage |
Mawashi geri |
Hiza geri |
Nidan geri |
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Kumite - Sparring |
Japanese |
Sanbon Kumite |
Kihon Ippon Kumite |
Kaishi Ippon Kumite |
Gohon Kumite |
Jiyu Ippon Kumite |
Jiyu Kumite |
Translation |
Training Hall |
Instructor |
Bow |
Right |
Move to ready position |
Turn |
Karate suit |
Focus |
Basic techniques |
Sparring |
Head |
Middle body |
Lower body |
Dojo code |
Kneel |
Ready |
Left |
Start/begin |
Finish/stop |
Belt |
Martial shout |
Formal exercises |
Martial state of mind or awareness |
Respectful greeting or acknowledgment or understanding of a command Senior Student |
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Translation |
Natural stance |
Informal stance |
Straddle stance |
Back stance |
Feet together stance |
Front stance |
Open leg/Sumo stance |
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Translation |
Downward block |
Outside block |
Knife hand block |
Sweeping block |
Elbow block |
Augmented block |
Rising block |
Inside block |
Vertical knife hand block |
Back hand block |
X block |
Wedge block |
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Translation |
Straight punch |
Front hand punch |
Hook punch |
Three punch combination |
Stepping punch |
Reverse punch |
Two punch combination |
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Translation |
Rising elbow strike |
Round elbow strike |
Downward elbow strike |
Back fist strike |
Spear hand thrust |
Ridge hand strike |
Side elbow strike |
Reverse elbow strike |
Knife hand strike |
Hammer fist strike |
Palm heel strike |
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Translation |
Front kick |
Side thrust kick |
Back kick |
Kicking combinations stepping between kicks |
Side snap kick |
Roundhouse kick |
Knee kick |
Two kicks with same leg without step between |
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Translation |
Three step sparring |
Basic one-step sparring |
Reaction sparring |
Five step sparring |
Semi-free style sparring |
Free style sparring |



