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Glossary
Learning karate terminology takes practice and patience! Here’s some help
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Counting to 10
- Ichi
- Ni
- San
- Shi
- Go
- Roku
- Shichi
- Hachi
- Ku
- Ju
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Punch
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age-zuki
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rising punch
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gyaku-zuki
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reverse punch
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kagi-zuki
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hook punch
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kizami-zuki
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jab
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maroto-zuki
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double punch
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mawashi-zuki
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roundhouse punch
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nukite
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spear hand
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oi-zuki
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lunge punch
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seiken-zuki
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basic punch
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tate-zuki
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vertical fist punch
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ura-zuki
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close punch
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yama-zuki
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wide U punch
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Strike
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empi-uchi
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elbow strike
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haito-uchi
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ridge hand
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shuto-uchi
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knife hand
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teisho-uchi
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palm
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tettsui-uchi
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hammer fist
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uraken uchi
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back fist strike
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Block
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gedan barai
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low block
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gedan uchi barai
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outside open hand
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hiki-uke
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pulling
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hiza-uke
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knee
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jodan-uke
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high
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juji-uke
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x block
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morote-uke
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augmented
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soto-uke
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outside to inside
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teisho-uke
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palm heel
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tsuki-uke
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punching
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uchi-uke
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inside to outside
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Kick
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hittsui-geri
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knee
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mae-geri keage
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front snap
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mae-geri kekomi
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front thrust
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mae-tobi geri
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front flying
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mawashi geri
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round house
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mikazuki-geri
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crescent
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yoko-tobi geri
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flying side
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yoko-geri keage
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side snap
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yoko-geri kekomi
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side thrust
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ushiro geri
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back
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Sparring
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gohan kumite
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five step
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ippon kumite
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one point
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jiyu kumite
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free sparring
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kumite
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sparring
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sanbon kumite
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three step
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Foot block
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ashi-barai
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foot sweep
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mikazuki geri-uke
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crescent block
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nami ashi
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inside foot
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