Shukokai Karate Terminology
 

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OSS

GREETING/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

YOI

READY

KAMAE-TE

FIGHTING STANCE

ZANSHIN

AWARENESS

KUMITE

SPARRING

JODAN

UPPER

CHUDAN

MIDSECTION

GEDAN

LOWER

GERI

KICK

SHUTO

OPEN HAND (KNIFE HAND)

URAKEN

BACK FIST

GYAKU ZUKI

REVERSE PUNCH

OI ZUKI

STEP OVER PUNCH

MAEKEN ZUKI

FRONT HAND PUNCH

MAE GERI

FRONT KICK

MAWASHI GERI

ROUND HOUSE KICK

YOKO GERI

SIDE KICK

USHIRO GERI

BACK KICK

ASHI BARAI

FOOT SWEEP

GEDAN BARAI

LOWER BLOCK

SHUTO UKE

KNIFE HAND BLOCK

CHUDAN UKE

MIDSECTION BLOCK

JODAN UKE

UPPER BLOCK

SANCHIN DACHI

PIGEON TOE STANCE

SHIKO DACHI

HORSE STANCE

ZENKUTSU DACHI

 FORWARD STANCE

NEKOASHI DACHI

 CAT STANCE

   

KATA

PINAN-SHODAN

PINAN-NIDAN

PINAN-SANDAN

PINAN-YONDAN

PINAN-GODAN

JINN

MATSUKAZE

BASAI-DAI

SHIHOKOSOKUN

ANNANKO

SEINCHIN

SEIPAI

SUPAREMPA

NIPAPO

 
 

COUNTING

ICHI

NI

SAN

SHI

GO

ROKU

SHICHI

HACHI

 KU

 JU

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