UKE WAZA - BLOCKING TECHNIQUE
JODAN UKE - HIGH BLOCK
YOKO UKE - SIDE BLOCK
BARAI UKE - SWEEPING BLOCK
SURI UKE - SLIDING BLOCK
SOTO UKE - OUTSIDE BLOCK
UCHI UKE - INSIDE BLOCK
OSAE UKE - PRESSING (CONTROL) BLOCK
KO TE UKE - WRIST BLOCK
SHOTEI UKE - PALM BLOCK
KAKE UKE - HOOKING BLOCK
SUKUI UKE - SCOOPING BLOCK
HAISHU UKE- BACK HAND BLOCK
KOSA UKE - CROSS BLOCK
MAWASHI UKE - ROUND BLOCK
UCHI WAZA - STRIKING TECHNIQUES
SHUTO UCHI - KNIFE HAND STRIKE
HAITO UCHI - RIDGE HAND STRIKE
URAKEN UCHI - BACK FIST STRIKE
KENTSUI UCHI - HAMMER FIST STRIKE
KO TE UCHI - WRIST STRIKE
SHOTEI UCHI - PALM HEEL STRIKE
NUKITE UCHI - SPEAR HAND STRIKE
DACHI WAZA - STANCE TECHNIQUES
HEIKO DACHI - PARALLEL STANCE
SANCHIN DACHI - 3 BATTLE STANCE
SHIKO DACHI - STRADDLE STANC
E ZENKUTSU DACHI - FRONT STANCE
KOKUTSU DACHI - BACK STANCE
NEKO ASHI DACHI - CAT LEG STANCE
KOSA DACHI - CROSS LEG STANCE
MUSUBI DACHI - INFORMAL STANCE
HEISOKU DACHI - FORMAL STANCE
SAGI DACHI - HERON / CRANE STANCE
KAISHU KATA - OPEN HAND FORM
GEKISAI - ATTACK, SMASH
SAIFA - BREAKING GROUND
SHISOCHIN - FIGHTING FOUR MONKS
SANSERYU - 36 TECHNIQUES
SESAN - 13 TECHNIQUES
SEIUNCHIN - CONQUER FAR QUIETLY
SEIPAI - 18 TECHNIQUES
KURURUNFA - HOLDING GROUND
SUPARINPE - 108 TECHNIQUES
YAKUSOKU - PREARRANGED
KAKOMI - SURROUNDED
RENZOKU - CONTINUOUS
KAKE TE - SUSPENDED
MUCHIMI - HEAVY, STICKY HAND
KOTEKITAI - BODY CONDITIONING
IPPON - ONE POINT
NIHON - TWO POINT
SANPO - THREE POINT
BUNKAI - ANALYSIS
TRAINING DRILLS
KIHON WAZA - BASICS PRACTICE
MUCHIMI - HEAVY/STICKY HAND
KAKE TE - HOOKING HAND SPARRING
KOTEKITAI - BODY CONDITIONING
YOBI UNDO - WARM UP TRAINING
SHUMATSU UNDO - COOL DOWN
HOJO UNDO - APPARATUS TRAINING
COUNTING
ICHI - ONE
NI - TWO
SAN - THREE
SHI (YON) - FOUR
GO - FIVE
ROKKU - SIX
SHICHI - SEVEN
HACHI - EIGHT
KYU - NINE
JU - TEN
KATA TERMS
TAIKYOKU - UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE
KIHON KATA - BASIC FORM
KAISHU KATA - OPEN HAND FORM
HEISHU KATA - CLOSED HAND FORM
MEIBUKEN KATA - PURE MARTIAL FORM
MKD Dojo Terminology
TSUKI WAZA - PUNCHING TECHNIQUES
SEIKEN TSUKI - FORE FIST PUNCH
GYAKU TSUKI - REVERSE PUNCH
OI TSUKI - LUNGE PUNCH
AWASE TSUKI - U SHAPE PUNCH
HEIKO TSUKI - PARALLEL PUNCH
SOKO TSUKI - UNDER PUNCH
AGE TSUKI - RISING PUNCH
KAKE TSUKI - HOOKING PUNCH
FURI TSUKI - SWINGING PUNCH
KAIKOKEN TSUKI - FLAT FIST PUNCH
KAZAMI TSUKI - JAB PUNCH
SANREN TSUKI - 3 LEVEL PUNCH
IPPON KEN TSUKI - ONE KNUCKLE PUNCH SUNN TSUKI - ONE INCH PUNCH
KERI WAZA - KICKING TECHNIQUES
MAE KERI - FRONT KICK
SOKUTO KERI - SIDE (BLADE OF FOOT KICK)
URA KERI - BACK KICK
MAWASHI KERI - ROUND KICK
MIKAZUKI KERI - CRESCENT KICK
FUMIKOMI KERI - STAMP KICK
KENSETSU KERI - JOINT KICK
ATE WAZA - SMASHING TECHNIQUES
HIJI ATE - ELBOW SMASH
HIZA ATE - KNEE SMASH
KOSHI ATE - HIP SMASH
KATA ATE - SHOULDER SMASH
ATAMA ATE - HEAD SMASH
KIHON KATA - BASIC FORM
SANCHIN - THREE BATTLES
MEIBUKEN - PURE MARTIAL SYSTEM
TAIKYOKU - GRAND ULTIMATE
SEIRYU - BLUE DRAGON
BYAKKO - WHITE TIGER
SHUJAKKU - RED SPARROW
GENBU - BLACK TURTLE
TENCHI - HEAVEN, EARTH
HEISHU KATA - CLOSED HAND FORM
TENSHO - ROTATING PALM
MISCELLANEOUS KUMITE TERMS
TORI - ATTACKING
UKE - DEFENDING
YUKKURI - SLOW HAYAKU - FAST
IPPAI - FULL
MA AI -DISTANCE AND TIMING
TRADITIONAL MEIBUKAN DOJOS DO NOT PRACTICE JIYU KUMITE
MISCELLANEOUS DOJO TERMINOLOGY
GOJU-RYU - HARD/SOFT STYLE
KARATE-DO - EMPTY HAND WAY
MEIBUKAN - PURE WARRIOR'S HOUSE MEIBUKEN - PURE MARTIAL SYSTEM
DOJO - TRAINING HALL
SENSEI - TEACHER
SEMPAI - SENIOR
KOHAI - JUNIOR
REI - BOW
ONIGASHI MASU - POLITE REQUEST
ARIGATO GOZAI MASHITA - THANK YOU
HAI - YES OUS - SLANG FOR YES
DOZO - PLEASE
SHIRETSU - LINE UP
KOTAI - CHANGE
IPPO MAE - ONE STEP FORWARD
IPPO ATO - ONE STEP BACK
HAJIME - BEGIN YAME - FINISH
MAWATTE - TURN AROUND
MATTE - STOP SEIZA - TO KNEEL
MOKUSO - MEDITATION
HIDARI - LEFT SIDE
MIGI - RIGHT SIDE
JODAN - HIGH LEVEL
CHUDAN - MIDDLE LEVEL
GEDAN - LOW LEVEL
KYUTSUKI - ATTENTION!
GI - UNIFORM
OBI - KARATE BELT