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Glossary:

Stances:

  • Kokutsu dachi  - backward leaning stance
  • Zenkutsu dachi  - forward leaning stance 
  • Kiba dachi  - horse stance 
  • Shiko dachi - square stance 
  • Sanchin dachi  - toe in stance  
  • Nekoashi dachi  - short cat stance
  • Shizentai  -  natural stance
  • Mahanmi nekoashi dachi  -  long cat stance
  • Kosa dachi - crossing stance

Thrusting & Striking 

  • Tsuki  - punch 
  • Kizami zuki  -  front arm punch 
  • Gyaku zuki  - reverse punch 
  • Uraken  -  backfist fist strike 
  • Shuto uchi  - knife hand strike 
  • Nukite  - spear hand strike 
  • Tetsui uchi  -  hammer fist strike
  • Empi  -  elbow strike

Blocking

  • Gedan bari  -  low area block 
  • Age uke - upper rising block
  • Uchi ude uke  -  inside forearm block
  • Soto ude uke  -  outside forearm block 
  • Juji uke - x-block
  • Manji uke - high-low block
  • Kosa uke - cross-block
  • Morote uke - double forearm block
  • Shuto uke  -  knife hand block 

Kicking 

  • Mae geri  -  front kick 
  • Mawashi geri  -  roundhouse kick 
  • Yoko geri kekomi -  side kick 
  • Ushiro geri  -  back kick 
  • Ura-mawashi geri  -  hook kick
  • Mae tobi geri  -  double (jumping) front kicks
  • Hiza geri - knee strike

General

  • Bunkai  -  Applications of kata
  • Chudan  -  Middle area
  • Dojo  -  Martial arts training place
  • Gedan  -  Lower area
  • Gi  -  Karate uniform
  • Gyaku  -  Reverse
  • Hajime  - Begin
  • Hidari  - Left
  • Jodan  - High area
  • Kata  -  A set of pre-arranged techniques
  • Kiai  -  Shout to focus energy
  • Kihon  -  Basic techniques
  • Kime  - Focus
  • Kumite  -  Sparring
  • Mawate  - Turn around
  • Migi  - Right
  • Obi  - Belt
  • Seiza  - Kneeling position
  • Sensei  - Instructor/Teacher
  • Surikomi  -  Half step/shuffle forwards
  • Yame  - Stop or finish
  • Yoi  - Ready position
  • Zanshin  -  Awareness in defence or attack

Numbers

  •   1  -  Ichi
  •   2  -  Ni
  •   3  -  San
  •   4  -  Shi
  •   5  -  Go
  •   6  -  Roku
  •   7  -  Shichi
  •   8  -  Hachi
  •   9  -   Kyu
  •   10  -  Ju

Photos

End of Year Meal 2016, Jamie's Italian
18 photos
Updated Tue 19 Jul 2016
BUCS 2015
35 photos
Updated Tue 19 Jul 2016
End of Year Meal 2015, Garfunkels
26 photos
Updated Tue 19 Jul 2016
BUCS 2013 - Karate
35 photos
Updated Fri 27 Sep 2013
BUCS 2016, Pond's Forge, Sheffield
15 photos
Updated Thu 04 Aug 2016
Socials '12/'13
14 photos
Updated Sun 03 Feb 2013
Art of Movement Competition, London, 2015
47 photos
Updated Tue 19 Jul 2016
BUCS '11
10 photos
Updated Sun 03 Feb 2013
BUCS 2014
31 photos
Updated Tue 19 Jul 2016