Japanese Translations

  Karate dô – The way of the empty hand Karateka – Individual who practices the way of the empty hand Budô – The martial

  Atama – Head Kasumi – Temple Hitai – Forehead Mimi – Ear Me – Eye Hana – Nose Ago – Jaw, chin Kami –

  Ashi barai – Foot sweep Fumikomi – Stamping kick Fumikiri – Cutting kick Mawashi geri – Roundhouse kick Ura Mawashi geri – Reverse side

  Shutô uchi – Knife hand strike Keitô uchi – Chicken head wrist strike Kakutô uchi – Crane head strike Haishu uchi – Back hand

  Age uke – Rising block Morote age uke – Two-armed rising block Gasshô uke – Joined palm block (hands touching at wrists, fingers pointing

  Waza – Technique Uke waza – Blocking techniques Tsuki waza – Punching techniques Uchi wasa – Striking techniques Keri waza – Kicking techniques Ken

https://youtu.be/xRL-qcs0A44 Tachikata – Stance position Shizentai – Natural position Fudô dachi – Immoveable stance Hangetsu dachi – Half moon stance Heikô dachi – Parallel stance

  Basic training – kihon Patterns – kata Selected Kata – sentei kata Designated Kata – shitei kata Favourite Kata – tokui kata Breakdown/analysis –

  Upper/face – jôdan Middle/stomach – chûdan Lower/groin – Gedan Below the knee – hiza shita   Left – hidari Right – migi Forward –