Black Belt Study Guide (CMAA)

Practice for the written portion of the black belt test

Robert Triaz

brought karate to united states mainland

Kibadachi

horse stance

Zenkutsu Dachi (seh-n-koots dah-chee)

fighting stance

Nekoahi-dachi

Cat Stance

Yoko-dachi

side stance

renoji dachi

bow and arrow stance

Tsuru ashi dachi (suri-ashi dachi)

crane stance

dojo

place where you practice karate (way place)

Sensei

teacher

Goju Ryu

hard/soft style

Jujitsu

Japanese system of unarmed combat (gentle art)

karate

open hand/empty hand

judo

gentle way

Jigoro Kano

Founder of Judo

Miyagi-Meitoku Yagi-Mirakian-Garron-Soke

Goju lineage

Mitose-Chow-Emperado-Gascon-Pesare-Cerio-Villari-Mattera-Taylor-Cervizzi-Kimball

Kenpo lineage

Okuyama Sr.-Okuyama Jr.-Garron-Soke-Kimball

Hakko-Ryu Jujitsu lineage

Age-uke

Rising block (5,6)

Chudan-uchi-uke

Middle inward block (3,4)

Empi Uke

Elbow block (can also be called Hije Uke). Wing block

Gedan-barai

Low sweeping block (7,8)

Haishu Uke

Back hand block. Like in slapping palms system

Haito Uke

Ridge hand block

Hangetsu-barai-uke

Half-moon foot block, like in Statue of the Crane. (crescent kick to free grabbed hand)

Hasami-uke

Scissor block, like in five combination (double forearm block used in Pinans could also be viewed as correct)

Hije-uke

Elbow block (can also be called Empi Uke). Wing block

Hikikomi-uke

Pulling inward block

Jodan-uke

Upper level block

Juji-uke

X-block (cross-"figure 10" block)

Kake Uke

Hook block

Kakuto Uke

Bent wrist block aka chicken wrist

Kosa-uke

Cross block

Makite-uke

Winding knifehand block - for grabbing. 'wrapping around hand' block.

Mawashi-uke

Circular block

Morote Mawashi Shuto Uke

Circular knifehand block with both hands

Morote-uke

Augmented forearm block (second arm reinforcing other arm)

Ryote Mawashi Shuto Uke

Circular knifehand block with both hands

Sagurite Uke

Searching hand block (like in 2 kata)

Sayu-barai-uke

Left and right (double) sweeping block (left-right), like in Pinan salutation

Shotei-uke

Palm-heel block

Shuto-juji-uke

Knifehand cross/X-block

Shuto-uke

Knife hand block

Sokumen-awase-uke

Side two hand block (possibly fan block)

Soto-uke

Outward block (1,2)

Tate Ude Uke

Vertical forearm block

Tate-shuto-uke

Vertical knifehand block

Te-osae-uke

Hand press block

Torite-uke

Grasping hand block

Uchi Uke Gedan Barai

Inside block and lower sweep

Ude Uke

Forearm block

Uke

Block/receive

Wari-uke

Split block (two handed block or block-punch combo)

Haisoku

instep (body part not kick)

Shuto

cutting edge of hand

Teisho

Heel of hand

Sho

Palm of hand

Hadaka Jime

Naked strangle/choke

Juji jime

Cross choke - i.e. cross collar choke

Kata-Ha Jime

Rear naked with a half nelson choke

Okuri Eri Jime

Bow and arrow choke

Ryote Jime

Each hand on lapel, NOT cross. rotate both wrists and pull down

Sankaku Jime

Triangle choke

Sode Guruma Jime

Ezekiel choke done from the front

Tsukkomi Jime

One lapel across throat

Hajime

Begin

Kiotsuke

Attention! ("care")

Matte

Wait

Mawatte

"Turn around"

Mo ichi do

One more time

Otagai ni

Toward each other (bow)

Rei

Bow

Sensei ni

To the teacher (bow)

Shomen ni

To the front/face the front (bow)

Yame

stop

Gekisai

"Attack and Destroy" - Chojan Miyagi developed (Goju) as physical exercise for high school students

Hansuki

Kenpo form, Bill Chun Sr.

Heian

Adapted from Pinans by Funakoshi

Namphaken

Proprietary to CMAANA SDS, Goju-ryu style

Naihanchi

Shori-Ryu, from Okinawa via China. Kenpo - Mitose stole form, 1937. "Internal Divided Conflict"

Pinan

Kempo Kata - Peaceful & Calm. Devised by Anko Itosu in 1905, adapted into Kenpo curriculum by Nick Cerio

Rohai

"Vision of a Crane", root form for Statue of the Crane

Saifa

"Smash and Tear Apart" - Goju. Developed from Southern China Fuzhou quanfa style

Sanchin

Three battles/conflicts

Sanseru

"36 hands" - Goju; Miyagi brought to Goju, learned from his studies in Fuzhou

Sepai

"18 hands" - Goju

Sesan

13 hands - Goju

Sho Ton Kwok

Villari form, created circa 1974

Statue of the Crane

Kenpo Form (based on the Rohai form), added by Pesare, then Cerio

Taikyoku

Goes back to Funakoshi, Added to Kenpo by Pesare in the 60's, carried through by Cerio. "Opponent". Literally "First Cause"

Tensho

"Turning Palms" - Goju-Ryu, developed by Chojun Miyagi, derrived from "Rokkishu"

Age

Rising

Atemi

Strike

Barai

Sweep

Budo

Martial Way (ways of war)

Bujutsu

Martial Arts (art of war)

Buken

Martial Fist a.k.a. Okinawan first set. Robert Trias created for structured sparring drills

Bunkai

Application of Kata (picking apart)

Bushido

Way of the warrior

Chudan

Middle level

Dan

Rank, grade, level, "phase"; used for belt ranks