Shotokan Karate Terms

oi zuki

lunge punch

choku zuki

straight punch

gyaku zuki

reverse punch

kizami zuki

jab

ren zuki

continuous punch

morote zuki

helping punch

kagi zuki

hook punch

age zuki

rising punch

yama zuki

double punch

empi uchi

elbow strike

teisho

palm-heel strike

uraken uchi

backfist

tettsui uchi

hammerfist

nukite

spearhand

haito

ridge-hand strike

shuto

knife hand strike

zenkutsu dachi

front stance

kokutsu dachi

back stance

kiba dachi

horse stance

neko ashi dachi

cat stance

musubi dachi

attention stance (feet in V shape)

heisoku dachi

feet together stance

heiko dachi

attention/ready stance

hachiji dachi

natural stance (heiko dachi with toes out)

shiko dachi

box stance (kiba dachi with toes out)

gedan barai

downward blocka

age uke

rising block

uchi uke

inward block

soto uke

outward block

shuto uke

knifehand block

juji uke

cross block

morote uke

helping block

sukui uke

sweeping block (from ba sai dai)

sokumen

side cross block

mae geri

front kick

mawashi geri

roundhouse kick

yoko kekomi geri

side thrust kickk

yoko keage geri

side snap kick

mikazuki geri

crescent kick

ushiro geri

back kick

ura mawashi geri

hook kick

mae tobi geri

flying front kick

ren geri

continuous kick

fumi komi

foot stomp

ashi barai

sweep

rei

bow

jodan

upper body/face

chudan

middle body/stomach

gedan

lower body

migi

right

hidari

left