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Glossary of Karate Terms
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Age uke
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Upward rising block
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Ashi barai
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Leg sweep
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Chudan
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Middle body area
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Chudan geri
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Kick to middle body
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Chudan zuki
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Punch to middle body
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Chudan uchi uke
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Forearm block, (inside going out)
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Chudan soto uke
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Forearm block, (outside going in]
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Chudan shuto uchi uke
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Knife hand block
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Dachi
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Stance
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Dan
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Senior grade
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Empi uchi
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Elbow strike
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Empi waza
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Elbow technique
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Furi zuki
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Uppercut punch
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Gedan
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Lower body area
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Gedan barai
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Downward sweeping block, (inside going out)
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Gedan shuto uchi uke
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Knife hand downward block, (inside going out]
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Gedan teisho uke
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Palm heel downward block
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Geri
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Kick
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Gyaku
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Reverse position
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Gyaku zuki
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Reverse punch
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Hidari
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Left
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Hokei kumite
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Pre arranged sparring
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Ippon kumite
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One step sparring
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Jiju kumite
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Free style sparring
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Jodan
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Head area
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Jodan age uke
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Upward rising block
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Jodan shuto soto uke
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Knife hand block
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Kata
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A series of practiced moves performed against imaginary attackers in order to improve power, speed and co-ordination
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Kamae
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Ready position
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Ken
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Kicking Thrust
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Kekomi
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Kicking
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Kokutsu dachi
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Thrust
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Kyu
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Junior grade
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Kumite
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Sparring
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Maekan zuki
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Front hand punch
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Mawashi zuki
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Roundhouse punch
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Maegeri
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Front kick
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Mae tobi geri
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Jumping front kick
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Mawashi geri
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Roundhouse kick
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Mikazuki geri
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Crescent kick
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Makiwara geri
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Kicking pad techniques
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Makiwara waza
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Pad techniques
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Makiwara zuki
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Punching pad techniques
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Moto dachi
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Short front stance
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Neko ashi dachi
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Cat stance
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Oi zuki
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Step forward punch
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Otoshi uchi
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Bottom fist strike
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Sanchm dachi
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Hour glass stance
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Shiko dachi
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Horse riding stance
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Sekkyaku zuki
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Punch delivered standing on one leg
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Soto uke
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Forearm block, (outside going in]
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Shuto uchi
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Knife hand straight thrust
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Shuto uke
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Knife hand block
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Surikomi
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Short step
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Shiai kumite
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Competition sparring
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Teisho uke
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Palm heel block
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Tsukami uke
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Grasping block
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Tobi gen
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Jumping kick
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Uchi
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Striking
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Uchi uke
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Forearm block, (inside going out]
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Uraken zuki
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Back fist punch
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Ura mawashi gen
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Leading leg hook kick
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Ushiro geri
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Back kick
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Ushiro mawashi geri
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Back roundhouse kick
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Yoi
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Parrallel stance. Informal attention stance
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Yama zuki
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U. punch. Simultaneous punch to head and body
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Yoko geri kekomi
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Side thrust kick
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Zenkutsu dachi
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Long front stance
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Zuki
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Punching
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