Dachi - Stances
- musubi - open toed
formal
- yoi - parallel formal
- shiko - sumo stance
- subi - pigeon toed
- hanzen kutsu - walking
length
- zen kutsu - long
front
- nekoashi - cat stance
- kamae - fighting
stance
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Kata - Formal Exercises
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- Kihon Shodan - 1st
basic
- Kihon Nidan - 2nd
basic
- Kihon Sandan - 3rd
basic
- Kihon Yondan - 4th
basic
- Ten-no
- Chi-no
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Ude Waza - Blocks
- gedan barai - downward
parry
- yoko uke - center
block
- age uke - upward
block
- ude uke - inward
center block
- shuto uke - knifehand
block
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Other Terms
- Sensei - teacher
- Sempai - instructor
- Dojo - school
- gi - uniform
- taiso - warmup exercises
- ryu - style
- Karate-do - empty
hand
- hajiime - start
- yame - stop
- rei - bow
- menjo - diploma
- kiai - karate yell
(spirit/harmony)
- gedan - lower
- chudan - middle/center
- jodan - upper
- age - upper
- mae - front
- yoko - side
- saiza - formal sitting
- anza - informal
sitting
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Te Waza - Punches and Strikes
- tsuki - punch
- oi tsuki - lunge
punch
- chudan tsuki - middle
punch
- gyaku tsuki - reverse
punch
- tettsuiken -hammerfist
- shuto - knifehand
- empi - elbow strike
- uraken - backfist
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Geri Waza - Kicks
- geri - kick
- gedan mae geri -
low front kick
- chudan mae geri
- middle front snap kick
- kiin geri - groin
area kick
- yoko geri - side
edge kick
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