TERMINOLOGY

BLOCKS & PUNCHES

Age-uke – Rising Block

Enpi uchi – Elbow Strike

Gedan barai – Downward sweeping block

Gedan uke – Downward block

Ken – Fist

Ken Tsui – Hammer fist

Kagi zuki – Hook punch

Uchi – Strike

Uchi uke – Inside block (starts from inside body and goes to outside)

Soto uke – Outside block ( starts from outside body and goes inside)

Shuto uke – Knife hand block

Oi zuki – Lunge punch

KICKS

Keri -Kicking

Mae – Front

Mae Geri – Front kick

Mawashi Geri – Round kick

Mikazuki Geri – Crescent Kick

Yoko Geri – Side Kick

Yoko keage – Side snap kick

Yoko kebanashi – Side snap to lower area

Yoko kekome – Side thrust kick

STANCES

Zenkutsu – Front stance

Kiba dachi – Horse stance (toes turned in slightly)

Seiko dachi – Horse stance (toes turned out)

Kokutso dachi – Back stance

Nako dachi – Cat stance

Hiza dachi – Front stance but heels of front foot and back foot in line

Fudo dachi (aka Sochin dachi) – rooted stance ( looks like a forward facing side stance)

Sanchin Dachi – Short hour glass stance

Hangetsu Dachi – Long hour glass stance

Renoji Dachi – L shaped stance

Hachi Dachi – open leg stance

Heisoku Dachi – feet closed together facing forward

Musubi Dachi – heels together toes facing outward at 45 degrees

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