GOJU RYU TERMINOLOGY

COUNTING

Ichi………..One

Ni…………Two

San………..Three

Shi…………Four

Go…………Five

Roku………Six

Shichi……..Seven

Hachi………Eight

Ku…………Nine

Ju………….Ten

GENERAL VOCABULARY

Jodan…………Upper level

Chudan……….Middle level

Gedan…………Lower Level

Hajimi…………Begin

Yame…………..Stop

Kime…………..Focus

Rei…………….Bow

Yoi……………Ready

Hidari…………Left

Migi…………..Right

Shomen……….Front

Ushiro…………Back

Tanden………..A point in the lower abdomen

Kokyu Donto….Respiration

Mawatte……….Turn

STANCES

Dachi…………………..Stance

Heisoku Dachi…………Closed foot stance (feet together)

Musubi Dachi………….Heels together - feet at an angle

Heiko Dachi……………Parallel stance (feet shoulder width

apart)

Hachiji Dachi…………..Natural stance (feet shoulder width apart

- toes slightly pointed out)

Shiko Dachi……………Straddle leg stance

Kiba Dachi……………..Horse riding stance

Sanchin Dachi………….Hourglass stance

Zen Kutsu Dachi………..Front Stance

Han Zen Kutsu Dachi…..Half front stance

Fudo Dachi……………..Free stance

Kokutsu Dachi………….Back stance

Neco Ashi Dachi………..Cat stance

Renoji Dachi……………"L" stance

Sesan Dachi…………….Side facing straddle stance

Koshi Dachi…………….Squat stance

HAND TECHNIQUES

Seiken Zuki……….Two knuckle punch

Age Zuki…………..Rising punch

Kagi Zuki………….Hook punch

Yama Zuki…………Mountain punch

Awase Zuki………..Two handed punch

Heiko Zuki…………Parallel punch

Hasami Zuki……….Scissors punch

Nagashi Zuki……….Flowing punch

Ko Uchi…………….Bent wrist strike

Washi-De……………Eagle hand

Kaisho………………Open hand

Zuki…………………Punch

Uchi…………………Strike

Choku Zuki…………Straight punch

Ura Zuki…………….Upper punch

Uraken Uchi…………Back fist strike

Shuto Uchi…………..Knife hand strike

Haito Uchi…………..Ridge hand strike

Hiji Uchi…………….Elbow Strike

Nukite Zuki………….Finger thrust

Shotei Zuki………….Palm heel thrust

Furi Zuki……………Circular punch

Mawashi Zuki………Round hook punch

Tate Zuki……………Vertical punch

Kizami Zuki…………Jab punch

OiZuki……………….Lunge punch

Gyaku Zuki………….Reverse punch

Nihon Zuki………….Double punch

Sanbon Zuki…………Triple punch

Jun Zuki……………..Leading punch

Morote Zuki…………Two fisted punch

Furi Sute…………….Whip swing

Hojo Oshi……………Augmented push

Tsukami Hiki……..…Grab-pull

Ashi Dori…………….Leg take down

Toki Waza……………Freeing technique

Hazushi Waza………..Throwing-off technique

Nage Waza……………Throwing technique

FOOT TECHNIQUES

Geri…………………...Kick

Mae Geri (Keage)….…Front kick (snap)

Mae Geri (Kekomi)…..Front kick (thrust)

Kansetsu……………...Geri Stamping joint kick

Hiza Geri……………..Knee kick

Nidan Geri……………Double front kick

Tobi…………………..Geri Jumping kick

Furl Geri……..……….Swing kick

Yoko Geri (Keage)…...Side kick (snap)

Yoko Geri (Kekomi)…Side kick (thrust)

Mawashi Geri…………Round kick

Ushiro Geri…………..Back kick

Ashi Barai……………Foot sweep

Kakato Otoshi………..Heel drop

Fumikomi…………….Stamp

PARTS OF THE FOOT

Josokutei……………..Ball of the foot

Sokuto………………..Foot edge

Kakato………………..Heel

Haisoku………………Instep

Tsumasaki……………Tip of the toes

BLOCKING TECHNIQUES

Uke…………………..Block

Age Uke (Jodan)……..Rising block (Head)

Chudan Uke………….Inside circular block

Harai Uke…………….Sweeping block

Yoko Uke…………………..Side block

Morote Sukui Uke………….Two hand scoop block

Shotei Harai Uke………….…Palm heel sweeping block

Shotei Otoshi Uke…………..Palm heel descending block

Hojo Uke……………………Augmented block

Hari Uke…………………….Bow & Arrow block

Haishu Mawashi Osae Uke…Back hand circling press block

Kuri Uke…………………….Circular elbow block

Ura Kake Uke……………….Back-hand hook block

Uchi Hiki Uke………………Middle level inward pulling block

Yoko (Soto) Hiki Uke………Side (outward) pulling block

Kosa Uke……………………Cross block

Kake Uke……………………Hook block

Ude Osae……………………Arm wedge

Shotei Osae………………….Palm-heel press

Gedan Barai…………………Downward block

Hiki Uke…………………….Grasping block

Shuto Uke……………………Knife hand block

Shotei Uke…………………..Palm heel block

Chudan Uchi Uke……………Inside forearm block

Ko Uke………………………Wrist block

Gedan Uchi Barai……………Inside downward block (open hand)

Ura Uke………………………Back hand block

Hiji Uke………………………Elbow block

Hiza Uke……………………..Knee block

Mawashi Uke……………… Roundhouse block

Morote Uke………………….Double handed block

Tora Guchi…………………..Tiger mouth (block & strike)

PRACTICE FIGHTING

Kumite………………Sparring

Sandan Gi……………Basic sparring - adapted from Gekisai Kata

Sanbon Kumite……...Three step sparring. 3 Jodan - 3 Chudan -

3 Gedan

Ippon Kumite………..One point sparring

Sandan Kumite………Three step - three level. Jodan - Chudan

- Gedan

Kihon Ippon…………Basic one step sparring

Jiyu Ippon……………One step sparring from fighting stance

Randori………………Slow & soft free style with emphasis

Jiyu Kumite………….Hard & fast controlled free style fighting

FOOT MOVEMENTS

Suri Ashi………….Sliding step

Tsugi Ashi…………Shuffling step

Ayumi Ashi……….Natural stepping

Yori Ashi………….Dragging step

Keri Ashi………….Kicking foot

Tenshin……………Moving

Chakuchi………….Landing

Issoku-cho………..One foot length

COMBATIVE POSTURE (Kamae)

Kamae…………………….Combative posture

Morote No Kamae………..Middle level combative posture

Jodan No Kamae………….Upper level combative posture

Gedan No Kamae………….Lower level combative posture

Shizen Dachi No Kamae….Natural combative posture

Hanmi No Kamae…………Half forward facing combative posture

Ninoji No Kamae…………Parallel arm combative posture

Chudan Nukite No Kamae..Middle level spearhand combative

posture

Mugamae…………………."No Posture" combative posture

GOJU RYU KATA

Karate begins and ends with Kata. Kata is the essence and foundation of Karate and it represents the accumulation of more than a thousand years of knowledge. Formed by masters throughout the ages through dedicated training and research, the Kata are a map to guide us, and must never be changed or tampered with.

THE KATA

Sanchin Ichi
Sanchin Ni
Tensho

Gekisai-Dai-Ichi
Gekisai-Dai-Ni
Saifa
Seiyunchin
Shisochin
Sanseru
Sepai
Kururunfa
Sesan
Suparinpei

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