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Iwa Yama Karate
Numbers

1 - Ichi          6 - roku

2 – Ni             7 - shichi
 
3 – San           8 - hachi
 
4 - Shi           9 - ku

5 - Go           10 - ju


Dachi - Stances

Hachiji - dachi - natural stance, feet parallel


Heisoku - dachi - attention stance


Kiba - dachi - horse riding stance


Zenkutsu - dachi - forward leaning stance


Kokutsu - dachi - backward leaning stance


Neko - ashi - dachi - cat foot stance


Gyaku - neko - dachi - reverse cat stance


Sanchin -dachi - hourglass stance

Naihanchin - dachi - toes in straddle leg stance


Juji - dachi - crossing x stance


Ju - dachi - free fighting stance


Seiza - formal kneeling posture


Shizen Tai - natural stance


Punches with Closed Fist - Zuki


Choku – zuki – straight punch


Oi-zuki – lunge punch


Jun-zuki – front hand punch


Gyaku – zuki – reverse punch


Morote – zuki – double fist punch


Mawashi – zuki – roundhouse punch


 Blocking Techniques – Uke


Jodan / Age-uke – high rishing block


Ude – uke – insidee forearm block


Soto-ude-uke – outside forearm block


Gedan-berai – downward sweeping block


Shuto-uke – knife hand block


Juji-uke – x block


Morote-uke – braced double arm block


Nagashi-uke – sweeping forearm block


Kakiwaki-uke – inside wedge block


Mami-gaeshi – lower leg block, leg sweep avoidance


Strikes with the Open or Closed Hand – Uchi


Uraken-uchi – back fist strike


Tetsui-uchi – hammer fist strike


Teisho-uchi – palm heel strike


Shuto-uchi – knife hand strike


Haito-uchi - ridge hand strike


Nukite-uchi – 4 finger spear hand thrust


Empi-uchi – elbow strike


Kicks – Geri


Mae-geri – front snap kick


Yoko-geri- side kick


Mawashi-geri – roundhouse kick


Ushiro-geri – back kick


Mikazuki-geri – inside crescent kick


Ura-mikazuki-geri – ouside crescent kick


Gyaku-mawashi-geri – heel hook kick


Heiza-geri – knee kick


Fumi-komi – stomping kick


Ashi-barai – leg sweep


Other terms relating to techniques


Jodan – face level


Chudan – solar plexus level


Gedan – lower abdominal or groin level


Kime – focus


Ma-ai – proper distancing between opponents


Kata – set
sequences of blocks, attacks and stances performed individually against imagined multiple attackers


Bunkai – the practical application of kata


Kiai – “spirit shout”, loud, explosive shout used to unite physical and spiritual power


Kumite – sparring


Other Terms Relating to Karate Practitioners


Dojo – training hall


Karate-ka – practitioner of karate


Sensei – Teacher



Sempai – senior karate-ka applied to brown belts especially when offering instruction


Dan – preceded by a Japanese number to indicate black belt or kata levels


Kyu- colored belt


Yodansha – black belt karate-ka


Verbal Commands in the Dojo


Shugo – line up


Ski – come to attention


Rei – bow


Mokuso – breathing meditation begins


Mokuso Yame – meditation stops. Open eyes


Shomen ni rei – all bow to front of class (in respect for non-present Masters of the style)


Sensei ni rei – bow to black belts at front of class


Yoi – ready to begin


Hajimae – begin


Yamae – stop


Mawari – turn around (180 degrees)


Miscellaneous Terms


Gi – traditional white training uniform


Obi – tied belt


Ki – Japanese concept of life-energy; spirit or power


Hara – lower abdomen center of balance, the source or foundation of ki


Bushido – moral & ethical code of the warrior


Ryu – traditional system or school

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