Japanese Karate terms and numbers (Updated)
Do you get quizzed on Japanese Karate terms at your exams. In my club, at the 1st and 2nd Kyu level, each student is asked to perform a technique that is asked in Japanese. This list is not all inclusive since these are only the terms that the examiners in my club use. Uke – Blocks: Gedan Barai – Downward block Age Uke – Rising block Soto Uke – Inward block Uchi Uke – Outward block Shoto Uke – Knife hand block Manji Uke – Simultaneous downward and upper outward blocks Morote Uke – Two arm, augmented or helping block Geri – Kicks: Mae Geri – Front Snap Kick Mawashi Geri – Roundhouse kick Yoko Kekomi Geri – Side thrust kick Yoko Keage Geri – Side snap kick Ushiro Geri – Back kick Uda Mawashi Geri – Hook kick Mikazuki Geri – Crescent kick Tobi Geri – Jumping Kick (normally …