THE KYOKUSHIN TERMINOLOGIES KIHON  WAZA BASIC  TECHNIQUES Tsuki Punch (thrust) Uchi Strike Uke Block Geri Kick BUKI WEAPONS Ashi Foot or Leg Chusuku Ball (middle) of the Foot Haisho Backhand Haisoku Instep of the Foot Haito Inner Knife Hand Hiji Elbow Hiraken Flat Fist Hiza Knee Kakato Heel Keiko Chicken Beak Koken Wrist Top Kote Forearm Nakayubi Ippon Ken Middle Finger Knuckle Fist Nukite Spear Hand Oyayubi Ippon Ken Thumb Knuckle Fist Ryutoken Dragon's Head Fist Seiken Forefist (correct fist) Shotei Palm Heel Shuto Knife Hand Sokuto Outside (knife) Edge of the Foot Sune Shin Te Hand Teisoku Arch of the Foot Tetsui Hammer Fist Toho Sword Peak Hand Uraken Backfist NERAIDOKORO  KOGEKIHOKO TARGETS  &  DIRECTIONS Age Rising Ago Chin or Jaw Atama Head Chudan Middle Level Ganmen Face Gedan Lower Level Hana Nose Hara Abdomen Hidari Left Hizo Spleen Jodan Upper Level Johanshin Upper Body Kahanshin Lower Body Kake Hooked Kansetsu Joint (of limb) Kata Shoulder Kintama (Kin) Groin, Testicles (gold jewels) Komekami Temple Kubi Neck Kuchi Mouth Mae Front, Forward Mawashi Round, Circular Me Eye(s) Migi Right Mimi Ear(s) Mizo-ochi Solar Plexus Momo Thigh Mune Chest Naname Diagonal Nodo Throat Oroshi Descending Rokkotsu Rib(s) Sakotsu Collarbone Sayu Left and Right Soto Outside Tobi Jumping Uchi Inside Ude Arm Ura Reverse, Backwards Ushiro Back (direction) Yoko Side (direction) DACHI STANCES Yoi Dachi Ready Stance Fudo Dachi Immobile Stance Zenkutsu Dachi Forward Leaning Stance Uchi Hachiji Dachi Inside Character "8" Stance Sanchin Dachi Three Point Stance Kokutsu Dachi Back Leaning Stance Musubi Dachi Open Foot (connected) Stance Kiba Dachi Horseback Stance Neko Ashi Dachi Cat Stance Tsuru Ashi Dachi Crane Stance Moro Ashi Dachi One Foot Forward (two-foot) Stance Heisoku Dachi Closed Foot Stance Heiko Dachi Parallel Stance Yonjugodo Forty-Five Degree Kiba Dachi Horseback Stance Kake Dachi Hooked Stance Soto Hachiji Dachi Outside Character "8" Stance Shiko Dachi Sumo Stance Kumite Dachi Fighting Stance Han Mi Half Body Stance Migi Ashi Mae Right Foot Forward Hidari Ashi Mae Left Foot Forward TSUKI  WAZA PUNCHING TECHNIQUES Seiken – Forefist – – Oi Tsuki – Lunge Punch – Morote Tsuki – Two-Handed Punch – Gyaku Tsuki – Reverse Punch – Tate Tsuki – Vertical Punch – Jun Tsuki – Side (corresponding) Punch Shita Tsuki Lower Punch UCHI  WAZA STRIKING  TECHNIQUES Seiken – Forefist – – Ago Uchi – Chin / Jaw Strike – Furi Ichi – Hook Strike Tetsui – Hammer Fist – – Oroshi Ganmen – Descending Face    Uchi    Strike – Komekami Uchi – Temple Strike – Hizo Uchi – Spleen Strike – Mae Yoko Uchi – Forward Side Strike – Yoko Uchi – Side Strike Uraken – Backfist – – Ganmen Uchi – Face Strike – Sayu Uchi – Left and Right Strike – Hizo Uchi – Spleen Strike – Oroshi Ganmen – Descending Face    Uchi    Strike – Mawashi Uchi – Roundhouse Strike Nihon Nukite Two-Fingered Spear Hand Yonhon Nukite Four-Fingered Spear Hand Shotei Uchi Palm Heel Strike Shuto – Knife Hand – – Sakotsu Uchi – Collarbone Strike – Yoko Ganmen Uchi – Side Face Strike – Sakotsu Uchikomi – Collarbone Driving Strike – Hizo Uchi – Spleen Strike – Uchi Uchi – Inside Strike Hiji Ate Elbow Strike Mae Hiji Ate Forward Elbow Strike Age Hiji Ate Rising Elbow Strike Ushiro Hiji Ate Backwards Elbow Strike Oroshi Hiji Ate Descending Elbow Strike UKE  WAZA BLOCKING  TECHNIQUES Jodan Uke Upper Block Gedan Barai Lower Parry Chudan Uchi Uke Middle Area Inside Block Chudan Soto Uke Middle Area Outside Block Morote Chudan Uchi Uke Two-Handed Middle Area Inside Block Chudan Uchi Uke Gedan Barai Middle Area Inside Block with Lower Parry Shuto Uke Knife Hand Block Juji Uke Crossed Block Kake Uke Hooked Block Shotei Uke Palm Heel Block Mawashi Uke Circular Block GERI  WAZA KICKING  TECHNIQUES Hiza Ganmen Geri Knee Face Kick Kin Geri Groin Kick Mae Geri Front Kick Mae Keage Front Rising Kick Soto Mawashi Geri Outside Crescent Kick Uchi Mawashi Geri Inside Crescent Kick Yoko Keage Side Rising Kick Mawashi Geri Roundhouse Kick Kansetsu Geri Joint Kick Yoko Geri Side Kick Ushiro Geri Back Kick Mae Kakato Geri Front Heel Kick Ago Geri Chin / Jaw Kick Tobi Mae Geri Jumping Front Kick Ashi Barai Leg Sweep KIHON  JUTSUGO BASIC  TERMINOLOGY Anza Relaxed Sitting Arigato Thank You Gozaimasu (polite) Budo Martial Way Bunkai Application (analysis) Dan Grade (Black Belt) Dojo Training Hall (Way place) Dojo Kun Training Hall Oath Dogi (Gi) Karate Uniform (Way clothes) Fumiashi Step (with a change of feet) Goshin Jutsu Self-Defense Techniques Gasshukoku United States Hajime Begin Hanshi Honorable Master Hikite Pulling Hand Ibuki Forced Tension Breathing Idogeiko Moving Drills Jisen Kumite Full-Contact Fighting Jiyu Kumite Free Fighting Kamaete Take Ready Position Kami no Kamae Upper Body Posture Karate Empty Hand Kata Form Ki Inner Energy Kiai Explosive Scream Kiai Irete With Explosive Energy Kihon Basics Kihon Waza Basic Techniques Kime Focus Kohai Junior Student Kokusai International Kosa Switch (i.e. switch stance L to R or R to L) Kotai Switch (i.e. partners switch places in a drill) Kumite Fight Kyokushin Ultimate Truth Kyu Rank (below Black Belt) Maai Interval (between opponents) Makiwara Striking Post (straw wrapped) Mawatte Turn Mokuso Meditation (silent thought) Mugorei No Counting (no commands) Mushin Without Thought (no mind) Naore Return to Starting Position Nogare Calm, Controlled Breathing Obi Belt (sash) Okuriashi Shuffle Step (sending foot) Onegaishimasu Please (polite) Osu Determination (push and endure) Otagai Each Other Rei (...ni Rei) Bow (Bow to...) Renmei Federation Renma Polishing, Training Renraku Combinations Seishin Spirit Seiza Formal Kneeling (correct sitting) Sempai Senior (1st & 2nd Dan) Sensei Teacher (born before) (3rd & 4th Dan) Shomen Front (correct face) of the Dojo Shihan Expert (5th Dan & higher) Sosai President Tameshiwari Breaking Test Tanden Center of Body (below navel) Waza Technique(s) Yame Stop Yasume Rest, at Ease Yoi Ready Yudansha Black Belt Holder Zanshin Remain Alert (remaining mind) TAIKAI  JUTSUGO TOURNAMENT  TERMINOLOGY Aka Red Awasete Ippon Adds Up to One Point Chui Warning Encho Overtime Round (extension) Fukushin Corner Judge (assistant referee) Fukushin Shugo Referees' Conference Genten Penalty Hantei Decision Hikiwake Draw, Tie Ippon One Point Kachi (...no Kachi) Win (...the Winner) Kiken Forfeit Senshuken Taikai Championship Tournament Shikaku Disqualification Shiro White Shushin Referee Waza Ari Half Point (has a technique) Zokko Resume Fighting KAZU NUMBERS Ichi One Ni Two San Three Shi, Yon Four Go Five Roku Six Shichi, Nana Seven Hachi Eight Ku Nine Ju Ten Sanju Thirty Yonjugo Forty-Five Hyaku Hundred Sen Thousand Man Ten Thousand

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