GOJU RYU TERMINOLOGY
COUNTING Ichi..One NiTwo San..Three ShiFour GoFive RokuSix Shichi..Seven HachiEight KuNine Ju.Ten GENERAL VOCABULARY JodanUpper level Chudan.Middle level GedanLower Level HajimiBegin Yame..Stop Kime..Focus Rei.Bow YoiReady HidariLeft Migi..Right Shomen.Front UshiroBack Tanden..A point in the lower abdomen Kokyu Donto.Respiration Mawatte.Turn STANCES
Dachi..Stance Heisoku DachiClosed foot stance (feet together) Musubi Dachi.Heels together - feet at an angle Heiko DachiParallel stance (feet shoulder width apart) Hachiji Dachi..Natural stance (feet shoulder width apart - toes slightly pointed out) Shiko DachiStraddle 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 ZukiMountain punch Awase Zuki..Two handed punch Heiko ZukiParallel punch Hasami Zuki.Scissors punch Nagashi Zuki.Flowing punch Ko Uchi.Bent wrist strike Washi-DeEagle hand KaishoOpen hand ZukiPunch UchiStrike
Choku ZukiStraight punch Ura Zuki.Upper punch Uraken UchiBack 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 ZukiCircular punch Mawashi ZukiRound hook punch Tate ZukiVertical punch Kizami ZukiJab punch OiZuki.Lunge punch Gyaku Zuki.Reverse punch Nihon Zuki.Double punch Sanbon ZukiTriple punch Jun Zuki..Leading punch Morote ZukiTwo fisted punch Furi Sute.Whip swing Hojo OshiAugmented push Tsukami Hiki..Grab-pull Ashi Dori.Leg take down Toki WazaFreeing technique Hazushi Waza..Throwing-off technique Nage WazaThrowing 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 GeriDouble front kick Tobi..Geri Jumping kick Furl Geri...Swing kick Yoko Geri (Keage)...Side kick (snap) Yoko Geri (Kekomi)Side kick (thrust) Mawashi GeriRound kick Ushiro Geri..Back kick Ashi BaraiFoot sweep Kakato Otoshi..Heel drop Fumikomi.Stamp PARTS OF THE FOOT Josokutei..Ball of the foot Sokuto..Foot edge Kakato..Heel HaisokuInstep TsumasakiTip 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 UkeAugmented block Hari Uke.Bow & Arrow block Haishu Mawashi Osae UkeBack hand circling press block Kuri Uke.Circular elbow block Ura Kake Uke.Back-hand hook block
Uchi Hiki UkeMiddle level inward pulling block Yoko (Soto) Hiki UkeSide (outward) pulling block Kosa UkeCross block Kake UkeHook block Ude OsaeArm wedge Shotei Osae.Palm-heel press Gedan BaraiDownward block Hiki Uke.Grasping block Shuto UkeKnife hand block Shotei Uke..Palm heel block Chudan Uchi UkeInside forearm block Ko UkeWrist block Gedan Uchi BaraiInside downward block (open hand) Ura UkeBack hand block Hiji UkeElbow block Hiza Uke..Knee block Mawashi Uke Roundhouse block Morote Uke.Double handed block Tora Guchi..Tiger mouth (block & strike) PRACTICE FIGHTING KumiteSparring Sandan GiBasic sparring - adapted from Gekisai Kata Sanbon Kumite...Three step sparring. 3 Jodan - 3 Chudan 3 Gedan Ippon Kumite..One point sparring Sandan KumiteThree step - three level. Jodan - Chudan Gedan Kihon IpponBasic one step sparring Jiyu IpponOne step sparring from fighting stance RandoriSlow & soft free style with emphasis Jiyu Kumite.Hard & fast controlled free style fighting
FOOT MOVEMENTS Suri Ashi.Sliding step Tsugi AshiShuffling step Ayumi Ashi.Natural stepping Yori Ashi.Dragging step Keri Ashi.Kicking foot TenshinMoving 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 KamaeHalf forward facing combative posture Ninoji No KamaeParallel 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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