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Karate terminology
The club's own terminology reference, from the SRN Kaitaia Dojo's printed sheets. It begins at section 3 because sections 1 and 2 were not among the pages the club supplied — this is not the complete reference, only what we have.
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3. Strikes & Punches (Tsuki / Uchi)
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Oi tsuki | Lunge punch |
| Gyaku tsuki | Reverse punch |
| Kizami tsuki | Jab punch |
| Uraken uchi | Back fist strike |
| Tetsui uchi | Hammer fist strike |
| Empi uchi | Elbow strike |
| Seiken tsuki | Forefist punch |
| Nukite | Spear hand |
| Shuto uchi | Knife-hand strike |
| Haito uchi | Ridge-hand strike |
4. Kicks (Geri)
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Mae geri | Front kick |
| Yoko geri | Side kick |
| Mawashi geri | Roundhouse kick |
| Ushiro geri | Back kick |
| Hiza geri | Knee strike |
| Mikazuki geri | Crescent kick |
| Fumikomi geri | Stomp kick |
5. Blocks (Uke)
The source image is cropped after 'Nagashi uke' — a further row may exist on the club's original sheet but is not legible here. Not guessed at; ask the club for an uncropped scan if the complete section is needed.
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Gedan barai | Downward block |
| Jodan uke | Upper block |
| Chudan uke | Middle block |
| Soto uke | Outside block |
| Uchi uke | Inside block |
| Age uke | Upward rising block |
| Shuto uke | Knife-hand block |
| Kake uke | Hook block |
| Nagashi uke | Sweeping block |
6. Movement & Direction
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Mae | Front / forward |
| Ushiro | Back / backward |
| Kotae | Moving backward / retreatTranscribed exactly as the source sheet spells it. This is an unusual romanisation for this meaning — flagged rather than silently corrected, per the transcription rules (a Japanese term is never fixed without the club's say-so). |
| Yoko | Side |
| Migi | Right |
| Hidari | Left |
| Mae geri | Front kick |
| Ushiro geri | Back kick |
| Hantai | Opposite side |
7. Counting (Ichi to Jū)
The English column is blank in the club's own terminology table. Rather than supply a translation from outside the club's material, the kanji and pronunciation below are filled in from the club's counting poster, which is the only other document that covers these words.
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Ichi一“EE-CHEE” | Not given by the club |
| Ni二“NEE” | Not given by the club |
| San三“SAHN” | Not given by the club |
| Shi / Yon四“SHEE” | Not given by the clubThe terminology table gives both readings, 'Shi / Yon'. The counting poster gives 'Shi' (sound it out: SHEE) as the primary reading and footnotes that karate also uses 'Yon' (sound it out: YONE) — carried as the table has it, both readings rather than one. |
| Go五“GOH” | Not given by the club |
| Roku六“ROH-KOO” | Not given by the club |
| Shichi / Nana七“SHEE-CHEE” | Not given by the clubThe terminology table gives both readings, 'Shichi / Nana'. The counting poster gives 'Shichi' (sound it out: SHEE-CHEE) as the primary reading and footnotes that karate also uses 'Nana' (sound it out: NANAH) — carried as the table has it, both readings rather than one. |
| Hachi八“HAH-CHEE” | Not given by the club |
| Ku / Kyū九“KYOO” | Not given by the clubThe terminology table gives both readings, 'Ku / Kyū'. The counting poster gives only 'Kyū' (sound it out: KYOO) — unlike the two rows above, it does not footnote 'Ku' as a karate-specific alternate. Carried as the table has it; the poster corroborates 'Kyū' only. |
| Jū十“JOO” | Not given by the club |
8. Spirit & Philosophy
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| Kiai | Spirit shout |
| Kime | Focus / decisive power |
| Zanshin | Awareness / readiness |
| Kokoro | Heart / spirit |
| Do | The way / path |
| Bushido | Way of the warrior |
| Kumite | Sparring |
| Kata | Form / pattern of movements |
| Kihon | Basics |
| Budo | Martial way |