WADO TECHNIQUES

 DIRECTIONS AND LEVELS

• Mae-front

• Ushiro-back

• Hidari-left

• Migi-right

• Age-rising

• Otoshi-dropping

• Soto-outward

• Uchi-inward

• Mawashi-round

• Jodan-high; above the shoulders; generally the chin

• Chudan-middle; shoulders to waist; generally solar plexus

• Gedan-low; below the waist; generally groin or knee area

 TAISABAKI-BODY MOVEMENT

• Ayumiashi-walking one step forward or backward

• Surikomi-two steps forward or backward

• Yoriashi-”leap” moving front foot first

• Kaiten-turning in various directions

• Kagami-ducking

• Chidoriashi-”drunk foot” as in step across in Naihanchi kata

 CLASSES OF TECHNIQUES AND STANCES

• Tachikata-stances

• Ukewaza-blocks

• Tsukiwaza-punches

• Uchiwaza~strikes

• Keriwaza-kicks

• Renrakuwaza-combinati of techniques

• Nagewaza-throwing techniques

 WEAPONS OF THE BODY

• Ken-fist

• Seiken-normal fist;strike with first knuckles of index and middle fingers

• Uraken-back fist

• Tettsui-hammer fist

• Ipponken-one finger fist

• Koken-arch fist; back of wristKaishu-open hand

• Shuto- knife hand

• Haito- ridge hand

• Nukite- fingertip strike

• Shotei- palm heel

• Ude- arm

• Hiji- elbow (empi)

TERMINOLOGY

• Ashi- foot

• Sokuto- knife or outside edge of foot

• Haisoku- instep

• Kakato- heel

• Chusoku- sole of foot

• Sune- shin

• Hiza- knee

TACHIKATA-STANCES

• Shizentai-natural stances

• Heisokudachi- closed toes stance; toes and heels touching

• Musubidachi- attention stance; heels touching, toes at 45 degrees apart

• Shizenhontai- natural main stance

• Migishizentai- right natural stance

• Hidarishizentai- left natural stance

UNEVEN STANCES

• Zenkutsudachi- front knee is bent as in junzuki

• Kokutsudachi- back knee is bent as in mahamni no neko ashi (cat stance)

 EVEN STANCES

• Kibadachi- horse stance; feet parallel

• Shikodachi- horse stance; feet outward

• Naihanchidachi- feet and knees inwards

• Seishandachi- stance found in Seishan kata; feet parallel to attack line; heel to toe length

• Tate seishan-feet parallel to attack line; heel to toe width

OTHER STANCES FOUND IN KATA

• Kosadachi- cross stance

• Sagiadachi- one legged stance as in Chinto kata

 UKEWAZA-BLOCKING TECHNIQUES

• Jodanuke- high block

• Gedanbarai- low block

• Sotouke- outward arm block

• Uchiuke- inward arm block

• Sukuiuke- scooping block

• Otoshiuke- dropping block

• Shutouke- knife hand block

• Mawashiuke- round block

• Kakeuke- hook block

• Osaeuke- press block

• Jujiuke- x block

TSUKIWAZA-PUNCHING TECHNIQUES

• Junzuki- front hand punch

• Gyakuzuki- back hand punch

• Junzuki-no-tsukomi- front hand leaning punch

• Gyakuzuki-no-tsukomi- back hand leaning punch

MORE TERMS

• Tatezuki- vertical fist

• Urazuki- inverted fist

• Heikozuki- parallel punch as in passai kata

• Hasamizuki- scissors punch as in double hook punch in various kata

OTHER STRIKES INCLUDE:

• Shuto tatemawashiuchi- vertical swing, i.e. to collar bone

• Toho-strike with web between index finger and thumb

 STILL MORE TERMS

• Yoko- sidewards

• Tate-vertical

• Maegeri- front kick

• Mawashigeri- round kick

• Sokuto- side kick

• Fumikomi- stamping

• Ushirogeri- back kick

• Kingeri- groin kick

• Hizageri- knee kick

• Mikazukigeri- crescent kick

• Nidangeri- jumping kick

• Ashibarai- foot sweep

 There are many more terms that we will use in karate, so please feel free to ask

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