Japanese Terms

Kicks:

• Hiza-geri (knee kick)
• Mae-geri (front kick)
• Mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick)
• Mikazuki-geri (crescent kick)
• Tobe-mae-geri (flying front kick)
• Ushiro-geri (back kick)
• Yoko-geri (side kick)
• Yoko-geri-kekom (side thrust kick)
  
•  Yoko-geri-keage (side snap kick)
  

Blocks:

• Gendan-barai (Downward block)
• Chu-don agi-uke (Inside block)
• Soto chu-don (Inside block)
• Jo-don age-uki (Upper rising block)
  
• Chugi-uki (Double block)
  

Stances:

• Zenkutsu-dachi (forward stance)
  
• Kiba-dachi (horse stance)
  
• Kokutsu-dachi (back stance)
  
• Neko-ashi-dachi (cat stance)
  

Punches:

• Oy-zuki (Forward punch)
• Gyaku-zuki (Reverse punch)
• Tate-zuki (Verticle fist punch)
• Ur-raken-uchi (Backfist)
• Shuto-uchi (Knife hand)
• Teisho-uchi (Palm-heel strike)
• Ura-zuki (Uppercut punch)
• Empi-uchi (Elbow strike)
• Furi-uchi (Flail strike)
• Nukite (Spear hand)