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Okinawan TerminologyOkinawan Terminology Additional Vocabulary | Okinawan | English | | josokutei | ball of the foot | | sokuto | foot edge | | kakuto | heel | | haisoku | instep | | tsumasaki | tip of the toes | | hiza | knee | | suri ashi | sliding step | | tsugi ashi | shuffling step | | ayumi ashi | natural stepping | | yori ashi | dragging step | | keri ashi | kicking foot | | tenshin | moving, shifting | | chakuchi | replacing | | kamae | combative posture | | morote no kamae | augmented hand combative posture | | jodan no kamae | upper level combative posture | | gedan no kamae | lower combative posture | | shizen dachi no kamae | natural combative posture | | hanmi no kamae | half forward facing combative posture |
Blocking Techniques | Okinawan | English | | uke | block | | age uke (jodan) | rising block | | chudan uke | inside circular block | | gedan barai | downward block | | hiki uke | pulling/grasping block | | shuto uke | knife hand block | | shotei uke | palm heel block | | chudan uchi uke | outside forearm block | | ko uke | wrist block | | gedan uchi barai | outside downward block (open hand) | | ura uke | back hand block | | hiji uke | elbow block | | hiza uke | knee block | | mawashi uke | round house block | | uchi uke | inside forearm block | | morote uke | augmented block |
Counting | Okinawan | English | | ichi | one | | ni | two | | san | three | | shi | four | | go | five | | roku | six | | shichi | seven | | hachi | eight | | ku | nine | | ju | ten |
Foot Techniques | Okinawan | English | | keri (geri) | kick | | mae geri (keage) | front snap kick | | mae geri (kekomi) | front thrust kick | | mawashi geri | round house kick | | ushiro geri | back thrust kick | | yoko geri (keage) | side snap kick | | yoko geri (kekomi) | side thrust kick | | kansetsu geri | stamping kick, joint kick | | hiza geri | knee kick | | nidan geri | double front snap kick (back leg first) | | ren get! | double front snap kick (front leg first) | | ashi barai | foot sweep | | mae tobi geri | jumping front kick | | yoko tobi geri | jumping side thrust kick |
General Vocabulary | Okinawan | English | | Jodan | upper area | | chudan | middle area | | gedan | lower area | | kamae | combative posture | | hajime | begin | | yame | stop | | One | focus | | rei | bow | | yoi | ready | | hidari | left | | migi | right |
Hand Techniques | Okinawan | English | | seiken zuki | fore fist strike | | age zuki | rising punch | | kagi zuki | hook punch | | yama zuki | mountain punch | | awase zuki | U - punch | | heiko zuki | parallel punch | | hasami zuki | scissors punch | | nagashi zuki | flowing punch | | nakadaka ken | middle finger knuckle fist | | ko uchi | bent wrist strike | | kumade | bear hand | | washide | eagle hand | | empi | elbow strike | | tsuki (zuki) | punch or thrust | | uchi | strike | | choku zuki | straight punch | | ura zuki | short punch (palm side up) | | ura-ken uchi | back fist strike | | shuto uchi | knife hand strike | | hiji uchi | elbow strike | | tettsui uchi | bottom fist strike | | nukite zuki | finger thrust | | shotei uchi | palm heel strike | | shotei zuki | palm heel thrust | | furi zuki | circular punch | | mawashi zuki | round hook punch | | tate zuki | vertical punch | | kizami zuki | leading punch, jab | | oi zuki | lunge punch | | gyaku zuki | reverse punch | | nihon zuki | double punch | | sanbon zuki | triple punch |
Practice Fighting | Okinawan | English | | Kumite | sparring | | sandan gi | basic sparring adapted from Gekisai kata | | sanbon kumite | three step sparring (3 jodan, 3 chudan, 3 gedan) | | ippon kumite | one point sparring where the attacker defends and counters after the attack. | | sandan kumite | three step, three level sparring (1 jodan, 1 chudan, 1 gedan) | | sanbon zuki (kumite) | three step sparring. blocking with one hand against a three punch combination | | kihon ippon | basic one step sparring | | jiyu ippon | one step sparring form free stance | | randori | slow and soft free style with emphasis on technique | | jiyukumite | hard and fast controlled free style fighting |
Stances | Okinawan | English | | dachi (tachi) | stance | | heisoku dachi | closed foot stance (feet together) | | musubi dachi | formal attention stance (heels together, feet at an angle) | | heiko dachi | parallel stance (feet shoulder width apart) | | hachiji dachi | natural stance (feet shoulder width apart, toes slightly pointed out) | | shiko dachi | straddle leg stance | | kiba dachi | horse riding stance | | sanchin dachi | hourglass stance | | zenkutsu dachi | front stance | | han zenkutsu dachi | half front stance | | fudo dachi | free stance | | kokutsu dachi | back stance | | neko ashi dachi | cat foot stance | | renoji dachi | the letter 'Re' stance | | sesan dachi | side facing straddle stance |
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