Japanese Terminology

ANATOMY

HEAD AND NECK

AGO - CHIN
HANA - NOSE
ATAMA- HEAD
GAMMEN - FACE
KUB I -NECK
KUCH - MOUTH
ME - EYE (S)
MIMI - EAR (S)
NODO -THROAT

PUNCH'S - TSUKI

JODAN TSUK I- UPPER BODY PUNCH
CHUDAN TSUKI - MIDDLE BODY PUNCH
GEDAN TSUKI - LOWER BODY PUNCH
SHITA TSUKI - RIPING PUNCH
KAKE TSUKI - HOOK PUNCH

BLOCKS - UKE

JODAN UKE - UPPER BLOCK
SOTO UKE - OUTSIDE BLOCK
UCHI UKE - INSIDE BLOCK
GEDAN UKE - LOWER BLOCK
KAKE UKE - HOOK BLOCK

KNIFE HAND STRIKES - SHUTO UCHI

SHUTO GANMAN UCHI - KNIFEHAND STRIKE TO HEAD
SHUTO OROSHI UCHI - DECENDING KNIFEHAND STRKE
SHUTO SOKOTSU UCHI - DRIVING KNIFEHAND STRKE
SHUTO HIZO UCHI - KNIFEHAND STRKE TO THE SPLEEN
SHUTO UCHI UKE - INSIDE KNIFEHAND STRKE

ELBOW STRIKES - HIJI / EMPI UCHI

JODAN HIJI UCHI - ELBOW STRIKE TO THE HEAD
JODAN OROSHI UCHI - DECENDING ELBOW STRIKE
AGE HIJI UCHI - RISING ELBOW STRIKE
HIJI OSHIRO UCHI - BACKWARD ELBOW STRIKE
MAE HIJI ATE UCHI - FRONT ACENDING ELBOW STRIKE

KICKS - GERI

MAE KEAGE - RISING STRETCH KICK TO FRONT
HIZA GERI - KNEE KICK
KIN GERI - GROIN KICK
MAE GERI - FRONT KICK
YOKO KEAGE - RISING SIDE STRETCH KICK
KUNSETSU GERI - SIDE KICK TO JOINT
YOKO GERI - SIDE KICK
OSHIRO KAKATO KIN GERI - BACK HEEL GROIN KICK
OSHIRO GERI - BACK KICK
UCHI MASWASHI GERI - INSIDE ROUND KICK
SOTO MAWASHI GER- OUTSIDE ROUND KICK
OSHIRO MAWASHI GERI - SPINNING BACK KICK
OROSHI GERI - DECENDING AXE KICK
TOBI GERI - JUMPING KICK

BODY WEAPONS HANDS AND ARMS

Haisho - Backhand
Haito - Inner knife hand
Hiji - Elbow
Seiken - Forfist
Nukite - Finger/s
Koken - Wrist top
Kote - Forearm
Uraken - Backfist
Tettsui - Hammerfist
Shuto - Knifehand
Shotei - Palmheel (Hand)

LEGS AND FEET

Chusoku - Ball of foot
Haisoku - Instep
Hiza - Knee
Kakato - Heel
Sokuto - Foot edge
Sune - Shin
Teisoku - Arch of foot

TOURNEMENT TERMINOLOGY

Aka - Red
Shiro - White
Chui - Warning for fouling
Genten - Minus point for fouls
Hajime - Start
Shik-kaku - Loss by disqualification
Ippon - Full point
Tameshiwar - Board breaking
Waza-ari - Half point
Yame - Stop
Zoko - Continue fighting

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

AGE / KEAGE - RISING
CHUDAN - MIDDLE LEVEL (TORSO)
ENKEI - CIRCULAR
GEDAN - LOWER LEVEL
GYAKU - REVERSE
JODAN - UPPER LEVEL
JUJI - CROSSED
JUN - STRAIGHT OFF SHOULDER
MAWASHI - CIRCULAR / ROUND
MOROTE - BOTH HANDS
OI - LUNGING
OROSHI - DESCENDING
SAYU - LEFT AND RIGHT
SHOMEN - FRONT
SOTO - OUTSIDE
TOBI - JUMP
UCHI - INSIDE
YOKO - SIDE