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Other Terms

  • age - upper/rising
  • ashi tanren - leg conditioning
  • bunkai - techniques and applications of a kata
  • gasshuku - training camp
  • gyaku - reverse
  • hara - centre, centre of mass
  • hoju undo - supplementary exercises utilising aids to develop strength, stamina, speed and coordination (see above)
  • honbu dojo - central dojo of an organisation/region
  • junbi undo - warmup and preliminary exercises
  • junbi owarimasu - end of warmups
  • kakie - a type of hand/arm exercise and associated applications used mostly for close combat. Also for improving strength, control and muchimi.
  • kamae - stance and distancing as assumed for sparring
  • karate-do - the way of karate. do means way or path (from the chinese tao).
  • karateka - a karate practioner
  • kata - a sequence of pre-arranged movements and techniques
  • ki - spirit and energy (similar to chi)
  • kiai - shout given as techniques are delivered to focus energy
  • kihon - basics
  • kime - focus
  • ma-ai - correct distancing or timing with respect to one's partner
  • morote - both hands simultaneously
  • muchimi - heavy/sticky but still flowing (a desirable feature of many techniques)
  • mushin - to do something automatically or without having to think about it.
  • ritsurei - standing bow
  • seiken - normal fist (front two knuckles)
  • seiza - kneeling
  • shihan - chief/master instructor. For IOGKF Goju Ryu this is Morio Higaonna.
  • shime - testing of sanchin kata
  • soto - outside (inside to outside)
  • tako ashi - gripping the floor with spread toes.
  • uchi - inside (outside to inside) or strike
  • ude tanren - forearm conditioning
  • zarei - sitting bow
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