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Lyon Karate - Glossary of karate terms
Category: Sport and Leisure > Martial Arts
Date & country: 31/03/2011, USA
Words: 64


Yoi
Ready position

Zanshin
Awareness in defence or attack

Ude Tanden
Forearm conditioning

Yame
Stop or fininsh

Te o kaete
Change hands

Uchi
Inside (outside to inside)

Tanden
Strength centre of body

Te
Hand

Soto
Outside (inside to outside)

Sensei
Instructor/Teacher

Shihan
Master instructor

Shime
Sanchin kata testing

Seiza
Kneeling position

Sempai
Lower dan grade, senior student

Seiken
Fist with focus on first two knuckles

Obi
Belt

Ritsurei
Standing bow

Ryu
School or tradition

Samurai
Japanese warrior class of feudal era

Muchimi
Heavy sticky feeling

Migi
Right

Mokuso
Meditation

Morote
Double or both hands together

Kime
Focus

Kohai
Junior student

Mai-ai
Fighting distance

Mawatte
Turn around

Kihon
Basic techniques

Ki
Spirit,life energy (Chi in Chinese)

Ki ai
Shout to focus energy

Kata
A set of pre-arranged techniques

Karate-do
The way of karate

Karateka
One who practises karate

Kame
Fighting stance

Karate
Empty hand

Kakie
Strength exercise

Kamaete
On guard

Junbi owarimasu
End of warm up

Ie
No

Ju
Soft, flexible

Junbi undo
Warm up exercises

Hojo undo
Supplementary exercises

Honbu dojo
Main dojo

Hari kiri
Ritual suicide

Hajime
Begin

Hai
Yes

Hidari
Left

Gyaku
Reverse

Hara
Central point of body

Gedan
Lower area

Gi or Dogi
Karate uniform

Go
Hard, rigid

Goju-ryu
Hard and soft style

Gasshuku
Training camp

Bushido
Way of the warrior (Code of conduct)

Bunkai
Applications of kata

Chudan
Middle area

Dojo
Martial arts training place

Bushi
Martial man, warrior

Ashi tanden
Leg conditioning

Atemi
Art of striking vital points

Budo
Martial way or Path (Tao in chinese)

Age
Rising

Ashi o kaete
Change legs (stance)