Karate Terminology - THE BLACK SAMURAI

    • Karate Terminology




                "Gankaku Gamae"                                                               "Ryo Yoko Gedan Barai Gamae"
           Crane on the Rock Kamae                                                   Double side lower lever sweep Kamae



                          "Juji Gamae"                                                                                   "Kagi Gamae"
               Kamae with X- Block                                                                     Kamae with Hook Punch
                                                                             "Ai Gamae"
                                         The opponents have opposite sides forward (Open Position)
    "Gyaku Gamae"
    The opponent have the same side forward (Closed Position)
    "Kitsutsuki No Kamae"
    Woodpecker Kamae
    "Soete Koshi Gamae"
    Added hand hip Kamae






















    "Morote Koko Gamae"
    Double handed Tiger Mouth Kamae
    "Sasae Uraken Gamae"
    Kamae with suppoted back fist
    "Suihei Hiji Gamae"
    Kamae with horizontal Elbows
    "Yama Gamae"
    Mountain Kamae
    (Posture like the Japanese character for mountain)


    "Tettsui"
     Iron Hammer
    "Shuto Uke"
    Sword hand block. Bock with the outer adge of the hand (Side of the little finger)
    "Haito Uchi"
    Sword ridge strike. Strike with the inner edge of the palm


    "Seiryuto Uchi"
    Sabre Striker
    "Keito Uke"
    Chiken head wrist block
    "Kakuto Uke"
    Crane head block

    "Ippon Nikite"
    One finger spear hand
    "Nihon Nukute"
    Two finger spear hand
    "Shihon Nukite"
    Four finger spear hand
    "Haishu Uchi"
    Back hand strike
    "Teisho Zuki"
    Palm heel pun


    "Kumade"
    Bear hand
    "Koko"
    Tiger Mouth
    "Age Zuki"
    Rising Punch (Furi Zuki)
    "Choku Zuku"
    Straight Punch

                             "Awase Zuki"
                Combination punch.( U- Punch)
    "Furi Zuki"
    Swinging Punch (Age Zuki)
    "Gyaku Zuki"
    Reverse Punch
    "Hasami Zuki"
    Scissors Punch



    "Heiko Zuki"
    Parallel Punch
    "Heiko Ura Zuki"
    Parallel Back Punch

    'Irimi Awase Zuki"
    Combination punch while pushing the body forward (Yama Zuki)
    "Jun Zuki"
    Following Punch
    "Kagi Zuki"
    Hook Punch
    "Kizami Zuki"
    Jab 
    "Kizami Gyaku Zuki"
    Reverse Jab 
    "Mae te Zuki"
    Punch with the front hand
    "Mawashi Zuki"
    Roundhouse Punch
    "Morote Zuki"
    Double fisted punch
    "Morote Koho Tsuki Age"
    Augmented swinging punch to the rear

    "Nagashi Zuki"
    Flowing Punch
    "Oi Zuki"
    Pursuing Punch (Jun Zuki)
    Lunge Punch
    "Otoshi Zuki"
    Dropping Punch
    "Soesho Zuki"
    Added palm punch
    "Sokumen Morote Zuki"
    Both arms sideways punch
    "Tate Zuki"
    Vertical Punch
    Punch with a vertical fist
    "Teisho Zuki"
    Lower palm Punch
    "Teisho Awase Zuki"
    Combination palm Punch
    "Teisho Irimi Awase Zuki"
    Combination palm Punch while pushing the body forward
    "Ura Zuki"
    Reverse side Punch (Uppercut)
    "Soete Ura Zuki"
    Added hand reverse side Pun

    "Yama"( Mountain)
    "Yama Zuki"
    Mountain Punch
    "Yumi Zuki"
    Bow Punch
    "Haishu Age Uchi"
    Backhand rising Strike
    "Haito Uchi"
    Sword ridge St

    "hasami Uchi"
    Scissors Strike





















                    "Tenchi Haito Uchi"
         Heaven and earth sword ridge Strike
    "Haimen Hasami Uchi"
    Rear Scissors  Strike
    "Kakuto Uchi"
    Crane Head Strike

    "Kansetsu Uchi"
    Joint Strik

    "Keito Uchi"
    Chicken head wrist strike
    "Kentsui Uchi"
    Fist hammer Strike










    "Ippon Ken Furi Otoshi Uchi"
    One knuckle fist
    Swinging drop Strike


    "Seiryuto Uchi"
    Sabre Strikr



    "Morote Seiryuto Uchi"
    Two handed sabre Strike
    "Shuto Uchi"
    Sword hand Strike




































    "Teisho Hasami Uchi"
    Palm heel scissorsStrike




















                 

                    "Jodan Shuto Juji Uchi"
       Upper lever sword hand cross Strioke

    "Uraken Uchi"
    Back fist Strike