Glossary of Terms
I. Techniques
- Ageuke - Rising Block
- Gyakuzuki - Reverse Punch
- Kata - Form
- Kihon - Basic Techniques
- Kizami - Forward stance hand or leg in short technique, e.g. Kizami
- Maegeri - (forward stance leg front kick)
- Maegeri - Front Kick
- Maegeri Rengeri - Double Front Kick
- Mawashigeri - Roundhouse Kick
- Mawashigeri Rengeri - Double Roundhouse Kick
- Nukite - Spear-hand straight thrust
- Oizuki - Lunge Punch
- Oizuki Sanbonzuki - One Step, 3 punches
- Shutouke - Knife hand block
- Soto Udeuke - Outside forearm block
- Tate Urakenuchi - Back first strike (downward)
- Tsuki (Zuki) - Punch
- Uchi Udeuke - Inside forearm block
- Ushirogeri - Back Kick
- Yoko Enpiuchi - Elbow Strike (sideward)
- Yoko keage - Side snap kick
- Yoko kekomi - Side thrust kick
- Yoko urakenuchi - Back first strike
II. Stances:
- (FR) - Free style position
- (KO) - Kokutsu-dachi (back stance)
- (KI) - Kiba-dachi (straddle-leg stance)
- (ZE) - Zenkutso-dachi (forward stance)
- (Stance) g - Beginning Stance
- g (Stance) - Ending Stance
III. Target:
- C. - Chudan (Stomach Level)
- J. - Jodan (Face Level).
IV. Movements:
- I.C. - Beginning from the previous technique, in the same position, change technique using hand or leg.
- I.S. - Beginning from the previous technique, use the same hand or leg to execute the movement.
- F.C. - Moving forward, change the hand or leg movement from that of the previous technique for the next technique.
- F.S. - Moving forward, use the same hand or leg movement as that of the previous technique.
- X - Leg crossing over
- SLF - Sliding forward
- STF - Stepping forward
- STB - Stepping backward
- (F) - Moving Forward
- (B) - Moving Backward
- (P) - No movement. Remain in position
- (T) - Turn
- (R) - Return to front or original position. This is usually back to Kata position