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| Gichin Funakoshi |
COMMON JAPANESE EXPRESSIONS: |
During class, you may notice that there are several foreign expressions used all the time. This happens because this is something common in the practice of this Shotokan Marital Art. Here we describe some of the most common Japanese terms/words to the students: |
COUNTING: |
Number | Japanese | Pronunciation | |
1 | ichi | eech | |
2 | ni | nee | |
3 | san | sahn | |
4 | shi | shee | |
5 | go | goh | |
6 | roku | rohk | |
7 | shichi | sheech | |
8 | hachi | hahch | |
9 | kyuu | kyoo | |
10 | juu | joo |
GENERAL: |
· Kihon (kee-hohn) - basic techniques · Kata (kah-tah) - pre arranged forms consisting of techniques · Kumite (koo-mee-teh) – sparring · Osu (ohss) - used to mean almost anything; an affirmative, · an agreement, a greeting, etc. · Kime (kee-meh) – focus · Kiai (kee-aee) - spirit yell to focus and strenghten techniques; a "coming together of decision/spirit/energy" · Johdan (joh-dahn) - upper level i.e. face, chin, head · Chuudan (choo-dahn) - mid-level i.e. chest, stomach · Gedan (geh-dahn) - low-level i.e. groin, knees, shins · Dojo kun (doh-joh koon) - the five precepts of Shotokan karate (Please see: http://olympickaratedojo.blogspot.com/p/dojo-kun.html) |
COMMANDS: |
· Yoi (yoy) - get ready (into ready stance) · Hajime (hah-jee-meh) – begin · Yame (yah-meh) – stop · Yasume (yah-su-meh) – relax · Mawatte (mah-wah-teh) - turn around (in stance) · Rei (ray) – bow · Shomen ni rei (shoh-men nee ray) - bow to the front (of the dojo) · Sensei ni rei (sen-say nee ray) - bow to instructor · Otaigai ni rei (oh-tai-gai nee ray) - bow to each other (partner) · Seiza (say-zah) - sit (in Japanese formal sitting position) · Mokusoh (mohk-soh) - meditate |
STANCES: |
· Zenkutsu dachi (zen-koo-tsoo dah-chee) - front stance · Kokutsu dachi (koh-koo-tsoo dah-chee) - back stance · Neko Dachi (Cat Stnce) · Kiba dachi (kee-bah dah-chee) - side stance (horseriding/straddle stance) · Hachiji dachi (hah-chee-jee dah-chee) - ready stance (yoi position) · Uchi Hachiji Dachi – Prepare |
BLOCKS: |
· Age uke (ah-geh oo-keh) - rising block · Gedan barai (geh-dahn bah-raee) - downward block · Soto uke (soh-toh oo-keh) - outside forearm block · Uchi uke (oo-chee oo-keh) - inside forearm block · Shuto uke (shoo-toh oo-keh) - knifehand block |
ARM TECHNIQUES: |
· Oi zuki (oy zoo-kee) - stepping punch · Gyaku zuki (gyah-koo zoo-kee) - reverse punch · Kizami zuki (kee-zah-mee zoo-kee) – jab · Sanbon zuki (sahn-bohn zoo-kee) - triple punch · Nukite (noo-kee-teh) - spearhand strike · Empi uchi (em-pee oo-chee) - elbow strike · Uraken (oo-rah-ken) - backfist strike · Tettsui (tet-soo-ee) - hammerfist strike 20 SHOTOKAN KARATE LESSONS OF OUR MASTER FUNAKOSHI:  |