Saturday, July 9, 2011

Japanese Vocabulary in the Dojo

 
COUNTING
1.  ICHI                 (itch)                       6.  ROKU               (rook)
2.  NI                      (nee)                      7…SHICHI          (sitch)
3.  SAN                  (sawn)                   8..  HACH             (hotch)
4..  SHI                  (shee)                     9.  KU                     (koo)
5.  GO                     (go)                      10.  JU                    (joo)

KIHON (BASICS)
DACHI (stances)
1.  Musubidachi (moo-sue-bee-da-chee)        Formal/bowing stance
2.  Haisokudachi (hi-so-koo-da-chee)             Feet together stance
3.  Shizentai (shi-zen-tie)                                    Natural stance
4.  Kebadachi (key-ba-da-chee)                       Side/horse stance
5.  Zenkutzudachi (zen-koo-tsoo-da-chi)       Front stance
6.  Kokutzudachi (ko-koo-tsoo-da-chee)        Back stance

UKE (blocks)
1.  Jodan age uke (joe-don-ah-gay-oo-kay)                   Rising block (face)
2.  Chudan ude uke
      (choo-don-oo-day-oo-kay)                         Middle forearm block (stomach)
3.  Gedan beri (gay-don-ber-eye)                      Down block (groin)
4.  Shuto uke (shoo-toe-oo-kay)                       Knife-hand block

ZUKI (punches)
1.  Chokuzuki (choe-koo-zoo-key)                  Straight punch
2.  Gyakuzuki (yok-koo-zoo-key)                    Reverse punch
3.  Oizuki (oy-zoo-key)                                       Stepping punch
4.  Kizamazuki (key-zama-zuki)                      Short punch

GERI (kicks)
1..Maegeri (my-gary)                                          Front snap kick
2.  Yokogeri  (yo-ko-gary)                  Side kick
                a.  keage (kay-ah-gay)                          snap
                b.  kekome (kay-ko-me)                       thrust

MISCELLANEOUS
Rei (ray)                      bow                 Jodan (joe-don)  face
Shomen                       front                Chudan (choo-don)  stomach
Yoi (yoy)                     ready
Yame (ya-may)           finish/stop

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