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Dachi - Stances
- Zenkutsu dachi
- Front Stance
- Kiba dachi
- Side Stance
- Kokustu dachi
- Back Stance
- Sochin or Fudo dachi
- Rooted Stance
- Hangetsu dachi
- Half Moon Stance
- Sanchin dachi
- Hour Glass Stance
- Neko Ashi dachi
- Cat Stance
- Shiko dachi
- Sumo Stance
- Heisoku dachi
- Feet and toes together
- Misubi dachi
- Heels together, toes at 90 degrees
- Hachiji dachi
- Feet shoulder Width and pointed out
- Heiko dachi
- Feet shoulder width and straight
- Uchu Hachiji dachi
- Feet shoulder width and pointed in
- Teiji dachi
- T Angled Stance
- Renoji dachi
- L Angled Stance
Uke - Blocks
- Age uke
- Rising Block
- Soto uke
- Outside Block
- Uchi uke
- Inside Forearm Block
- Shoto uke
- Knife Hand Block
- Gedan bari
- Downward Block
- Juji uke/Kosu uke
- X Block
- Haishu uke
- Backhand Block
- Kakiwaki uke
- Inside Wedge Hand Block
- Moroto uke
- Reinforced Block
- Nagashi uke
- Sweeping Block
- Tate Shuto uke
- Knife Hand Block (arm straight)
Zuki - Punches
- Choku zuki
- Front Punch
- Oi zuki
- Lunge Punch
- Gyaku zuki
- Reverse Punch
- Kizami zuki
- Leading Hand Jab
- Sanbon zuki
- Three Punch Combination
- Ura zuki
- Half Punch
- Kage zuki
- Hook Punch
- Mawashi zuki
- Round House Punch
- Moroto zuki
- Double Punch
- Yama zuki
- Over the Mountain Double Punch
- Age zuki
- Rising Punch
Geri - Kicks
- Mai geri
- Front Snap Kick
- Yoko geri Keage
- Side Snap Kick
- Yoko geri Kekomi
- Side Thrust Kick
- Mawashi geri
- Roundhouse Kick
- Fumikomi geri
- Downward Thrust Kick
- Ushiro geri
- Back Thrust Kick
- Ashi geri
- Foot or Leg Sweep
- Hiza geri
- Knee Kick
- Namimae ashi
- Returning Wave Kick
- Mikasuki geri
- Cresent Kick
- Gyaku Mawashi geri
- Reverse Round House Kick
- Kakato geri
- Axe Kick
Other Terms
- Jodan
- Face Level
- Chudan
- Stomach Level
- Gedan
- Lower Level
- Sensei
- Teacher
- Sempai
- Senior Belt
- Ken
- Fist
- Seiken
- Fore Fist
- Ippon-ken
- One Knuckle Fist
- Nakadaka-ken
- Middle Knuckle Fist
- Nukite
- Spear Hand
- Ippon-nukite
- One Finger Spear Hand
- Dojo
- Training Hall
- Shihai
- Tournament
- Makiwara
- Punching Board
- Hajimae
- Begin
- Yamae
- Finish
- Enorae
- Relax
- Mokso
- Breathing Exercise
- Seiza
- Formal Kneeling Position
- Gi
- Uniform
- Obi
- Belt
- Kyu
- Junior Rank
- Dan
- Senior Rank
- Shihan
- Master
Counting
- Ichi
- 1
- Ni
- 2
- San
- 3
- Shi
- 4
- Go
- 4
- Roku
- 6
- Shichi
- 7
- Hachi
- 8
- Kyu
- 9
- Ju
- 10