Karate Kihon

Zuki (Punches)

Choku-Zuki (straight punch)

Gyaku-zuki (reverse punch)

Oi-zuki (stepping punch)

Kizami-zuki (jab)

 

Uke (blocking)

Age-uke (upper block)

Soto-uke (outside forearm block)

Uchi-uke (inside forearm block)

Gedan-barai (uke) (downward block)

Shuto-uke (knife-hand block)

 

Keri (Kicking)

Mae-geri (front kick)

Yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)

Yoko-geri Kekomi (side thrust kick)

Mawashi-geri (round kick)

Fumikomi (stamping kick)

Gyaku-mawashi-geri (reverse round kick)

Mikazuki-geri (crescent kick)

Ushiro-geri (back kick)

Mae-tobi-geri (jumping front kick)

Yoko-tobi-geri (jumping side kick)

 

Dachi (Stances)

Heisoku-dachi (informal attention stance)

Musubi-dachi (informal attention stance, feet turned out)

Shizen-tai (natural position)

Hachiji-dachi (open-leg stance)

Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance)

Kokutsu-dachi (back stance)

Kiba-dachi (straddle-leg stance

Shiko-dachi (square stance)

Fudo-dachi (rooted stance)

Neko-ashi-dachi (cat stance)

Sanchin-dachi (hour-glass stance)

Hangetsu-dachi (half-moon stance)

Uchi-hachiji-dachi (inverted open-leg stance)

Heiko-dachi (parallel stance)

Teiji-dachi (T stance)

Renoji-dachi (L stance)

Uchi (Strikes)

Uraken-uchi (back-fist strike)

Shuto-uchi (knife-hand strike)

Tettsui-uchi (hammer-fist strike)

Empi-uchi (elbow strike)

Mae-Empi-uchi (forward elbow strike)

Yoko-empi-uchi (side elbow strike)

Ushiro-Empi-uchi (back elbow strike)

Tate-Empi-uchi (upward elbow strike)

Otoshi-Empi-uchi (downward elbow strike)

Seiken (fore-fist)

Uraken (back-fist)

Tettsui (iron hammer)

Enpi (elbow)

Haito (ridge-hand)

Haishu (back-hand)

Nukite (spear-hand)