Karate Glossary
Japanese Terminology
| Stances | | | Blocks | |
| Musubi Dachi | Attention Stance (heels together, feet in a "V" shape) | | Age Uke | Rising Block |
| Heiko Dachi / Yoi | Parallel Stance (feet hip width apart) | | Uchi Uke | Inside Forearm Block |
| Shiko Dachi | Straddle leg stance | | Gedan Barai | Downward Block |
| Sanchin Dachi | Hourglass Stance | | Shuto Uke | Knife Hand Block |
| Zenkutsu Dachi | Front Stance | | Sasai Uke / Moroto Uke | Augmented Block |
| Moto Dachi | Short Front Stance | | Kosa Uke | Cross Block |
| Kokutsu Dachi | Back Stance | | Mawashi Uke | Roundhouse Block |
| Neko Ashi Dachi | Cat Stance | | Soto Uke | Outside Forearm Block |
| Naihanchi Dachi | | | | |
| Kosa Dachi | Cross Leg Stance | | Kicks | |
| | | | Mae Geri | Front Kick |
| Strikes | | | Mawashi Geri | Roundhouse Kick |
| Oi Tsuki | Lunge Punch | | Yoko Geri / Sokuto | Side Kick |
| Gyaku Tsuki | Reverse Punch | | Ushiro Geri | Back Kick |
| Uraken | Back Fist | | Ushiro Mawashi Geri | Reverse Roundhouse Kick / Hook Kick |
| Maeken Tsuki | Front Fist Punch | | Ashi Barai | Foot Sweep |
| Nukite | Spear Hand | | Tobi Geri | Flying / Jumping Kick |
| Shuto | Knife Hand | | Hiza Geri | Knee Strike |
| Mawashi Tsuki | Round / Hook Punch | | Kakato Geri | Axe / Heel Kick |
| Empi / Hiji Ate | Elbow Strike | | | |
| Shotei | Palm Heel | | Counting | |
| Ko Uchi | Bent Wrist Strike | | One - Ichi | Six - Roku |
| | | | Two - Ni | Seven - Shichi / Nana |
| Rei | Bow | | Three - San | Eight - Hachi |
| Left | Hidari | | Four - Shi / Yon | Nine - Ku |
| Right | Migi | | Five - Go | Ju - Ju |
