Karate Terminology

You will find a list of Karate terminology below with an English = Japanese format:

Strikes	Kicks
Uppercut = Appakatto	Front kick = Mae geri
Inside hooking block = Uchi uke	Round kick = Mawashi geri
Side back fist = Yoko ura uchi	Side kick = Yoko geri
Short punch = Shita tszuki	Back kick = Ushiro geri
Rising elbow strike = Hijiate	Hook kick (reverse round house) = Ura mawashigeri
Round elbow strike = Mawashi empi	Crescent kick = Mikadzuki
Outside open hand strike = Outside shuto
Ridge hand strike = Haito
Blocks	Stances
Head level block = Jodan age uke	Long forward stance = Zenkutsu dachi
Inside hooking block = Uchi uke	Horse riding stance = Kiba dachi
Outside block = Soto uke	Sumo stance = Shiko dachi
Downward block = Gedan barai	Back leaning stance = Kokutsu dachi
Groin sweeping block = Gedan uke	Pigeon toe stance = Sanchin dachi
Double block = Chuge uke	Cat stance = Nekoashi dachi
Open hand hook block = Kake uke	Short fighting stance = Ans zenkutsu dachi
Open hand round block = Mawashi uke	Rooted stance = Fododachi
Open hand knife block = Shuto uke	Ready stance = Heiko dachi

Other words you will hear: