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Ambler GKK Goju-Ryu Karate-do Kyokai
Vocabulary
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Seiza | To sit down in formal manner. (left knee to floor first) |
| Mokuso | To close eyes, and to mediate or concentrate on the task at hand by first emptying your mind of all outside concerns. |
| Mokuso Yame | To open your eyes |
| Shomen Ni Tashite Rei | To bow to the front of the room usually representative of the respect you for the style you are practicing. |
| Sensei Ni Tashite Rei | To bow to your instructors |
| Otagai Ni Rei | To bow to each other out of mutual respect. |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Kamaete | To guard or set in ready position as in preparation for basic exercise, used only for basics |
| Naote | To go back as you were, return to musabi dachi. |
| Yooi | To set in ready for the beginning of kata. |
| Hajime | To begin |
| Mawatte | To turn or pivot |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Hiki te | The hand or fist to be in ready position by the side of the chest |
| Hiki Ashi | The leg which is raised in preparation for kicking |
| Tsuki Te | The striking fist |
| Uke Te | The blocking hand |
| Keri Ashi | The kicking leg |
| Maai | The distance between you and your opponent |
| Tomeru | To pull back a striking or kicking motion |
| Ateru | To make contact |
| Kiai | The vocalization of your concentrated effort. |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Ashi Kubi | Ankle |
| Ude | Arm |
| Se Naka | Back |
| Jo Soku tei | Ball of Foot |
| Karada | Body |
| Mune | Chest |
| Ago | Chin |
| Mimi | Ear |
| Hiji, Empi | Elbow |
| Me | Eyes |
| Kao | Face |
| Yubi | Fingers/Toes |
| Te | Hand |
| Ken Tsui | Hammer Hand |
| Kami, Ke | Hair |
| Atama | Head |
| Kakato | Heel |
| Koshi, Shiri | Hips |
| Sok-ko | Instep |
| Kan Setsu | Joint |
| Hiza | Knee |
| Ashi, Soku | Leg |
| Kuchi | Mouth |
| Kubi | Neck |
| Hana | Nose |
| Kata | Shoulders |
| Hara | Stomach |
| Ha | Teeth |
| Tsuma Saki | Tips/Toes |
| Koshi | Waist |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Ue | Above |
| Ushiro | Back |
| Shita | Below |
| Man Naka | Center |
| En | Circle |
| Naname | Diagonal |
| Mae | Front |
| Hidari | Left |
| Sen/Embusen | Line |
| Gedan | Lower |
| Chudan | Middle |
| Migi | Right |
| Yoko | Side |
| Jodan | Upper |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Rei | Bow |
| Mokuso | Close Eyes |
| Kamete | Get Ready |
| Yoi | Ready |
| Naotte | Resume |
| Seiza | Sit Down |
| Hajime | Start |
| Matte | Stop |
| Yamette | Stop |
| Magatte | Turn 90 Deg. |
| Mawatte | Turn 180 Dig |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Ichi | One |
| Ni | Two |
| San | Three |
| Shi | Four |
| Go | Five |
| Roko | Six |
| Shichi | Seven |
| Hachi | Eight |
| Ku | Nine |
| Ju | Ten |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Musubi Dachi Shizentai No Kamae | Stand in Musabi Dachi with hands to the side |
| Musubi Dachi Kogen Uke No Kamae | Stand in Musani Dachi with hands protecting the groin area |
| Haiko Dachi Yooi No Kamae | Stand in Heiko Dachi with hands in tight fists to the side |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Sanchin Dachi Sanchin No Kamae | Stand in Sanchin Dachi with arms in double Yoko Uke |
| Shiko Dachi Sanchin No Kamae | Stand in Shiko Dachi with arms in double Yoko Uke (Sanchin posture) |
| Sanchin Dachi Seiken Zuki No Kamae | Stand in Sanchin Dachi, extend fist into seiken zuki strike (posture of seiken zuki |
| Shiko Dachi Seiken Zuki No Kamae | Stand in Shiko Dachi with arm extended into seiken posture |
| Sanchin Dachi Shuto UchiNo Kamae | Stand in Sanchin Dachi with hand in shuto uchi position |
| Sanchin Dachi Furi Uchi No Kamae | Stand in Sanchin Dachi with hand in furi uchi position |
| Heiko Dachi Keri No Kamae | Stand in Haiko Dachi with hands in belts in preparation for kicking |
| Neko Ashi Dachi Neko Ashi No Kamae | Stand in Neko Ashi (Cat Stance) Dachi with arms in sparring posture |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Seiunchin No Kamae | Stand in Shiko Dachi with both hand in Osae Uke (push down block) position |
| Hari Uke No Kamae | Stand in Shiko Dachi with arms positioned in the Hari Uke posture (Archer’s Block) |
| Yama Uke No Kamae | Stand in Neko Ashi Dachi, with both hands in Yama Uke posture (Mountain Shape Block) |
| Inu No Kamae | Stand in Shiko Dachi with both hands in Kakuto Uke posture (Crane Head), (Dog Posture) |
| Seipai No Kamae | Stand in Shiko Dachi with both hands in shuto uchi posture |
| Tsuru No Kamae | Stand in Neko Ashi Dachi with both hands extended to either side in Kakuto Uke (Crane Head) posture position (Dog Posture) |
| Kururunfa No Kamae | Stand in Uchi Hachi Dachi with both arms extended to either side with hands in Shuto Uke posture. Kata posture |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Onegaishimasu | Please instruct us |
| Domo Arigato Gozamashita | Thank you for teaching us |
| Mo ichi do | One more time |
| Gorei nashi | Execute kata without command |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Age zuki | Upward strike |
| Empi uchi | Elbow strike |
| Furi uchi | Whipping strike |
| Hiato uchi | Ridge hand strike |
| Hiji ate | Rising elbow strike |
| Kakuto ate | Chicken neck strike |
| Mawashi uraken uchi | Spinning backfist strike |
| Seiken mawashi tsuki | Roundhouse punch |
| Seiken tsuki | Reverse punch |
| Shita zuki | Close punch |
| Shuto uchi | Knife hand strike |
| Sto | Chop |
| Teisho ate | Palm heel strike |
| Tettsui uchi | Hammer fist strike |
| Uraken uchi | Backfist strike |
| Tate Ken | Vertical Fist |
| Riken | Back Fist |
| Hiato uchi | Ridge hand strike |
| Hiji ate | Rising elbow strike |
| Kakuto ate | Chicken neck strike |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Kakato geri | Heel kick |
| Kansetso geri | Knee-joint kick |
| Kogen geri | Groin kick |
| Mae geri | Front kick |
| Mawashi ushiro geri | Spinning back kick |
| Mikazuki geri | Crescent kick |
| Sokuto geri | Side kick |
| Ushiro geri | Back kick |
| Yoko geri | Round kick |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Age uke | Rising block |
| Gedan bari | Downward block |
| Haraiotoshi uke | Downward sweeping block |
| Joge uke | Double middle block |
| Ju ji uke | "X" block |
| Kake uke | Hooking block |
| Kakuto uke | Chicken neck block |
| Mawashi uke | Windmill block (circle block) |
| Osae uke | Pressing block |
| Shuto uke | Knife hand block |
| Soe uke | Union block |
| Sto uke | Chop block |
| Teisho uke | Palm heel block |
| Tsukami uke | Grasping block |
| Ude uke | Forearm block |
| Ura uke | Back hand block |
| Yama uke | Mountain block |
| Yoko uke | Side block |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Hachi Ji dachi | Figure Eight stance |
| Heiko dachi | Parallel stance |
| Heisoku dachi | Fan shaped stance |
| Kokusto dachi | Back Leaning stance |
| Musubi dachi | Formal attention stance |
| Neko ashi dachi | Cat stance |
| Re no ji dachi | ‘Re’ (Check mark) stance |
| Sanchin dachi | Tension stance |
| Shiko dachi | Sumo stance |
| Zenkutso dachi | Front stance |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Ji Yu Kumite | Free Style sparring |
| Ran Geki | Sparring without stance movement (toe-to-toe) |
| Yaku Soku Kumite | Pre-arranged sparring (one-steps) |
| Zen Shin Zuki | Body Shifting exercise |
| Shomen | Front of the room |
| Nihon-Go | English |
| Taikyoko Jodan, Chudan, and Gedan | Beginning |
| Gekisai Ichi, Ni and San | To attack and crush |
| Sanchin | Three conflicts |
| Tensho | Rotating Palm |
| Saifa | To crush into pieces and destroy |
| Seiunchin | To control by pulling inward |
| Sanseiru | 36 Hand positions |
| Shisochin | To defeat the four side |
| Seisan | 13 hand positions |
| Seipai | 18 hand positions |
| Kururunfa | To remain still, then (suddenly) to crush and destroy |
| Suparrenpei (Petchurin) | 108 meanings |
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