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Shotokan Karate Terminology

These pages provide information that will be useful for any student trying to grasp the Japanese terminology of Karate. The terms have been divided into separate topics to make navigation of these  easier, click on the tabs below and the directory of terms underneath will change to that topic.

BLOCKS
PUNCHES
KICKS
STANCES
STRIKES

KICKS

ASHI
Foot or Leg.
ASHI BARAI
Foot/Leg Sweep.
ASHI GATANA
Foot Sword.
ASHI WAZA
Name given to all leg and foot techniques, ASHI meaning either leg or foot and WAZA meaning technique.
FUMIKIRI GERI
Cutting Kick.
FUMIKOMI GERI
Stamping kick.
GERI
Kick. When using the spelling of ‘geri’ it should be added to another word to describe the kick. Geri used by itself would mean diahorrea.
Also see KERI and Keru.
HIZA GERI (strike)
Knee Kick.
KAKATO GERI
Axe Kick, striking with the back of the heel of the foot.
KEAGE
‘Kick Up’ in karate we use this when describing snapping as opposed to thrusting kicks. But see Keriage
KEKOMI
Thrust Kick (Literally, Kick Into/Straight). See Kerikomi.
KERI
Kick, you will see kick spelt this way. Keri by itself is a noun meaning kick coming from the verb Keru “To kick”, The normal spelling used on this site is GERI.
KERU
Kick. This is used when saying kick as a verb.
MAE GERI
Front Kick.
MAE GERI KEAGE
Front Snapping Kick.
MAE GERI KEKOMI
Front Thrust Kick.
MAWASHI GERI
Roundhouse Kick.
MIKAZUKI GERI
Crescent Kick.
NIDAN GERI
Double Kick, as seen at the end of the Kata KANKU DAI.
REN-GERI
Consecutive Kicking, alternate kicking i.e. left and then right.
TOBI GERI
Jumping Kick.
TSUMASAKI GERI
Kicking using the tips of the toes to strike with. Should only be used to attack the soft parts of the opponents body e.g. groin.
USHIRO GERI
Back Kick.
YOKO GERI
Side Kick.
YOKO GERI KEAGE
Side Snap Kick.
YOKO GERI KEKOMI
Side Thrust Kick. Also referred to as YOKO KEKOMI.

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