Kou Bu Ryu Terms Flashcards
(221 cards)
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abara
A
side of chest
2
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abarabone
A
ribs
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age
A
rising
4
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age uke
A
rising block
5
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agi
A
jaw
6
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ago
A
jaw
7
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agoto
A
jaw
8
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aite
A
partner (or opponent)
9
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ashi
A
foot or leg
10
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ashi
A
foot
11
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ashi yubi
A
toes
12
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ashikubi
A
ankle
13
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atama
A
head
14
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ate
A
strike
15
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atemi
A
to strike a person
16
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barai
A
sweep
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bo
A
staff
18
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bokken
A
wooden sword
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boshiken
A
thumb knuckle strike
20
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bu
A
martial or military
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budo
A
martial way
22
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bunkai
A
analysis
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bushi
A
warrior
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bushido
A
way of the warrior
25
chudan
middle level
26
chusoku
ball of foot
27
dachi
stance
28
dan
grade / level
29
dashi
extension, away
30
do
way
31
dogi
clothes of the way, martial arts uniform
32
doji
simultaneous
33
dojo
place of the way, martial arts training hall
34
empi
elbow
35
fumi
step or stomp
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fumikomi
step into
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furi
swing horizontal
38
gan
eye
39
ganmen
face
40
gedan
lower level
41
gedan barai
uke
downward sweeping block (lower body level)
42
geri
kick
43
gyaku
opposite/reverse
44
gyaku-te
opposite hand
45
gyakute
other hand
46
ha
teeth
47
hachihi dachi
natural stance
48
haiso
instep (of foot)
49
haito
inner edge of hand
50
hajiki
to jerk or snap
51
hajime
begin
52
hana
nose
53
hanshi
Senior teacher, role model, exemplary person (shi = master/teacher, han (in this
context) = person). Hachidan or above
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hara
energetic center of the body, similar to itten, but different
55
haya
fast
56
hichu
adams apple (throat)
57
hidari
left
58
hiji
elbow
59
hiki
pull
60
hiyaku
one hundred
61
hiza
knee
62
hiza geri
knee strike
63
hizagashira
kneecap
64
hojo undo
suplimentary exercises
65
hone
bone
66
irimi
entering
67
itten
center of mass
68
jinchu
groove between the nose and upper lip
69
jiyu kumite
free sparring
70
jodan
upper level
71
kachikake
chin
72
kaicho
Head (president or chairman) of an organization
73
kaiten
rotating
74
kakage
to lift
75
kakato
heel
76
kakato geri
heel kick
77
kakuto
top of the bent wrist (striking surface)
78
kamae
ready (fighting) stance
79
kami
hair
80
kansetsu
joint (of the body)
81
kao
face
82
kasumi
temple (of the head)
83
ken
knuckle
84
kiba dachi
horse stance
85
kietsuke
attention
86
kihon
basics
87
kime
focusing technique
88
kiotsuke
stand up straight, come to attention
89
ko
back or behind
90
kobushi
fist
91
kohai
Junior student
92
kokutsu dachi
back stance
93
komekani
temple (of the head)
94
komi
into
95
kosa
cross or intersect
96
kosa uke
crossing block
97
koshi
hip
98
kosoku
back foot
99
kote
forearm
100
kotekitae
arm conditioning
101
kubi
neck
102
kuchi
mouth
103
kurubushi
ankle
104
kyoshi
Senior teacher, master professor. (shi = master/teacher, kyu = professor). Nanadan or
above.
105
kyu
level / rank
106
ma
space, distance
107
maai
distance between opponents
108
mae
front
109
mae geri
front kick
110
makiwara
striking board
111
mata
crotch
112
matsukaze
side of the neck
113
matte
wait
114
mawashi
coming around
115
mawatte
turn around
116
me
eyes
117
men
head
118
mi
a person
119
migi
right
120
mimi
ear
121
momo
thigh
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morote
both hands
123
mune
chest
124
mushin
empty mind, acting without thinking
125
nage
extend
126
neko ashi dachi
cat stance
127
no
of
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nodo
throat
129
nukite
spear hand
130
obi
belt
131
ofuku
retracing
132
omote
front or to face
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osae
pressing down
134
oshi
push
135
oshi
push or shove
136
oshidashi
push away
137
oshikomi
push into
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oshiri
buttocks
139
osu
push
140
otagai ni
toward each other
141
otoshi
to drop or let fall
142
otoshi
downward
143
rei
bow
144
Renshi
Senior teacher, Expert teacher (Godan or above)
145
ryote
both hands
146
ryote
both hands
147
sabaki
movement
148
sanjugo
fourty five
149
sanpai ni
face the senpai
150
sei
proper
151
seiken
standard fist
152
seiza
formal sitting on knees
153
sempai or
senpai
Senior student
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sena
back (of the body)
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senaka
back (of the body)
156
sensei
Teacher
157
sensei ni
face the sensei
158
shihan
Master teacher or head instructor (shi = master/teacher, han (in this context) =
example or modell)
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shisei
posture
160
shita
down
161
sho
palm
162
shomen ni
face the front
163
shote
palm (of the hand)
164
shotei
heel of hand
165
shu
hand
166
shukoken
back of hand
167
shute
palm (of the hand)
168
shuto
outer edge of hand
169
Shuto uchi
knife hand strike
170
sode
sleeve
171
sokko
top of the foot
172
soku
foot
173
sokutei
ball of foot
174
sokuto
edge of foot
175
soto
outer
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suigetsu
solar plexus
177
suihei
horizontal
178
sukui
scoop
179
sumimasen
excuse, pardon
180
tai
body
181
tai sabaki
body movement
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tate
vertical
183
te
hand
184
tebuki
wrist
185
teisho
palm heel
186
teisoku
arch of foot
187
tekubi
wrist
188
tettsui
hammer fist strike
189
to
sword/knife
190
tobi
jump
191
tobi geri
jumping kick
192
tsuki
punch/thrust
193
tsuki uke
strike block
194
uchi
strike
195
uchikomi
strike into
196
ude
arm conditioning
197
uke
block
198
uke
block
199
ura
the back of something
200
uraken
back of fist
201
uraken
back fist
202
ushiro
to the rear
203
uto
bridge of nose
204
uye
up
205
wa uke
round block
206
wakarimasen
I do not understand
207
wakarimasu
I understand
208
waki
side of the body (under armpit)
209
wari
to split
210
waza
technique
211
yame
stop
212
yoi
ready, attention
213
yoko
sideways
214
yoshi
continue / good
215
yubi
finger
216
zanshin
focused awareness of surroundings
217
zen
front
218
zenkutsu dachi
forward stance
219
zensoku
front foot
220
zuki
punch/thrust
221
zuki (tsuki)
straight thrust
