SHOTO RYU JUTSU KARATE DOJO
In Memory of my Father Rodney Sweeney  1939 - 2008
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JAPANESE TERMINOLOGY

Kicks - GERI

1. **Mae- Keage - Front snap kick**
2. Mae - Kekomi- Front thrust kick
3. Yoko- Keage- Side snap kick
4.Yoko - Kekomi- Side Thrust kick
5.Mawashi - geri- Roundhouse kick
6. Ushiro geri - Back kick

Stances -Dachi

Musubi dachi - informal attention stance
Zenkutsu-dachi- front forward stance
Kiba -dachi - Horse stance

Yoi - ready stance

Strikes - UCHI

1. Tetsui - Uchi - Hammer fist strike
2.Nukite- Spear hand strike
3.Shuto-uchi - Knife hand strike
4. Empi- Uchi- Elbow strike
5. Morote- Uchi - double strike
6. teisho - uchi -     palm heel strike
7. Heito uchi - Ridge hand strike

Blocks- UKE

1. **Upper rising forearm block - Jodan-Age-Uke**
2. middle outside inside forearm block- Chudan Soto-Uke
3. **Middle inside outside forearm block- Chudan Uchi-Uke**
4. Lower sweeping level downward block- Gedan- Barai
5. Knife Hand Block- Shuto-Uke
6. Teisho- uke - palm heel block
7. Osae - uke - pressing block

Punches - Zuki 

1. Choku- zuki - practice punch on spot
2. Oi- zuki - Lunge punch
3. Sanbon- zuki - triple punch (Jodan chudan chudan)
4. Mawashi - zuki - roundhouse punch
5. Ura zuki  - short punch
6. Age-zuki- rising punch
7. Yama- zuki - double punch
8. kagi- zuki - hook punch
9 Gyaku zuki -reverse punch

General 

**Shugo -  line up**                               
Sensei - Teacher or one who has gone down the path before all others
Mokuso- close eyes and meditate                 
Senpai- senior student
Yame - stop what you are doing            
Dojo- training hall
**Karate - empty hands**
Yasime - Relax                      
Gi - Karate uniform
Kiritsu - stand up
Kia - yell with focus
 Jodan  upperlevel                                 
Chudan - middle 
Gedan- lower
Left - Hidarai
**right - Migi**
Oss -I understand , yes hello goodbye  word of words(same as Aloha)
**Hai  - Yes official**





Mawate   =turn around
Kime - focus
Zanshin- perfect finish
Obi-  karate belt
**AKA- red**
AO- blue
Hajime= to begin
Tsukette= to continue

Japanese Terminology
**Counting**
English             Japanese                Sounds like

                    1. One               Ichi                            itch
                    2. Two               Ni                              Knee
                    3. Three            San                           Son
                    4. Four               Chi                          She
                    5. Five                Go                           Go
                    6. Six                 Roku                       Rook
                    7. Seven           Hitchi                       Hitch
                    8. Eight            Hatchi                      Hatch
                    9. Nine               KU                          Koo
                    10. Ten            Ju                              Joo

Ju ichi    11                        Ni Ju Ichi    = 21
Ju Ni        12                       Ni Ju NI = 22
Ju san      13                       Ni Ju San = 23
Ju Chi    14                        Ni Ju Chi = 24
Ju Go    15                         Ni Ju Go = 25
Ju Roku 16                        Ni Ju Roku = 26
Ju Hitchi 17                       Ni Ju Hitchi  = 27
Ju hatchi 18                       Ni Ju Hatchi = 28
Ju Ku       19                        Ni Ju Ku  = 29
Ni Ju        20                        San Ju = 30