Karate Terminology - B
ENGLISH TO JAPANESE
B |
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Back |
Ushiro |
Back fist |
Uraken - "Back Knuckle" or fist. |
Back kick |
Ushiro Geri - Kick executed by thrusting heel to rear, at opponent attacking from behind. |
Back of hand strike |
Haishu Uchi - A strike with the back of the hand. |
Back of hand block |
Haishu Uke - A block using the back of the hand. |
Back of the arms block |
Haiwan Uke |
Back punch |
Ura zuki - An upper cut punch used at close range. |
Back Stance |
Kokutsu dachi - A stance which has most of the weight to the back. |
Back of neck |
Keichu |
Ball of foot |
Koshi |
Base of thumb strike |
Keito Uchi |
Basic |
Kihon - Basic, Fundamental. |
Bear hand |
Kumade |
Begin |
Hajime - A command given to start a given drill Kata, or Kumite. |
Belly |
Hara |
Back of hands'X' block |
Haishu Juji Uke - using the back of the hands. |
Below black belt |
Mudansha - Students without black-belt ranking. |
Belt |
Obi |
Big |
O' - also "Major" |
Black |
Kuroi |
Black belt holder |
Yudansha |
Blue |
Aoi |
Body |
Tai |
Body evasion |
Tai sabaki - body movement/shifting. |
Bow |
Rei - "Respect". A method of showing respect in Japanese culture is the Bow. |
Break-fall techniques |
Ukemi waza |
Breaking |
Tameshiwari |
Breathing |
Kyoku |
Brown |
Cha-iroi |
Brown and White |
Cha-iroi Ichi Shiroi |
Brown and Double White |
Cha-iroi Ni Shiroi |
Bull Strike |
Seiryuto - A hand technique delivered with the base of the SHUTO (Knife hand). |