Glossary

松濤館 - Shōtōkan
Age uke gyaku ashi 揚げ受け逆足Upper block (reverse foot) (Shōtōkan); also gyaku age uke
 
Abe Keigo 阿部 圭吾(1938 - ) Karateka, former senior JKA instructor, founder of the Japan Shōtōkan Karate Association
 
Ago zuki 顎突きStraight punch to the chin; rising punch as in the kata, Empi (Shōtōkan)
 
Ai kamae 合構えHarmony posture: closed stance, when each opponent has her/his same foot forward (Shōtōkan)
 
Asai Tetsuhiko浅井 哲彦(1935 - 2006) Shōtōkan karateka, founder of Japan Karate Shōtōrenmei
 
Asano Shiro 浅野 史郎(1939 - ) Shōtōkan karateka
 
Awase合せBlending movement (aikidō); combined (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase hiki tsukami 合せ引き掴みCombined pulling grasp as in karate kata Heian Godan (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase kokouke 合せ虎口受けCombined tiger mouth block as in karate kata Empi (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase mawashi kakeuke 合せ回し掛受けCombined roundhouse hooking block as in karate kata Nijushiho (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase mawashiuke 合せ回し受けCombined roundhouse block as in karate kata Kanku Dai (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase seiryūtōuke 合せ青竜刀受Combined ox jaw hand block (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase shuto ageuke 合せ手刀肋受Combined knife hand rising block as in karate kata Chinte (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase uchi 合せ打Combined strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase uke 合せ受けCombined block (Shōtōkan)
 
Awase waza 合せ技Combined techniques (Shōtōkan)
 
Chinte珍手“Unusual hands” or “rare hands” or “crazy hands.” Karate kata practiced in Shitō ryū and Shōtōkan.
 
Enoeda Keinosuke 榎枝 慶之輔(1935-2003) Shōtōkan Karateka, nickname "The Tiger of Shōtōkan"
 
Fumi komi age uke 踏み込み肋受けRising block stepping in (Shōtōkan)
 
Fumi komi shuto uke 踏み込み手刀受けKnife hand block stepping in (Shōtōkan)
 
Funakoshi Gichin船越 義珍(1868-1957) Founder of Shōtōkan karate
 
Furi kosa barai 振交差払いCircular cross sweep as in the karate kata Nijushiho (Shōtōkan)
 
Gankaku岩鶴Shōtōkan karate kata, lit. “Crane on a rock.”.
 
Gedan awase teishō uke 下段合せ底掌受Lower combined palm heel block (Shōtōkan)
 
Gedan kake uke 下段掛受けDownward hooking block (Shōtōkan)
 
Gedan kekomi 下段蹴込みThrust kick to groin (Shōtōkan)
 
Gedan kote uke 下段小手受Lower forearm block (Shōtōkan)
 
Gedan seiryūtō uke下段青竜刀受Lower ox jaw hand block (Shōtōkan)
 
Gedan shutō osae 下段手刀腕受けLower level knife hand press, as in the Shōtōkan karate kata Gojushiho Dai
 
Gedan sukui uke 下段掬受けLower scooping block (Shōtōkan)
 
Gojushiho Dai五十四歩大Karate kata, lit “Fifty-four steps, major" (Shōtōkan)
 
Gojushiho Sho五十四歩小Karate kata, lit “Fifty-four steps, minor" (Shōtōkan)
 
Gyaku te dori 逆手取りReverse hand grab, as in the karate kata Gankaku (Shōtōkan)
 
Haishu awase uke 背手合せ受Backhand combined block, the opening block in the karatedō kata Gankaku (Shōtōkan), known in other karatedō ryū as Chinto; also ryō shō jōdan sokumen awase uke.
 
Haishu jūji uke背手十字受Backhand cross block (Shōtōkan); also jūji uke
 
Haishu uke 背手受けBlock with back of hand, as in the opening move of Heian Yondan (Shōtōkan)
 
Haiwan nagashi uke 背腕流し受Back arm sweeping block (Shōtōkan)
 
Haiwan sokumen jōdan yoko uke 背腕側面上段横受Upper level block to side with back arm, as in left arm block in opening of Heian Nidan (Shōtōkan)
 
Hangetsu半月“Half-moon,” karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Hassell, Randall G. American karateka, hachidan Shōtōkan karate, and martial arts author and publisher.
 
Hazushi te 外手Pulling-away hand, as in Heian Shodan (Shōtōkan)
 
Heian平安“Peaceful, tranquil”; karate kata series (Shōtōkan); in Japanese history, period 794-1185
 
Heian shodan 平安初段“Peaceful, tranquil one” karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Heian nidan 平安二段“Peaceful, tranquil two” karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Heian sandan 平安三段“Peaceful, tranquil three” karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Heian yondan 平安四段“Peaceful, tranquil four” karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Heian godan 平安五段“Peaceful, tranquil five” karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Hineri kaeshi 捻り返しTwist counter as in karate kata Kanku Sho (Shōtōkan)
 
Hirate osae uke 平手押え受Forehand pressing block as in karate kata Kanku Sho (Shōtōkan)
 
International Shōtōkan Karate Federation 国際松濤館空手連盟(ISKF) Shōtōkan association primarily in North America and the Caribbean, founded 1977 by Okazaki Teruyuki 岡崎照幸
 
Ippon ken furi otoshi 一本拳振落としOne knuckle fist circular drop, as in karate kata Chinte (Shōtōkan)
 
Ippon ken gyaku furi otoshi 一本拳逆振落としOne knuckle fist reversed circular drop, as in karate kata Chinte (Shōtōkan)
 
Japan Karate Association 日本唐手協会Organization for Shōtōkan karatedō
 
Japan Karatedō Federation全日本空手道連盟Major international organization for Japanese karatedō; JKA (Shōtōkan) is not part of the JKF
 
Ji’in慈陰"Love of truth," karate kata (Shōtōkan); name of Buddhist saint; also Jiin
 
Jion慈恩Karate kata (Shōtōkan); name of a temple and a Buddhist saint, Nem Ami Jion, originally Sōma Shiro Yoshimoto
 
Jitte十手“Ten hands, " karate kata (Shōtōkan); also jutte
 
Jō hineri 杖捻りTwist of Jō as in Bassai-Sho (Shōtōkan)
 
Jutte十手"Ten hands," karate kata (Shōtōkan); also jitte
 
Kaisho kōsa uke 開手交差受けOpen hand cross block, as in karate kata Gojushiho Sho (Shōtōkan)
 
Kaishu ippon kumite Sparring exercise (Shōtōkan)
 
Kake dori 掛取りHooking grasp/pull as in the karate kata Hangetsu (Shōtōkan)
 
Kami tsukami 髪掴みHair grasp as in the karate kata Empi (Shōtōkan)
 
Kanazawa Hirokazu金澤弘和(1931- ) Founder of Shōtōkan Karate-do International Federation (SKIF); jūdan
 
Kankū Dai観空大Karate kata, “To look at the sky, major" (Shōtōkan)
 
Kankū Sho観空小Karate kata, “To look at the sky, minor” (Shōtōkan)
 
Karate Union of Great Britain British Shōtōkan organization (KUGB)
 
Kase Taiji加瀬 泰治(1929 - 2004) Shōtōkan karateka
 
Kasui uke 火水受Fire and water block, as in the karate kata Kanku-Sho (Shōtōkan)
 
Kihon furi uchi waza 基本振り打ち技Basic swinging strike techniques (Shōtōkan)
 
Kihon uchi waza 基本打ち技Basic strike techniques (Shōtōkan)
 
Kokō hiza kuzushi 虎口膝崩しTiger mouth knee takedown as in the karate kata Nijushiho (Shōtōkan)
 
Kūshankū公相君Karate kata; also Kūsankū, Kankū Dai (Shōtōkan), Kosokun
 
Meikyo明鏡"Bright mirror," karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Mikami Takayuki 三上孝之(1933- ) Shōtōkan karateka
 
Mizunagare uraken gamae水流れ裏拳構えFlowing water backfist, as in the karate kata Gojushiho (Shōtōkan)
 
Morote haiwan uke諸手背腕受Two-handed back arm block (Shōtōkan)
 
Morote jō uke 諸手杖受けDouble-handed jō block as in the karate kata Meikyo (Shōtōkan)
 
Morote kaishu gedan uke 諸手開手下段受Double open-handed lower level block, as in the karate kata Gojushiho (Shōtōkan)
 
Morote kokō dori 諸手虎口取りDouble tiger mouth grab, as in karate kata Jitte (Shōtōkan)
 
Morote kubi osae 諸手首押えDouble neck press as in karate kata Heian Shodan (Shōtōkan)
 
Nagashi uke流し受けSweeping or flowing block, used in the kata Tekki and Jion (Shōtōkan)
 
Nakayama Masatoshi中山正敏(1913 - 1987) Japanese Shōtōkan karateka, Chief instructor of the JKA
 
Nihon Karate Kyokai日本唐手協会Japan Karate Association, organization for Shōtōkan karate
 
Nijushiho二十四步"24 steps," Karate kata (Shōtōkan); a Chince books putting forth 24 moral principles
 
Niseishi二十四Original name of karate kata Nijushiho (Shōtōkan)
 
Nishiyama Hidetaka西山英峻(1928 - 2008) Shōtōkan karateka, jūdan, chairman of the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF)
 
Okazaki Teruyuki 岡崎照幸(1931 - ) Japanese Shōtōkan karateka
 
O'Neill, Terry (1948 - ) British Shōtōkan karateka
 
Oroshi furi uchi 下ろし振り打ちDownward swinging strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Oroshi mae furi uchi 下ろし前振り打ちDownward front swinging strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Oroshi mawashi furi uchi 下ろし回し振り打ちDownward diagonal swinging strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Oroshi soto furi uchi 下ろし外振り打ちDownward outward swinging strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Osae uchi 押え打ちPressing strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Oshi ateru 押し当てるStrike (Shōtōkan)
 
Ōshima Tsutomu(1930 - ) Shōtōkan karateka, founder of Shōtōkan Karate of America (SKA)
 
Otoshi uchi 落とし打ちDownward strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Otoshi ude uke 落とし腕受けDropping forearm block (Shōtōkan)
 
Ozawa Osamu 小澤治(1925 - 1998) Shōtōkan karateka
 
Pinan平安 Karate kata series, lit. “Peaceful, tranquil," Heian in Shōtōkan
 
Ryō shō jōdan sokumen awase uke両掌側面合せ受けUpper level augmented side block with both hands, the opening block in the the Shōtōkan kata, Gankaku, known in other karatedō ryū as Chinto. Also called haishu awase uke.
 
Senpu geri Jumping spinning ushirogeri, as in Unsū (Shōtōkan)
 
Shoji Hiroshi (1931 - 2003) Shōtōkan karateka
 
Shubō uchi 手棒打ちStick hand strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Soesho chudan zuki Attached middle level punch (Shōtōkan)
 
Sokumen tettsui otoshi uchi 側面鉄槌落とし打ちSide hammerfist dropping strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Soto furi uchi 外振り打ちOutward swinging strike (Shōtōkan)
 
Taikyoku太極"First cause," karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Tekki鉄騎“Iron Horse,” karate kata series (shodan, nidan, sandan) (Shōtōkan)
 
Ten no kata 天の形"Kata of heaven," karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Unsu雲手“Hands in a cloud,” karate kata (Shōtōkan); also Unshu
 
Wankan王冠"King's crown," karate kata (Shōtōkan)
 
Yaguchi Yutaka 矢口豊(1932 - ), Japanese Shōtōkan karateka, ISKF