Glossary

剛柔流 - Gōjū ryū
Awase morotezuki 合せ諸手突きDouble flowing punch (Gōjū ryū)
 
Chi shi 力石Strength training device used especially in Gōjū ryū karate-dō; also chi ishi
 
Fukyū gata 普及型Promotional, basic forms; the kata series Taikyoku and Gekisai in Gōjū ryū karate-dō
 
Furi uchi 振り打ちSwing strike (Gōjū ryū) or hook strike
 
Gekisai撃砕Kata series (Gōjū ryū)
 
Heishugata閉手形“Closed hand kata,” a classification of Gōjū karate kata, cf. Kaishugata and Kihongata
 
Higaonna Morio東恩納盛男(1938 - ) Okinawan Gōjū ryū karateka
 
Japan Karatedō Federation Gōjūkai 全日本空手道連盟剛柔会Gōjū ryū division of the JKF
 
Jundokan順道館Honbu of Okinawan Gōjū ryū following Eichi Miyazato
 
Kaishugata開手形“Open hand kata.” A classification of Gōjū ryū karate kata, cf. Heishugata and Kihongata
 
Keitō uke nagashi 鶏頭受け流しChicken head wrist blocking sweep, as in the karate kata Gojushiho Dai
 
Kihongata基本形Basic kata. A classification of kata in Gōjū ryū, cf. Kaishugata and Heishugata
 
KopashoAdvanced black belt karate kata in Shorei Gōjū ryū
 
Miyagi Chōjun宮城 長順(1888-1953) Founder of Gōjū ryū 剛柔流 karate-dō
 
Miyazato Eichi宮里榮一(1922-1999) Okinawan Gōjū ryū karateka, founder of the Jundokan
 
Nimai geri 二枚 蹴りKicking or sweeping the ankle from the outside (Sumō, Gōjū ryū)
 
Seiyunchin制引鎮Karate kata (Gōjū ryū)
 
Sepai十八手Karate kata in Gōjū ryū , Shitō ryū
 
Soete morote zuki 添え手双手突きDouble attached punch (Gōjū ryū)
 
Sokō geri 足甲蹴りInstep kick (Gōjū ryū)
 
Tenshō"Fluid or rolling hand," karate kata credited to Miyagi Chojun (Gōjū ryū)
 
Yamaguchi Gogen, "The Cat" 山口剛玄(1909 - 1989) Japanese Gōjū ryū karateka
 
Yamaguchi Gosei 山口剛正(1935 - ) Japanese Gōjū ryū karateka, eldest son of Yamaguchi Gogen
 
Zen Nippon Karate-dō Renmei Gōjūkai 全日本空手道連盟剛柔会Gōjū ryū division of the JKF