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Japanese/English Martial Arts Dictionary
Our style of karate is called
“Shukokai”
(pronounced:shoe-cock-eye):
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This is Japanese for the “study of change”.
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It is sometimes translated as “the way for all”.
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It was founded in 1949 by
Chojiro Tani (1920-1998)
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It developed from another style of karate called Shito-ryu (pronounced
sto-rye-oo) founded by Chojiro Tani’s teacher Kenwa Mabuni (1889-1952)
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It was originally called
Tani-ha Shito-ryu
Our Association is called Seiken Ryu Karate Association:
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Seiken Ryu is Japanese for “the school of the two-knuckle fist”
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It was founded in 1975 in Tottington, Greater
Manchester
by Steve Yates (father of our present Chief Instructor Chris Yates)
Numbers:
| One |
= |
Ichi |
| Two |
= |
Ni |
| Three |
= |
San |
| Four |
= |
Shi (yon) |
| Five |
= |
Go |
| Six |
= |
Roku |
| Seven |
= |
shichi |
| Eight |
= |
Hachi |
| Nine |
= |
Ku (kyuu) |
| Ten |
= |
Juu |
| ENGLISH |
JAPANESE |
Pronounced |
| Teacher |
Sensei |
Sen - say |
| Assistant Teacher |
Sempai |
Sem - pie |
| Begin |
Hajime |
Ha - jim - ay |
| Bow |
Rei |
Ray |
| Formal Kneeling |
Seiza |
Say - zar |
| Sparring |
Kumite |
Koo - may - tay |
| Right |
Migi |
Mig - ee |
| Left |
Hidari |
Hid - are - ee |
| Mat |
Tatami |
tat - arm -ee |
| Stop |
Yame |
Yam - may |
| Ready/Focus |
Kime |
Keem - ay |
| Yes |
Hai |
High |
| Response |
Oos |
oo - sssss |
| Project |
Ski |
Ski |
| Thrust |
Kekomi |
Keck - oh - may |
| Snap |
Keage |
Kee - gay |
| Two knuckle / front / fore-fist |
Seiken |
Sy - ken |
| School |
Ryu |
Ree - oo |
| Open (empty) |
Kara |
Kar - ra |
| Hand |
Te |
Tay |
| Way |
Do |
Dough |
| Techniques |
Jitsu |
Jit - soo |
| Lower part of body |
Gedan |
Gee - dan |
| Chest / stomach area |
Chudan |
Chew - dan |
| Head area |
Jodan |
Joe - dan |
| Turn |
Mawate |
Ma - wah - tay |
| Punch |
tsuki / zuki |
zoo - key |
| Strike |
Uchi |
oo - chee |
| Reverse punch |
Gyaku tsuki |
ga - ka -zoo -key |
| Step punch |
Oi tsuki |
oy - zoo - key |
| Leading hand punch |
Maeken tsuki |
My - ken - zoo - key |
| Spear hand |
Nukite |
noo - kay - tay |
| Back fist |
Uraken |
Oo - rah - ken |
| Elbow (strike) |
Empi (uchi) |
Em - pee |
| Ridge hand |
Haito |
hay - toe |
| Hammer fist |
Tetsui |
Tet - soo - ee |
| Palm heel |
Teisho |
Tay - show |
| Single knuckle strike |
Ippon ken |
Ipp - on - ken |
| Lunge punch |
Junzuki |
Jun - zoo - key |
| Short / close punch |
Ura tsuki |
Oo - rah - zoo - key |
| Double punch |
Yama tsuki |
Yamma - zoo - key |
| Block |
Uke |
Oo - key |
| Sweep |
Barai |
bar - eye |
| Downward sweep / down block |
Gedan barai |
Gee - dan - bar - eye |
| Inside block |
Chudan uke / Uchi uke |
Choo - dan - oo - key |
| Rising block |
Jodan uke / Agi uke |
Joe - dan - oo - key |
| Inside knife hand block |
Shuto uchi uke |
Shoe - toe - oo - chee - oo -
key |
| Outside block |
Soto uke |
So - toe - oo - key |
| Outside knife hand block |
Soto shuto uke |
So - toe - shoe - toe - oo - key |
| Supported block |
Morote uke |
More - oh - tay - oo - key |
| Cross block |
Juji uke |
Joo - jee - oo - key |
| Lapel break / double block |
Kakiwake uke |
Kack - ee - wack - oo - key |
| Kick |
Geri |
Gerr - ee |
| Roundhouse |
Mawashi geri |
Ma - wash - ee - gerr -ee |
| Side kick |
Yoko geri |
Yo - ko - gerr -ee |
| Back kick |
Ushiro geri |
Ush - ear - o - gerr - ee |
| Front kick |
Mae geri |
My - gerr - ee |
| Back Roundhouse kick |
Ushiro mawashi geri |
Ush - ear - o - ma - wash - ee -
gerr - ee |
| Crescent kick |
Mikazuki geri |
Mick - a - zoo - key - gerr - ee |
| Footsweep |
Ashi barai |
Ash - ee - bar - eye |
| Knee kick |
Hiza geri |
Hiss - a - gerr - ee |
| Blade / edge of foot |
Sokuto |
Sock - oo - toe |
| Stance |
dachi |
datch |
| Front fighting stance |
zenkutsu dachi |
Zen - koot - sue - datch |
| Cat Stance |
nekoashi dachi |
Neck - o - ash - ee - datch |
| Straddle stance (horse stance) |
Shiko dachi |
She - ko - datch |
| Tension stance |
Sanchin dachi |
San - shin - datch |
| Ready stance |
Yoi |
yoy |
| T stance / crossed feet stance |
Kosa dachi |
Kose - a - datch |
| Crane stance |
Tsuri ashi dachi |
Sue - ree - datch |
| Heel step |
Tsuri kome |
Sue - ree - ko - may |
| Step through |
Tsuri ashi |
Sue - ree - ash - ee |
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