Blocks & Strikes Flashcards
1
Q
Yoko uchi barai
A
Side sweeping block
2
Q
Awase uke
A
Joined hand/double fist block
3
Q
Shuto uchi/shuto zuki
A
Sword hand strike
4
Q
Tate mawashi uchi
A
Vertical roundhouse strike
5
Q
Soto uchi
A
Forearm strike
6
Q
Nakadaka ippon ken
A
One knuckle strike
7
Q
Oshi uke
A
Pushing block
8
Q
Ni jodan uke
A
Double rising block
9
Q
Teisho yoko uke
A
Side palm heel block
10
Q
Kosa uchi
A
Gedan barai & uchi uke (Heian sandan)
11
Q
Morote uke
A
Double-handed block
12
Q
Soete-uchi uke
A
Added hand inside block (Bassai Dai)
13
Q
Sukui-uke
A
Scooping block (Bassai Dai)
14
Q
Nagashi-uke
A
Sweeping block
15
Q
Manji-uke
A
Swastika block
16
Q
Maki otoshi uke
A
Rolling drop block
17
Q
Tsukami-uke
A
Grasping block
18
Q
Tate shuto-uke
A
Vertical knife hand block
19
Q
Empi uchi
A
Elbow strike
20
Q
Juji-uke
A
Cross block
21
Q
Uraken-uchi
A
Backfist strike
22
Q
Tetsui-uchi
A
Hammer fist strike
23
Q
Kake-uke
A
Hooking block
24
Q
Ude-uke
A
Forearm block
25
Haito-uchi
Ridge hand strike
26
Osae-uke
Pressing block (Heian Nidan)
27
Hiza-age-ate
Rising knee strike
28
Kentsui-uchi
Vertical hammer fist strike
29
Haiwan-uke
Back forearm block (Heian Nidan)
30
Mawashi empi uchi
Roundhouse elbow strike
31
Otoshi empi uchi
Dropping elbow strike
32
Tate empi uchi
Rising elbow strike
33
Tate uraken uchi
Vertical back-fist strike
34
Ushiro empi uchi
Elbow strike aiming behind own body
35
Yoko mawashi empi uchi
Side elbow strike
36
Hasami uke
Scissor block
37
Gedan gassho uke
lower double palm heel block
38
Gedan morote barai
double sweeping low block (usually while going into kiba dachi)
39
Kaisho age uke
open-palm rising block
40
Kaisho haiwan uke
knife-hand square side block (Heian yondan)
41
Otoshi uke
dropping forearm block
42
Ude barai
reverse sweeping forearm block
43
Morote tsukami uke
Augmented grabbing/throwing block
44
Haishu uke
backhand block (Heian godan)
45
Yeisho awase uke
hands together block (Gankaku)
46
Gedan kaki uke
downward hook block
47
Joge kaki uke
up & down hook block (Enpi)
48
Ashikubi kake uke
Hooking ankle block
49
Nami ashi, a.k.a. nami gaeshi
leg snapping wave block (Tekki shodan)
50
Sokutei osae uke
Pressing sole block
51
Yumi Zuki
Bow drawing strike (Sochin)
52
Keito
Chicken head strike
53
Sokumen Empi Uchi
Augmented elbow strike (Tekki shodan)
54
Mae Mawashi Empi Uchi
Augmented side elbow strike (Heian yondan)
55
Age Heito
Rising Ridge hand strike
56
Atsuen Empi Uchi
Rolling elbow strike (e.g. in the kata Nijushiho)
57
Nakadaka Ken
Middle finger punch/strike
58
Nihon Ken
Two finger punch/strike; eye strike (Chinte)
59
Hiraken
Four knuckle strike
60
Mawashi Empi
Hook elbow strike
61
Atama Shiri Uchi
Head-Butt strike
62
Otoshi Gyaku Haito
Dropping reverse Ridge hand strike
63
Jodan Haito
Upward Ridge hand strike (Unsu)3
64
Otoshi Uraken
Dropping Backfist in kosa dachi (Heian yondan)
65
Kumate
Bear Claw, or Tiger Claw strike
66
Seiryuto
Ox-Jaw Strike
67
Heiko Seiryuto
Parallel or double Ox-Jaw Strike (Gojushiho Dai)
68
Kokuto
crane head strike
69
Washite
Eagle hand or, eagle claw strike (Gojushiho Sho)
70
Kakiwake uke
reverse wedge block
