Kou Bu Ryu Terms Flashcards
abara
side of chest
abarabone
ribs
age
rising
age uke
rising block
agi
jaw
ago
jaw
agoto
jaw
aite
partner (or opponent)
ashi
foot or leg
ashi
foot
ashi yubi
toes
ashikubi
ankle
atama
head
ate
strike
atemi
to strike a person
barai
sweep
bo
staff
bokken
wooden sword
boshiken
thumb knuckle strike
bu
martial or military
budo
martial way
bunkai
analysis
bushi
warrior
bushido
way of the warrior
chudan
middle level
chusoku
ball of foot
dachi
stance
dan
grade / level
dashi
extension, away
do
way
dogi
clothes of the way, martial arts uniform
doji
simultaneous
dojo
place of the way, martial arts training hall
empi
elbow
fumi
step or stomp
fumikomi
step into
furi
swing horizontal
gan
eye
ganmen
face
gedan
lower level
gedan barai
uke
downward sweeping block (lower body level)
geri
kick
gyaku
opposite/reverse
gyaku-te
opposite hand
gyakute
other hand
ha
teeth
hachihi dachi
natural stance
haiso
instep (of foot)
haito
inner edge of hand
hajiki
to jerk or snap
hajime
begin
hana
nose
hanshi
Senior teacher, role model, exemplary person (shi = master/teacher, han (in this
context) = person). Hachidan or above
hara
energetic center of the body, similar to itten, but different
haya
fast
hichu
adams apple (throat)
hidari
left
hiji
elbow
hiki
pull
hiyaku
one hundred
hiza
knee
hiza geri
knee strike
hizagashira
kneecap
hojo undo
suplimentary exercises
hone
bone
irimi
entering
itten
center of mass
jinchu
groove between the nose and upper lip
jiyu kumite
free sparring
jodan
upper level
kachikake
chin
kaicho
Head (president or chairman) of an organization
kaiten
rotating
kakage
to lift
kakato
heel
kakato geri
heel kick
kakuto
top of the bent wrist (striking surface)
kamae
ready (fighting) stance
kami
hair
kansetsu
joint (of the body)
kao
face
kasumi
temple (of the head)
ken
knuckle
kiba dachi
horse stance
kietsuke
attention
kihon
basics
kime
focusing technique
kiotsuke
stand up straight, come to attention
ko
back or behind
kobushi
fist
kohai
Junior student
kokutsu dachi
back stance
komekani
temple (of the head)
komi
into
kosa
cross or intersect
kosa uke
crossing block
koshi
hip
kosoku
back foot
kote
forearm
kotekitae
arm conditioning
kubi
neck
kuchi
mouth
kurubushi
ankle
kyoshi
Senior teacher, master professor. (shi = master/teacher, kyu = professor). Nanadan or
above.
kyu
level / rank
ma
space, distance
maai
distance between opponents
mae
front
mae geri
front kick
makiwara
striking board
mata
crotch
matsukaze
side of the neck
matte
wait
mawashi
coming around
mawatte
turn around
me
eyes
men
head
mi
a person
migi
right
mimi
ear
momo
thigh
morote
both hands
mune
chest
mushin
empty mind, acting without thinking
nage
extend
neko ashi dachi
cat stance
no
of
nodo
throat
nukite
spear hand
obi
belt
ofuku
retracing
omote
front or to face
osae
pressing down
oshi
push
oshi
push or shove
oshidashi
push away
oshikomi
push into
oshiri
buttocks
osu
push
otagai ni
toward each other
otoshi
to drop or let fall
otoshi
downward
rei
bow
Renshi
Senior teacher, Expert teacher (Godan or above)
ryote
both hands
ryote
both hands
sabaki
movement
sanjugo
fourty five
sanpai ni
face the senpai
sei
proper
seiken
standard fist
seiza
formal sitting on knees
sempai or
senpai
Senior student
sena
back (of the body)
senaka
back (of the body)
sensei
Teacher
sensei ni
face the sensei
shihan
Master teacher or head instructor (shi = master/teacher, han (in this context) =
example or modell)
shisei
posture
shita
down
sho
palm
shomen ni
face the front
shote
palm (of the hand)
shotei
heel of hand
shu
hand
shukoken
back of hand
shute
palm (of the hand)
shuto
outer edge of hand
Shuto uchi
knife hand strike
sode
sleeve
sokko
top of the foot
soku
foot
sokutei
ball of foot
sokuto
edge of foot
soto
outer
suigetsu
solar plexus
suihei
horizontal
sukui
scoop
sumimasen
excuse, pardon
tai
body
tai sabaki
body movement
tate
vertical
te
hand
tebuki
wrist
teisho
palm heel
teisoku
arch of foot
tekubi
wrist
tettsui
hammer fist strike
to
sword/knife
tobi
jump
tobi geri
jumping kick
tsuki
punch/thrust
tsuki uke
strike block
uchi
strike
uchikomi
strike into
ude
arm conditioning
uke
block
uke
block
ura
the back of something
uraken
back of fist
uraken
back fist
ushiro
to the rear
uto
bridge of nose
uye
up
wa uke
round block
wakarimasen
I do not understand
wakarimasu
I understand
waki
side of the body (under armpit)
wari
to split
waza
technique
yame
stop
yoi
ready, attention
yoko
sideways
yoshi
continue / good
yubi
finger
zanshin
focused awareness of surroundings
zen
front
zenkutsu dachi
forward stance
zensoku
front foot
zuki
punch/thrust
zuki (tsuki)
straight thrust