Position Flashcards
1
Q
Ashi sabaki
A
Footwork
2
Q
Chudan
A
Middle position
3
Q
Chushin
A
Center
4
Q
Gedan
A
Lower position
5
Q
Hara
A
Center of mass
6
Q
Hidari
A
Left
7
Q
Irimi
A
Entering the body
8
Q
Jodan
A
Upper position
9
Q
Kamae
A
Posture or stance
10
Q
Mae
A
Front or forward
11
Q
Migi
A
Right
12
Q
Omote
A
Outer or obvious
13
Q
Seiza
A
Sitting on one’s folded knees
14
Q
Shomen
A
Front or top of head
15
Q
Soto
A
Outside
16
Q
Taijutsu
A
Body arts, the way we move
17
Q
Tai Sabaki
A
Body movement
18
Q
Tenkan
A
Turning the body 180 degrees/transform
19
Q
Tenshin
A
Uke retreats 45 degrees away from the attack/water footwork
20
Q
Tsuki
A
Thrust
21
Q
Uchi
A
Inside
22
Q
Ura
A
Outer or less than obvious
23
Q
Ushiro
A
Backwards or behind
24
Q
Yoko
A
Side or sideways
25
Q
Yokomen
A
Side of the head
