Seichou Terminology

Japanese	English	Category
(1) ichi, (2) ni, (3) san, (4) yon, (5) go, (6) roku, (7) shichi, (8) hachi, (9) kyu, (10) juu	Counting from 1 to 10	general
Ashi barai	Leg sweep or block	kick
Ashi waza	Foot/Kicking techniques	general
Chudan	Middle area from waist to neck	general
Chudan morote uke	Double-arm block	block
Chudan no kamae	Middle level fighting posture	stance
Chudan soto uke	Middle outside block	block
Chudan uchi uke	Middle inside block	block
Chudan zuki	Middle level punch	punch
Chusoku	Ball of the foot	body
Dojo	Martial arts school	general
Fumi-ashi	Step	movement
Fumikomi geri	Heel stomp	kick
Gedan	Lower level, belt down, Groin	general
Gedan barai	Lower block / parry	block
Gedan no kamae	Lower level fighting stance	stance
Gyaku zuki	Reverse punch	punch
Hachiji dachi	Relaxed standing posture wherein feet shoulder width apart and toes pointed outward	stance
Haisoku	Instep of the foot	body
Haito uchi	Ridge hand	strike
Hajime	Begin	instruction
Han kiba dachi	Abbreviated horse back stance	stance
Han zenkutsu dachi	Abbreviated forward leaning stance	stance
Hanmi no kamae	Half forward facing fighting posture	stance
Heiko dachi	Parallel stance	stance
Heisoku dachi	Closed foot stance (toes and heels touch)	stance
Hidari	Left	general
Hiji age uchi	Rising elbow strike	strike
Hiji ate uchi	Lateral elbow strike	strike
Hiza	Knee	body
Hiza geri	Knee kick	kick
Hiza uchi uke	Knee block (Blocking inside to outside)	block
Jiyu kumite	Free-fighting (sparring)	general
Jodan	Upper level, from neck up, Head	general
Jodan kamae	Upper level fighting posture	stance
Jodan no kamae	Upper level fighting posture	stance
Jodan uke	Upper/overhead block	block
Jodan zuki	Upper level punch	punch
Joge uke	High and low block	block
Juji uke	Cross-arm block	block
Kakato	Heel of the foot	body
Kakato geri	Heel kick	kick
Kake ashi dachi	Cross-legged stance	stance
Kamaete	Assume preliminary position	instruction
Kansetsu geri	Kick to knee joint	kick
Karatedo	Way of the empty hand	general
Karatedogi (dogi)	Karate uniform (uniform)	general
Karatedojo (dojo)	Karate school (martial arts school)	general
Kata	Movement pattern performed against imaginary opponents	general
Ken	Shin	body
Ken uchi uke	Shin block (blocking inside to outside)	block
Keri (geri)	Kick	general
Keri no kamae	Kicking stance	stance
Kiba dachi	Horse-back stance (feet are parallel)	stance
Kihon waza	Basic techniques	general
Kin geri	Groin kick	kick
Kiza	Alert kneeling position	stance
Kokutsu dachi	Back leaning stance (front foot points straight at adversary and back foot is 45 degrees relative to front foot)	stance
Kosa	Switch feet	movement
Kumite	Free-fighting or "sparring"	general
Mae	Front	general
Mae geri	Front kick	kick
Mae geri (Kekomi)	Front kick w/o retraction	kick
Mae keage	Front high kick	kick
Mawashi	Round house (around)	kick
Mawashi geri	Roundhouse kick	kick
Mawashi uke	Round house block	block
Mawashi zuki	Round house punch	punch
Mawatte	Turn	instruction
Migi	Right	general
Morote uke	Double-arm block	block
Musubi dachi	Open-toed stance (heels touch and toes are separated)	stance
Naore	Return to original posture	instruction
Neko ashi dachi	Cat stance	stance
Ne-waza	Kneeling technique	general
Nihon zuki	Double punch	punch
Nukite uchi	Spear hand	strike
Oi zuki	Lunge punch	punch
Okuri ashi	Skip	movement
Randori	Half-speed free-fighting	general
Sanbon zuki	Triple punch	punch
Sanchin dachi	Pigeon-toed stance (heel of front foot on same line as toes of back foot; toes are pointed inward)	stance
Sanzen dachi	Fighting stance	stance
Seichou	Growth (“personal growth”)	general
Seiken ago uchi	Forefist chin strike	punch
Seiken chudan zuki	Forefist middle punch	punch
Seiken furi uchi	Hook Punch	punch
Seiken gedan zuki	Forefist lower punch	punch
Seiken jodan zuki	Forefist upper punch	punch
Seiken shita zuki	Uppercut punch	punch
Seiken zuki	Forefist strike	punch
Seiza	Resting kneeling position (on insteps of feet)	stance
Senpai	Senior student	general
Sensei	Teacher	general
Shiko dachi	Straddle leg stance (horse stance feet at 45 degrees)	stance
Shizen no kamae/Shizentai	Natural fighting posture	stance
Shotei gedan bari	Palm-heel downward block	block
Shotei uchi	Palm heel strike	hand strike
Shotei uke	Palm heel block	block
Shuto ganmen uchi	Knife-hand temple strike	strike
Shuto hizo uchi	Knife-hand spleen strike	strike
Shuto jodan uke, chudan uchi uke	Knife-hand overhead block with middle inside block	block
Shuto sakotsu uchi	Knife-hand descending collarbone strike	strike
Shuto sokotsu uchikomi	Knife-hand driving collarbone strike	strike
Shuto uchi uchi	Knife hand inside strike	hand strike
Shuto uke	Knife-hand block	block
Sokuto	Knife-edge of foot	body
Tachi, dachi, kamae	Posture/stance	general
Tateken zuki	Vertical fist punch	punch
Te waza	Hand techniques	general
Tetsui sakotsu uchi	Descending hammer-punch	strike
Tetsui sayu uchi	Lateral hammer punch	strike
Tobi ushiro geri	Jumping back kick	kick
Tobi ushiro mawashi geri	Jumping back spinning kick	kick
Tobi mae geri	Jumping front kick	kick
Tobi yoko geri	Jumping side kick	kick
Tsukui uke	Scooping block	block
Tsuru ashi dachi	Crane stance	stance
Ukemi	Body movement (falling to avoid injury)	movement
Uraken ganmen uchi	Back fist face strike	strike
Uraken hizo uchi	Back fist spleen strike	strike
Uraken sayu uchi	Back fist side strike	strike
Ushiro geri	Back kick	kick
Ushiro mawashi geri	Back spinning kick	kick
Yasume/yame	Cease (fighting, performing kata, technique, etc.)	instruction
Yoi	Prepare yourself	instruction
Yoi/Fudo dachi	Ready stance	stance
Yoko geri	Side kick	kick
Yoko keage	Side high kick	kick
Zenkutsu dachi	Forward leaning stance	stance


English to Japanese
English	Japanese	Category
Abbreviated forward leaning stance	Han zenkutsu dachi	stance
Abbreviated horse back stance	Han kiba dachi	stance
Alert kneeling position	Kiza	stance
Assume preliminary position	Kamaete	instruction
Back fist face strike	Uraken ganmen uchi	strike
Back fist side strike	Uraken sayu uchi	strike
Back fist spleen strike	Uraken hizo uchi	strike
Back kick	Ushiro geri	kick
Back leaning stance (front foot points straight at adversary and back foot is 45 degrees relative to front foot)	Kokutsu dachi	stance
Back spinning kick	Ushiro mawashi geri	kick
Ball of the foot	Chusoku	body
Basic techniques	Kihon waza	general
Begin	Hajime	instruction
Body movement (falling to avoid injury)	Ukemi	movement
Cat stance	Neko ashi dachi	stance
Cease (fighting, performing kata, technique, etc.)	Yasume/yame	instruction
Closed foot stance (toes and heels touch)	Heisoku dachi	stance
Counting from 1 to 10	(1) ichi, (2) ni, (3) san, (4) yon, (5) go, (6) roku, (7) shichi, (8) hachi, (9) kyu, (10) juu	general
Crane stance	Tsuru ashi dachi	stance
Cross-arm block	Juji uke	block
Cross-legged stance	Kake ashi dachi	stance
Descending hammer-punch	Tetsui sakotsu uchi	strike
Double punch	Nihon zuki	punch
Double-arm block	Morote uke	block
Elbow block	Hiji uke	block
Fighting stance	Sanzen dachi	stance
Foot/Kicking techniques	Ashi waza	general
Forefist chin strike	Seiken ago uchi	punch
Forefist lower punch	Seiken gedan zuki	punch
Forefist middle punch	Seiken chudan zuki	punch
Forefist strike	Seiken zuki	punch
Forefist upper punch	Seiken jodan zuki	punch
Forward leaning stance	Zenkutsu dachi	stance
Free-fighting (sparring)	Jiyu kumite	general
Front	Mae	general
Front high kick	Mae keage	kick
Front kick	Mae geri	kick
Front kick w/o retraction	Mae geri (Kekomi)	kick
Groin kick	Kin geri	kick
Growth (“personal growth”)	Seichou	general
Half forward facing fighting posture	Hanmi no kamae	stance
Half-speed free-fighting	Randori	general
Hand techniques	Te waza	general
Heel kick	Kakato geri	kick
Heel of the foot	Kakato	body
Heel stomp	Fumikomi geri	kick
High and low block	Joge uke	block
Hook Punch	Seiken furi uchi	punch
Horse-back stance (feet are parallel)	Kiba dachi	stance
Instep of the foot	Haisoku	body
Jumping back kick	Tobi ushiro geri	kick
Jumping back spinning kick	Tobi ushiro mawashi geri	kick
Jumping front kick	Tobi mae geri	kick
Jumping side kick	Tobi yoko geri	kick
Karate school (martial arts school)	Karatedojo (dojo)	general
Karate uniform (uniform)	Karatedogi (dogi)	general
Kick	Keri (geri)	general
Kick to knee joint	Kansetsu geri	kick
Kicking stance	Keri no kamae	stance
Knee	Hiza	body
Knee block (Blocking inside to outside)	Hiza uchi uke	block
Knee kick	Hiza geri	kick
Kneeling technique	Ne-waza	general
Knife hand inside strike	Shuto uchi uchi	hand strike
Knife-edge of foot	Sokuto	body
Knife-hand block	Shuto uke	block
Knife-hand descending collarbone strike	Shuto sakotsu uchi	strike
Knife-hand driving collarbone strike	Shuto sokotsu uchikomi	strike
Knife-hand overhead block with middle inside block	Shuto jodan uke, chudan uchi uke	block
Knife-hand spleen strike	Shuto hizo uchi	strike
Knife-hand temple strike	Shuto ganmen uchi	strike
Lateral elbow strike	Hiji ate uchi	strike
Lateral hammer punch	Tetsui sayu uchi	strike
Left	Hidari	general
Leg sweep or block	Ashi barai	kick
Lower block / parry	Gedan barai	block
Lower level fighting stance	Gedan no kamae	stance
Lower level, belt down, Groin	Gedan	general
Lunge punch	Oi zuki	punch
Martial arts school	Dojo	general
Middle area from waist to head	Chudan	general
Middle inside block	Chudan uchi uke	block
Middle level fighting posture	Chudan no kamae	stance
Middle level punch	Chudan zuki	punch
Middle level, from waist to neck	Chudan	general
Middle outside block	Chudan soto uke	block
Movement pattern performed against imaginary opponents	Kata	general
Natural fighting posture	Shizen no kamae/Shizentai	stance
Open-toed stance (heels touch and toes are separated)	Musubi dachi	stance
Overhead block	Jodan uke	block
Palm heel block	Shotei uke	block
Palm heel strike	Shotei uchi	hand strike
Palm-heel downward block	Shotei gedan bari	block
Parallel stance	Heiko dachi	stance
Pigeon-toed stance (heel of front foot on same line as toes of back foot; toes are pointed inward)	Sanchin dachi	stance
Posture/stance	Tachi, dachi, kamae	general
Prepare yourself	Yoi	instruction
Ready stance	Yoi/Fudo dachi	stance
Relaxed standing posture wherein feet shoulder width apart and toes pointed outward	Hachiji dachi	stance
Resting kneeling position (on insteps of feet)	Seiza	stance
Return to original posture	Naore	instruction
Return to ready position	Naore	instruction
Reverse punch	Gyaku zuki	punch
Ridge hand	Haito uchi	strike
Right	Migi	general
Rising elbow strike	Hiji age uchi	strike
Round house (around)	Mawashi	kick
Round house block	Mawashi uke	block
Round house kick	Mawashi geri	kick
Round house punch	Mawashi zuki	punch
Scooping block	Tsukui uke	block
Seated technique	Suwari waza	general
Senior student	Senpai	general
Shin	Ken	body
Shin block (blocking inside to outside)	Ken uchi uke	block
Side high kick	Yoko keage	kick
Side kick	Yoko geri	kick
Skip	Okuri ashi	movement
Spear hand	Nukite uchi	strike
Step	Fumi-ashi	movement
Straddle leg stance (horse stance feet at 45 degrees)	Shiko dachi	stance
Switch feet	Kosa	movement
Teacher	Sensei	general
Triple punch	Sanbon zuki	punch
Turn	Mawatte	instruction
Upper level fighting posture	Jodan kamae	stance
Upper level punch	Jodan zuki	punch
Upper level, from neck up, Head	Jodan	general
Upper/overhead block	Jodan uke	block
Uppercut punch	Seiken shita zuki	punch
Vertical fist punch	Tateken zuki	punch
Way of the empty hand	Karatedo	general


Japanese	English	Category
Chudan morote uke	Double-arm block	block
Chudan soto uke	Middle outside block	block
Chudan uchi uke	Middle inside block	block
Gedan barai	Lower block / parry	block
Hiji uke	Elbow block	block
Hiza uchi uke	Knee block (Blocking inside to outside)	block
Jodan uke	Upper/overhead block	block
Joge uke	High and low block	block
Juji uke	Cross-arm block	block
Ken uchi uke	Shin block (blocking inside to outside)	block
Mawashi uke	Round house block	block
Morote uke	Double-arm block	block
Shotei gedan bari	Palm-heel downward block	block
Shotei uke	Palm heel block	block
Shuto jodan uke, chudan uchi uke	Knife-hand overhead block with middle inside block	block
Shuto uke	Knife-hand block	block
Tsukui uke	Scooping block	block
Chusoku	Ball of the foot	body
Haisoku	Instep of the foot	body
Hiza	Knee	body
Kakato	Heel of the foot	body
Ken	Shin	body
Sokuto	Knife-edge of foot	body
(1) ichi, (2) ni, (3) san, (4) yon, (5) go, (6) roku, (7) shichi, (8) hachi, (9) kyu, (10) juu	Counting from 1 to 10	general
Ashi waza	Foot/Kicking techniques	general
Chudan	Middle level from waist to neck	general
Dojo	Martial arts school	general
Gedan	Lower level, belt down, Groin	general
Hidari	Left	general
Jiyu kumite	Free-fighting (sparring)	general
Jodan	Upper level, from neck up, Head	general
Karatedo	Way of the empty hand	general
Karatedogi (dogi)	Karate uniform (uniform)	general
Karatedojo (dojo)	Karate school (martial arts school)	general
Kata	Movement pattern performed against imaginary opponents	general
Keri (geri)	Kick	general
Kihon waza	Basic techniques	general
Kumite	Free-fighting or "sparring"	general
Mae	Front	general
Migi	Right	general
Ne waza	Kneeling technique	general
Randori	Half-speed free-fighting	general
Seichou	Growth (“personal growth”)	general
Senpai	Senior student	general
Sensei	Teacher	general
Suwari waza	Seated technique	general
Tachi, dachi, kamae	Posture/stance	general
Te waza	Hand techniques	general
Hajime	Begin	instruction
Kamaete	Assume preliminary position	instruction
Mawatte	Turn	instruction
Naore	Return to ready position	instruction
Yasume/yame	Cease (fighting, performing kata, technique, etc.)	instruction
Yoi	Prepare yourself	instruction
Ashi barai	Leg sweep or block	kick
Fumikomi geri	Heel stomp	kick
Hiza geri	Knee kick	kick
Kakato geri	Heel kick	kick
Kansetsu geri	Kick to knee joint	kick
Kin geri	Groin kick	kick
Mae geri	Front kick	kick
Mae geri (Kekomi)	Front kick w/o retraction	kick
Mae keage	Front high kick	kick
Mawashi	Round house (around)	kick
Mawashi geri	Round house kick	kick
Tobi mae geri	Jumping front kick	kick
Tobi yoko geri	Jumping side kick	kick
Tobi ushiro geri	Jumping back kick	kick
Tobi ushiro mawashi geri	Jumping back spinning kick	kick
Ushiro geri	Back kick	kick
Ushiro mawashi geri	Back spinning kick	kick
Yoko geri	Side kick	kick
Yoko keage	Side high kick	kick
Fumi-ashi	Step	movement
Kosa	Switch feet	movement
Okuri ashi	Skip	movement
Ukemi	Body movement (falling to avoid injury)	movement
Chudan zuki	Middle level punch	punch
Gyaku zuki	Reverse punch	punch
Jodan zuki	Upper level punch	punch
Mawashi zuki	Round house punch	punch
Nihon zuki	Double punch	punch
Oi zuki	Lunge punch	punch
Sanbon zuki	Triple punch	punch
Seiken ago uchi	Forefist chin strike	punch
Seiken chudan zuki	Forefist middle punch	punch
Seiken furi uchi	Hook Punch	punch
Seiken gedan zuki	Forefist lower punch	punch
Seiken jodan zuki	Forefist upper punch	punch
Seiken shita zuki	Uppercut punch	punch
Seiken zuki	Forefist strike	punch
Tateken zuki	Vertical fist punch	punch
Chudan no kamae	Middle level fighting posture	stance
Gedan no kamae	Lower level fighting stance	stance
Hachiji dachi	Relaxed standing posture wherein feet shoulder width apart and toes pointed outward	stance
Han kiba dachi	Abbreviated horse back stance	stance
Han zenkutsu dachi	Abbreviated forward leaning stance	stance
Hanmi no kamae	Half forward facing fighting posture	stance
Heiko dachi	Parallel stance	stance
Heisoku dachi	Closed foot stance (toes and heels touch)	stance
Jodan kamae	Upper level fighting posture	stance
Jodan no kamae	Upper level fighting posture	stance
Kake ashi dachi	Cross-legged stance	stance
Keri no kamae	Kicking stance	stance
Kiba dachi	Horse-back stance (feet are parallel)	stance
Kiza	Alert kneeling position	stance
Kokutsu dachi	Back leaning stance (front foot points straight at adversary and back foot is 45 degrees relative to front foot)	stance
Musubi dachi	Open-toed stance (heels touch and toes are separated)	stance
Neko ashi dachi	Cat stance	stance
Sanchin dachi	Pigeon-toed stance (heel of front foot on same line as toes of back foot; toes are pointed inward)	stance
Sanzen dachi	Fighting stance	stance
Seiza	Resting kneeling position (on insteps of feet)	stance
Shiko dachi	Straddle leg stance (horse stance feet at 45 degrees)	stance
Shizen no kamae/Shizentai	Natural fighting posture	stance
Tsuru ashi dachi	Crane stance	stance
Yoi/Fudo dachi	Ready stance	stance
Zenkutsu dachi	Forward leaning stance	stance
Haito uchi	Ridge hand	strike
Hiji age uchi	Rising elbow strike	strike
Hiji ate uchi	Lateral elbow strike	strike
Nukite uchi	Spear hand	strike
Shotei uchi	Palm heel strike	strike
Shuto ganmen uchi	Knife-hand temple strike	strike
Shuto hizo uchi	Knife-hand spleen strike	strike
Shuto sakotsu uchi	Knife-hand descending collarbone strike	strike
Shuto sokotsu uchikomi	Knife-hand driving collarbone strike	strike
Shuto uchi uchi	Knife hand inside strike	strike
Tetsui sakotsu uchi	Descending hammer-punch	strike
Tetsui sayu uchi	Lateral hammer punch	strike
Uraken ganmen uchi	Back fist face strike	strike
Uraken hizo uchi	Back fist spleen strike	strike
Uraken sayu uchi	Back fist side strike	strike