Terminology

Stances:

• Zenkutsu-dachi: leaning forward stance
  
• Kokutsu-dachi: back stance
  
• Kiba-dachi: horse riding stance
  

Blocks:

• Gendan barai: low block
  
• Uchi uki: middle block moving to the outside
  
• Soto uki: middle block moving to the inside
  
• Age uki: rising block
  
• Shuto uki: knife hand block
  

Strikes:

• Oi tsuki: punch with the leg and arm on the same side foreard
  
• Gyaku tsuki: punch with the leg and arm from opposite sides forward
  
• Uraken: back of fist strike
  
• Nukite: spear hand
  
• Empi: elbow
  

Kicks:

• Mai geri: front kick
  
• Yoko geri: side kick
  
• Mawashi geri: round kick
  
• Ushiro geri: back kick
• Keage: snapping
• Kekomi: thrust