Pacific Coast Karate Do

Karate Kihon (Basic Techniques)

 

Blocks

 

• Age-uke: Rising block

• Ashikubi kake uke: Hooking ankle block

• Empi uke: Elbow block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)

• Gedan barai: Sweeping low block

• Gedan morote barai: Double sweeping low block (usually while going into kiba dachi)

• Haiwan uke: Square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

• Juji uke: X block

• Kaisho age uke: Open-palm rising block

• Kaisho haiwan uke: Knife-hand square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

• Kaisho juji uke: Open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

• Kakiwake uke: Floating x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

• Mika zuki geri uke: Crescent kick block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

• Morote uke: Double forearm block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)

• Nami ashi: a.k.a. Nami gaeshi, leg snapping wave block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

• Osae uke: Palm block

• Otoshi uke: Dropping forearm block

• Shuto age uke: Rising knife-hand block

• Shuto gedan barai: Knife-hand sweeping low block

• Shuto uke: Knife hand block

• Shuto mawashi uke: Roundhouse block with knife-hand

• Sokutei osae uke: Pressing sole block

• Sokuto osae uke: Pressing footedge block

• Soto uke: Outside forearm block

• Sukui uke: Scooping block

• Tate shuto uke: Half knife-hand block

• Te osae uke: Dropping palm block

• Uchi ude uke: Inside forearm block

• Uchi uke: Outside mid-level block

• Gyako uchi uke: Reverse outside mid-level (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

• Ude barai: Reverse sweeping forearm block

• Kami tsukami: Hair grab (e.g. in the kata, Empi)

• Usiro gedan barai: Back low sweeping block (e.g. in the kata, Empi)

 

Strikes

 

• Age empi: Rising elbow strike

• Empi uchi: Elbow strike

• Haishu uchi: Back hand strike

• Haito uchi: Ridge hand strike

• Hisami zuki: Scissor strike

• Mae mawashi empi uchi: Augmented side elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

• Mawashi empi: Hook elbow strike

• Morote zuki: Double punch (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

• Nakadaka Ippon Ken : one knuckle fist

• Nukite: Spear-hand strike

• Shuto uchi: Knifehand strike

• Shuto yoko ganmen uchi:  Knife-hand strike to head

• Shuto sakotsu uchikomi:  Driving knife-hand to sternum

• Shuto sakotsu uchi:  Knife-handK strike to clavicle

• Shuto hizo uchi: Knife-hand strike to spleen

• Shuto jodan uchi uchi: Inside knife-hand to neck

• Sokumen empi uchi: Augmented elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

• Tate zuki: Half reverse punch, with a vertical fist

• Teisho furi uchi: Sideways palm-heel strike

• Teisho uchi: Palm-heel strike

• Tettsui: Hammer-fist strike

• Tettsui hasami uchi: Hammer-fist scissor strike

• Tettsui yoko uchi: Bottom fist strike to side

• Uraken uchi: Backfist strike

• Uraken mawashi uchi: Backfist circular strike to the head

• Uraken sayu ganmen uchi: Backfist strike to side

• Uraken hizo uchi: Backfist strike to spleen

• Ushiro empi ate: Backwards elbow strike

• Ura zuki: Close short punch, with inverted fist, similar in nature to an 'uppercut'

• Ushiro empi: Back elbow strike

• Yama zuki:  "Mountain punch", wide double fisted strike (e.g. in the kata, Bassai dai and Wankan)

• Awase zuke: Narrow double fisted strike

• Yoko empi: Side elbow strike

• Yoko tettsui: Sideways hammer-fist strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian Nidan)

• Gyaku age zuki: Rising reverse punch (e.g. in the kata, Empi)

 

Punches

 

• Age Tsuki: Rising Punch

• Choku zuki: Straight punch

• chudan zuki: Mid-level punch

• Gyaku zuki: Reverse punch

• Jun Zuki: Front hand 'jab' punch, differing from Kizami Zuki in that shoulders are square

• Kagi zuki: Hook punch

• Kizami zuki: Jabbing punch (like a 'jab')

• Oi zuki: Stepping punch

• Sanbon zuki: Triple punch (age zuki, gyaku zuki, choku zuki)

 

Kicks

 

• Ashi barai: Foot sweep

• Fumikomi: Stomp kick

• Hiza geri: Knee strike

• Kin geri: Kick in the groin, performed like front kick but with the feet

• Mae-ashi mae geri: a.k.a. Choku geri, front kick with front leg

• Mae-ashi mawashi geri: Front roundhouse kick with front leg

• Mae geri: Front kick

• Mae Hiza geri: Front knee kick

• Mae-ren geri: Double front kick (= double mae geri)

• Mae tobi geri: Front flying kick

• Mawashi geri: Roundhouse kick

• Mawashi hiza geri: Circular knee kick

• Mikazuki geri: Crescent kick

• Nidan tobi geri: Double jump front kick

• Tatsumaki senpuukyaku: Tornado hurricane kick

• Tobi geri: Jump kick

• Tobi hiza geri: Jumping knee kick

• Tobi ushiro mawashi geri: Jumping reverse roundhouse kick

• Ura mawashi geri: Upper inside roundhouse kick, a.k.a. hook kick

• Ushiro geri: Back kick

• Ushiro mawashi geri : Reverse roundhouse kick

• Ushiro kekomi: Back side thrust kick

• Otoshi Mawashi Geri: Circular falling kick

• Yoko geri keage: Side snap kick

• Yoko geri kekomi: Side thrust kick

• Yoko tobi geri: Jumping side kick

• yoni tsokia: Ducking leg hook

 

Stances

 

• Fudo dachi: Rooted stance

• Hachiji dachi: Natural stance

• Hangetsu dachi: Half-moon stance

• Heisoku dachi: Informal attention stance

• Kiba dachi: Horse stance / side stance

• Kokutsu dachi: Back stance

• Kosa dachi: Cross-legged stance

• Neko ashi dachi: Cat stance

• Renoji dachi: L-stance (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

• Sanchin dachi: Hourglass stance

• Katashi dachi: Crane-like stance (e.g. in the kata Empi)

• Tsuru ashi dachi: Crane stance (e.g. in the kata Gankaku)

• Zenkutsu dachi: Front stance

• Yoi dachi: Basic stance

• Musubi dachi: Both heels touching and feet at 45 degree angle