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Terminology 2
Japanese Terminology (Part 2)
Karate-Do FIST (KEN)
| English | Japanese |
| Fore Fist | Seiken |
| Backfist | Uraken |
| Fore knuckle fist | Hiraken |
| Bottom Fist / Iron Hammer | Tetsui |
| Hammer Hand | Shutsui |
| Hammer fist | Kentsui |
| Middle finger knuckle fist | Naka dakka Ippon Ken |
| Fist | Ken |
HAND (TE)
| English | Japanese |
| Hand | Te |
| Knifehand | Shuto |
| Back Hand | Haisho |
| Finger | Ubi |
| Wrist | Tekubi |
| Thumb | Oyayubi |
| Ridge hand | Haito |
| Open hand | Kaisho |
| Bear hand | Kumade |
| Palm heel | Teisho |
| Eagle hand | Washide |
| Chicken head wrist | Keito |
| Tiger mouth / Tiger jaw | Koko |
| Spearhand | Nukite |
| Bent wrist | Kakuto |
| ox jaw hand | Seiryuto |
ARMS (UDE OR WAN)
| English | Japanese |
| Arm | Ude / wan |
| Fore arm | Mae ude |
| Elbow | Empi |
| Shoulders | Kata |
| Palm arm / lower arm | Shuwan |
| Back arm | Haiwan |
| outer arm | Gaiwan |
| Inner arm | Naiwan |
| Arm stick | Wanto |
| Sword arm | Shubo |
| Elbow | Hiji |
FOOT (ASHI) & LEG (ASHI)
| English | Japanese |
| Foot | Ashi |
| Instep | Haisoku |
| Ankle | Ashi Kubi |
| toe | Ashi Ubi |
| tip of toes | Tsumasaki |
| ball of foot | Koshi |
| outside foot edge | Sokuto |
| inside foot edge | Sokutei |
| raised sole | Jo Sokutei |
| sole of foot | Ashi no ura |
| Heel | Kakato |
| Round heel | Ensho / Enju |
| leg | Ashi |
| knee | Hiza |
| kneecap | Hizagashira |
| Hips | Koshi |
| Thigh | Momo |
| Shin | Sune |
Other Parts Of The Body
| English | Japanese |
| Face area | Jodan |
| Stomach area | Chudan |
| Lower area | Gedan |
| Groin area | Kin |
| Hair | Kaminoke |
| Face | Kao |
| Teeth | Ha |
| mouth | Kuchi |
| neck | Kubi |
| Lip | Kuchiburu |
| head | Atama |
| nose | hana |
| tongue | Shita |
| chin | Ago |
| eyes | Me |
| chest | Mune |
| stomach | Hara |
| back | Senaka |
| ears | Mimi |
| Throat | Nodo |
| Navel | Tanden |
Stances (Dachi)
| English | Japanese |
| Stance | Dachi |
| Informal attention stance (45 degrees) | Musubi Dachi |
| Informal attention stance (toes touching) | Heisoku Dachi |
| T Stance | Teiji Dachi |
| L Stance | Renoji Dachi |
| Cat stance | Neko Ashi dachi |
| Crossed stance | Kosa Dachi |
| open leg stance | Hajiji Dachi |
| inverted open leg stance | Uchi Hajiji Dachi |
| parallel stance | Heiko Dachi |
| square stance | Shiko Dachi |
| side stance / horse riding stance | Kiba Dachi |
| back stance | Kokutsu dachi |
| front stance | Zenkutsu Dachi |
| hourglass stance | Sanchin Dachi |
| rooted stance | Fudo/Sochin dachi |
| half moon stance | Hangetsu dachi |
| one leg stance | Ippon ashi Dachi |
| heron leg stance | Sagi ashi dachi |
| crane leg stance | tsuru ashi dachi |
| one knee stance | kata ashi dachi |
| twisted stance | moto dachi |
| freestyle stance | ju dachi |
| kneeling position | seiza |
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