Karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

terms come almost entirely from Japanese. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. They appear during its study and practice, varying depending on style and school. Karate terms include: __NOTOC__

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Age-uke , which translates to "rising block", or "upward block" is the Japanese term for a technique used in martial arts. There numerous variations in how the technique might be executed, and nothing implicit in the term itself restricts its use to una ...

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Chito-ryu

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Dan – Dachi -

Dojo A is a hall or place for immersive learning or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the ...

Dojo kun A is a hall or place for immersive learning or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the ...

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Enorei

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Gi – Gedan barai - Goju-ryu

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Hachiji dachi is a stance used in karate. In English, ''hachiji'' roughly translates to "the character for eight," but in context means something more like "shaped like number eight." Note that this refers to the shape of the ''kanji'' for the number eight: � ...

- Hajime –

Heian The Japanese word Heian (平安, lit. "peace") may refer to: * Heian period, an era of Japanese history * Heian-kyō Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one ...

- Heiko-dachi - Heisoku-dachi

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– Karate-ka -

Kata ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practised ...

– Keri - Kiai - Kihon – Kohai – Kumite – Kyū

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Mae-geri - Mokuso - Musubi-dachi

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Obi - Osu

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Rei

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Seiza - Senpai – Sensei – Shihan – Shotokan – Shuto-uchi - Shuto-uke - Sōke

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Tekki Tekki may refer to: * Naihanchi, also known as Tekki, a series of kata in Karate *''Steel Battalion is a video game created by Capcom for the Xbox console where the player controls a "Vertical Tank"—a bipedal, heavily armed mecha. To control ...

- Tsuki

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Uke

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Waza

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Yame - Yoi

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Zanshin - Zenkutsu-dachi

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