List of shotokan techniques 4662017 214419397 2008-05-23T13:52:25Z 146.145.252.66 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 211768973 by [[Special:Contributions/68.55.104.79|68.55.104.79]] ([[User talk:68.55.104.79|talk]]) This is a list of techniques practiced in the [[Shotokan]] style of [[karate]]. == 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 * shizentai: ready stance * katashi dachi: crane-like stance (e.g. in the kata [[Enpi]]) * tsuru ashi dachi: crane stance (e.g. in the kata [[Gankaku]]) * zenkutsu dachi: [[front stance]] === Preparatory Positions === * koshi gamae: hip preparatory position * manji gamae: "[[lambda]]"-shaped praparatory position, or "swastika" preparatory position (e.g., in the kata, [[Heian godan]]) * manji uke: "[[lambda]]"-shaped block, or "swastika" block * ryoken koshi gamae: double hip preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian sandan]]) * morote koko gamae: double handed preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, [[Enpi]]) == Blocking Techniques (Uke-waza) == === Using the Arms === * [[age-uke]]: rising high-level block * empi uke: elbow block (e.g in the kata, [[Heian series|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 series|Heian nidan]]) * juji uke: x block * kaisho ake uke: open-palm rising block * kaisho haiwan uke: knife-hand square side block (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian yondan]]) * kaisho juji uke: open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian godan]]) * kakiwake uke: floating x block (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian yondan]]) * morote uke: double forearm block (e.g in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian sandan]]) * nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, [[Tekki series|Tekki shodan]]) * osae uke: palm block * otoshi uke: dropping forearm block * shuto gedan barai: knife-hand sweeping low block * shuto uke: knife hand block * [[soto uke]]: outside mid-level block * sukui uke: scooping block * tate shuto uke: half knife-hand block * te osae uke: dropping palm block * uchi ude uke: outside forearm block * [http://www.shitoryu.org/skills/blocks/yoko_uke.htm uchi uke]: inside mid-level block * uchi uke gyaku hanmi: inside mid-level block with reverse hand (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian nidan]]) * ude barai: reverse sweeping forearm block * kami tsukami: hair grab (e.g. in the kata, [[Enpi]]) * ushiro gedan barai: reverse low sweeping block (e.g. in the kata, [[Enpi]]) === Using the Legs === * ashikubi kake uke: hooking ankle block * mika zuki geri uke: crescent kick block (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian godan]]) * nami ashi, a.k.a. nami gaeshi: leg snapping wave block (e.g. in the kata, [[Tekki series|Tekki shodan]]) * sokutei osae uke: pressing sole block * sokuto osae uke: pressing footedge block == Striking Techniques (Uchi-waza)== * Age empi: Rising elbow strike * Age Zuki: Rising Punch * Choku zuki: Straight jab punch * Empi uchi: Elbow strike * [[Gyaku zuki]]: Reverse punch * Haishu uchi: Back hand strike * Haito uchi: Ridge hand strike * Hisami zuki: Scissor strike * Jun Zuki: front hand 'jab' punch, differing from Kizami Zuki in that shoulders are square * Kagi zuki: Hook punch * Kizami zuki: Straight, front hand lunging punch (like a 'jab') * Mae mawashi empi uchi: Augmented side elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, [[Heian series|Heian yondan]]) * Mawashi empi: Hook elbow strike * Morote zuki: Double punch (e.g. in the kata, [[Tekki series|Tekki shodan]]) * Nakadaka Ippon Ken : one knuckle fist * Nukite: Spear-hand strike * [[Oi zuki]]: Lunge punch (shoulders square) * Sanbon zuki: Triple punch * Shuto uchi: [[Knifehand strike]] * Sokumen empi uchi: Augmented elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, [[Tekki series|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 * Uraken uchi: Backfist 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 sandan]]) * Gyaku age zuki: Rising reverse punch (e.g. in the kata, [[Enpi]]) == Kicking Techniques (Keri-waza) == * Ashi barai: Foot sweep * Fumikomi: Stomp kick * Hiza geri: Knee strike * Kin geri: Kick in the cross * Mae-ashi mae geri, a.k.a choku geri: Front kick with front leg * Mae geri: Front kick * Mae-ren geri: Double front kick (= double mae geri) * Mae tobi geri: Front flying kick * Mawashi geri: Roundhouse kick * Nidan tobi geri: Double jump kick * Tobi geri: Jump kick * Tobi ushiro mawashi geri: Jumping back roundhouse kick * Ushiro geri: Back kick * Ushiro kekomi: Back side thrust kick * Ushiro mawashi geri: Reverse roundhouse kick * Ushiro ura mawashi geri: Reverse back roundhouse kick * Yoko geri keage: Side snap kick * Yoko geri kekomi: Side thrust kick * Yoko tobi geri: Jumping side kick [[Category:Shotokan|Techniques]] [[Category:Martial arts terms|Shotokan techniques]]