List of shotokan techniques
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This is a list of techniques practiced in the Shotokan style of karate.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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)
[edit] Blocking Techniques (Uke-waza)
[edit] Using the Arms
- age-uke: rising high-level 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 ake 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)
- morote uke: double forearm block (e.g in the kata, Heian sandan)
- nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, 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
- uchi uke: inside mid-level block
- uchi uke gyaku hanmi: inside mid-level block with reverse hand (e.g. in the kata, 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)
[edit] Using the Legs
- ashikubi kake uke: hooking ankle block
- mika zuki geri uke: crescent kick block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)
- nami ashi, a.k.a. nami gaeshi: leg snapping wave block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)
- sokutei osae uke: pressing sole block
- sokuto osae uke: pressing footedge block
[edit] 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 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
- 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 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)
[edit] 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
