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Syllabus
Glossary
Senshi Karate and Shotokan Connect use Japanese terminology. Not sure what the terms mean? Try this glossary.
Getting started
Tie your belt
Fold your uniform
Kihon
Punches
- oi zuki jodan (stepping punch to chin)
- oi zuki chudan (stepping punch to belly)
- choku tsuki (standing punch)
Blocks
- age uke (rising block)
- age uke, gyaki zuki (rising block, reverse punch)
- soto uke (outside block)
- soto uke, gyaku zuki (outside block, reverse punch)
- uchi uke (inside block)
- uchi uke, gyaku zuki (inside block, reverse punch)
- shuto uke
- shuto uke, nukite
Kicks
- mae geri (from kamae)
- mawashi geri (from kamae)
- yoko geri keage (from kamae, kiba dachi – just 1 kick at a time, not like the 2 in this video)
- yoko geri kekomi (from kamae, kiba dachi – just 1 kick at a time, not like the 2 in this video)
- ushiro geri
- mawashi geri, uraken, gyaku zuki
- yoko ren geri, front leg keage 1st step, front leg kekomi 2nd step (from kiba dachi, 6th kyu to 5th kyu)
- yoko ren geri, front leg keage 1st step, back leg kekomi 2nd step (from kiba dachi, 5th kyu to 4th kyu)
- yoko ren geri, back leg kekomi 1st step, front leg keage 2nd step (from kamae, 4th kyu to 3rd kyu)
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