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Karate Shotokan Terminology
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Japonese to English
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SENSEI
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TEACHER
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BARAI
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SWEEPING
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SEMPAI
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SENIOR
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RENRAKU
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COMBINATION
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DOJO
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TRAINING HALL
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WAZA
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WAY/TECHNIQUE
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REI
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BOW
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ARUKU
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FULL STEP
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… NI REI
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BOW TO…
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SURIKOMI
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HALF STEP
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SEIZA
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KNEEL
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ZANSHIN
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FOCUS
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KIRITSU
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STAND
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MOHKSO
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MEDITATION
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HADJIME
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START
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CHUSOKO
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BALL OF FOOT
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YAME
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STOP
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HAISOKU
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INSTEP
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YASME
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RELAX
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IPPON
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SINGLE (POINT)
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JODAN
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UPPER LEVEL
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NIHON
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DOUBLE (POINT)
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CHUDAN
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MID LEVEL
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JIYU
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FREESTYLE
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GEDAN
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LOWER LEVEL
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KUMITE
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FIGHTING
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MAWATTE
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TURN
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MAWASHI
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(A)ROUND
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MARUI
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ROUND THE BACK
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CHOKU
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DIRECT
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HIDARI
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LEFT
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SAKOTSU
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DESCENDING
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MIGI
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RIGHT
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KEAGE
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RISING
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GYAKU
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BACK/REVERSE
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KEKOME
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THRUSTING
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KIAI
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SHOUT
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FUMIKOMI
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STAMPING
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| DACHI ¦ STANCE |
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YOI
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READY
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NEKO ASHI
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CAT FOOT
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MASUBI
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OPEN TOED
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KOKUTSU
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BACK LEANING
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ZENKUTSU
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FRONT LEANING
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KIBA
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STRADDLE
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HANMI GAMAE
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FIGHTING
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SHIKO
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SUMO
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UCHI HACHI
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IN AND OUT
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KAKA
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KNEELING
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SANSHIN
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HOUR GLASS
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OSAI
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PRESSING
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| ZUKI ¦ PUNCH |
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GYAKU
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REVERSE
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KIZAMI
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SNAP
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URA
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BACK
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SHITA
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CLOSE QUARTER
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TOBI KOMI
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JUMPING
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NAGASHI
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SIDE STEPPING
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| GERI ¦ KICK |
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KIN
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GROIN
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MAE
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FRONT
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YOKO
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SIDE
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HIZA
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KNEE
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MAWASHI
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ROUNDHOUSE
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KAKATO
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HEEL
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URA MAWASHI
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HOOK
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TOBI
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JUMPING/FLYING
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USHIRO
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BACK
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MIKAZUKI
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CRESCENT
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| UCHI ¦ STRIKE |
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SHUTO
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KNIFE HAND
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HAITO
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RIDGE HAND
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SEIKEN
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FOREFIST
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URAKEN
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BACK FIST
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NUKITE
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SPEAR HAND
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TEISHO
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PALM HEEL
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EMPI
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ELBOW
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TETTSUI
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HAMMERFIST
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| UKE ¦ BLOCK |
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SOTO
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OUTER
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SOTO HARAI
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OUTER SWEEP
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UCHI
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STRIKING
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UCHI HARAI
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STRIKING SWEEP
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HAISHU
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BACK HAND
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UDE BARAI
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FOREARM SWEEP
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TENSHO
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GRABBING
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KAKATO
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HEEL
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AGE
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RISING
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EMPI
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ELBOW
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| Basic Karate Position |
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