3/18/2023 0 Comments Sabaki meaningGood maai is when the attacker can strike the defender by moving a half step forward or the defender can retreat out of range with a half step backward. However, simply put, in terms of distance, if either the defender or attacker is able to strike the other with an attack without moving the feet, then maai is too short. It might be said that keeping good maai is creating enough space to manoeuvre. The combatants state of mind, and spirit, as well as the distance are all subtly related to maai. Haishu uke - back hand block / jodan kensei - upper palm feint Remember: "In the dojo actions always speak louder than words.Maai is usually interpreted as fighting distance but it encompasses more than the physical distance between two antagonists. Jodan age nihon nukite-zuki - upper two finger spear hand strike Gedan gassho uke - lower double palm heel block / sankaku tobi - triangle jumpĬhudan nakadaka ippon ken - middle one knuckle strike Naname shita ni oshinobasu - double downward oblique push Jodan tate mawashi uchi - upper vertical roundhouse strike Jodan yoko uchi barai - upper side sweeping blockĬhudan oi zuki maeude hineri - middle lunge punch with turning forearm Hidari ashi dachi - left legged stance / chudan uchi otoshi - middle falling block Ni yoko chudan zuki - double middle side punchĬhudan-tate-shuto-uchi-uke -middle level vertical inside outward sword hand blockĬhudan choku zuki - middle straight punch / ni jodan uke - double rising block Jodan shuto juji uke - upper open hand X block Jodan mae geri keage - upper front snapping kickĬhudan hiza geri - middle knee strike / chudan mika zuki geri - middle crescent kickĬhudan mawashi zuki - middle round house punch Washide jodan uchi - upper eagle strike / chudan uraken - middle back fist Shuto gedan barai - lower sword hand strike Hitosashiyubi gedan nukite - lower index finger spear hand Ni jodan shita zuki - double inverted upper punchĬhudan tsukami uke - middle grasping blockĬhudan mae empi uchi - middle forward elbow strikeĬhudan keito uke - middle chicken head block ![]() Morote shita zuki - augmented upper inverted punchĬhudan teisho yoko uke - middle side palm heel block Morote gedan uchi uke - augmented lower inside outward block Morote chudan uchi uke - augmented middle inside outward block Mae geri keage - front snapping kick / chudan uraken - middle back fistĬhudan nukite zuki - middle spear hand strike ![]() Jodan age uke - upper rising block / yoko geri keage - side snapping kick Tai-sabaki - body shifting / jodan oi zuki - upper lunge punch Shuto uke - sword hand block / shuto zuki - sword hand strike Gedan-barai - down block / chudan oi zuki - middle lunge punchĬhudan uchi uke - inside outward block / tetsui zuki - hammer fist strike Ni mae geri - double front kick / ushiro geri kekomi - back thrust kick Other Terms: Mika zuki geri - crescent kick / mawashi geri - round kick / tobi geri - jump kick Yoko geri kekomi - side thrust kick / fumakomi - stomp kick Hiza geri - knee strike / mae geri - front kick / yoko geri keage - side snap kick Neko ashi dachi - cat stance / hangetsu dachi - hourglass stance Kicks: Kiba dachi - horse stance / fudo dachi - rooted stance Zenkutsu dachi - front stance / kokutsu dachi - back stance Teisho oshi uke - pressing palm heal block / shuto-uke - sword hand block Uchi uke - outward middle block / morote uke - augmented block Kake wake uke - reverse wedge block / haishu-uke - back hand block Gedan uke - lower block / soto uke - inward middle block Jodan age uke - upper rising block / jodan tetsui - upper hammer fist Ippon ken - one knuckle strike / uraken - back fist / tetsui - hammer fistĮmpi uchi - elbow strike / nukite-zuki - spear hand strike / shuto - knife hand Yoko zuki - side punch / shita zuki - inverted punch Gyaku zuki - reverse punch / yama zuki - mountain punch ![]() Kazama zuki - jab / choku zuki - straight punch / oi zuki - lunge punch Geri - kick / tai sabaki - body shifting / yori ashi - foot shifting Strikes: Gedan - lower / dachi - stance / zuki - punch / uchi - strike / uke - block Naote - relax / hidari - left / migi - right /jodan - upper /chudan - middle Rei - bow / yoi - ready / hajime - begin / yame - stop Sempai - senior student / kohai - junior studentĭojo - training hall / obi - belt / seiza - kneeling /mokuso - meditate Karate do - empty handed way / shihan - master / sensei - teacher This is because Japan is where this art form came to life. This list is by no means definative. Even though it is taught all over the world, and in many different languages, it is common for commands in dojo to be given in Japanese.
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