Karate Terms
Stances (Dachi)
- Zenkutsu Dachi - Forward Stance
- Kokutsu Dachi - Back Stance
- Kiba Dachi - Straddle Stance
- Niko-Ashi Dachi - Cats Foot Stance
- Hangetsu Dachi - Half-Moon Stance
- Shizen Dachi - Natural Stance
- Fudo Dachi - Rooted Stance
- Sochin Dachi - Diagonal Straddle Leg Stance
Blocks (Uke)
- Age uke - Upper Rising Block
- Soto uke - Outside Block
- Uchi-uke - Inside Block
- Gedan barai - Lower Level Sweep
- Shuto uke - Knife-hand Block
- Juji uke - X Block
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