Words of the month:

• te osae uke                   pressing block with hand
• kosa uke                       crossing-block (middle and down block together)
• manji uke                      vortex-block  (simultaneous high and down block)
• mikazuki geri                 crescent kick
• kizami mawashi geri      roundhouse kick with front leg

Blocking terms of the month:

• koko uke                       tiger mouth block
• keito uke                       chcken-head block
• kake uke                       hooking block

Kicking terms of the month:

• fumikomi                       stamping kick
• gedan kesage                lower level downward kick (like in bassai-dai)
• mae hiza geri                 front knee kick  (like in Heian Yodan)

Titles for Karate-ka's:

• Teacher/master of a higher rank               Shihan
• Instructor/teacher/master                         Sensei
• One’s senior                                           Sempai
• One’s equal                                            Dohai
• One’s junior                                            Kohai
• Student                                                  Deshi

• Rising punch                 age zuki
• Straight punch               choku zuki
• U-punch                        awase zuki
• Reverse punch               gyaku zuki
• Scissors punch              hasami zuki
• Parallel punch                heiko zuki
• Hook punch                   kagi zuki
• Jab                               kizami zuki
• Lung punch                   oi zuki
• Inverted punch              ura zuki
• Roundhouse punch       mawashi zuki

• Before ready stance                          Musubi-dachi
• Ready stance                                    Hachi-dachi
• Front stance                                      Zenkutsu-dachi
  Reverse front stance                          Gyaku zenkutsu-dachi
• Back stance                                       Kokutsu-dachi
  Reverse back stance                           Gyaku kokutsu-dachi
• Straddle-leg (horse) stance                  Kiba-dachi
  Square stance                                     Shiko-dachi