Body areas
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Jodan
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From the neck up
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Chudan
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From the neck to the belt
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Gedan
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From the belt down
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Migi
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Right side
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Hidari
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Left side
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Stances
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Musubi Dachi
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Heels together, feet at a 45° angle
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Heisoku Dachi
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Feet together
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Hachiji Dachi
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Open-leg stance
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Kiba Dachi
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Horse-riding stance
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Zenkutsu Dachi
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Front stance
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Kokutsu Dachi
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Back stance
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Blocks
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Gedan Barai
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Low block
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Jodan Age Uke
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High block
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Soto Uke
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Outside-inside block
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Uchi Uke
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Inside-outside block
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Morote Uke
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Reinforced inside-outside block
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Shuto Uke
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Knife hand block or strike
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Punches/Strikes
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Choku Zuki
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Straight punch
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Oi Zuki
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Lunge punch
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Gyaku Zuki
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Reverse punch
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Age Zuki
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Rising punch
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Nukite Zuki
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Finger strike
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Mawashi Zuki
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Round punch
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Uraken
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Backfist strike
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Kicks/Leg Techniques
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Mae Geri
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Front kick
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Yoki Geri Keage
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Side snap kick
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Yoko Geri Kekome
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Side thrust kick
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Mawashi Keage
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Round house kick
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Ushiro Geri Kekome
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Back thrust kick
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Ushiro Mawashi
Keage
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Hook kick
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Mae Ashi Mae Geri
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Front leg front kick
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Mae Ashi Mawashi
Geri
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Front leg round kick
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Ashi Barai
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Leg sweep
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Additional terms
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Karate
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Fighting with empty hands
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Kata
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Forms
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Kumite
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Sparring
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Sensei
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Instructor
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Sempai
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Assistant instructor
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Yoi
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Ready
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Hajime
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Begin
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Yame
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Stop
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Seiza
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Proper method of kneeling
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Mokuso
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Meditation
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Osu
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Affirmative acknowledgement
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Rei
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Bow
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Shomen Ni Rei
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Bow to the front
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Sensei Ni Rei
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Bow to instructor
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Otogai Ni Rei
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Bow to each other
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Kiai
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Explosive sound/exhalation from the
diaphragm
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Kime
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Focus
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Gi
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Uniform
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Obi
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Belt
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Kyu
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Belt ranks below black belt
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Dan
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Black belt ranks
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