Kata

Taikyoku shodan (aka Kihon) 太極初段

Great Beginning

Heian shodan 平安初段

Peaceful Mind, One

Heian nidan 平安二段

Peaceful Mind, Two

Heian sandan 平安三段

Peaceful Mind, Three

Heian yondan 平安四段

Peaceful Mind, Four

Heian godan 平安五段

Peaceful Mind, Five

Tekki shodan 鉄騎初段

Iron Horse, One

Bassai dai 披塞大

To Penetrate a Fortress (Major)

Jion 慈恩

Jion is the name of a temple, and also the name of a buddhist saint

Empi 燕飛

Flight of the swallow

Kanku dai 観空大

To Look At the Sky (Major)

Hangetsu 半月

Half-moon

Jitte 十手

Ten hands

Gankaku 岩鶴

Crane on a rock

Tekki nidan 鉄騎二段

Iron Horse, Two

Tekki sandan 鉄騎三段

Iron Horse, Three

Nijushiho 二十四步

Twenty-four Steps

Chinte 珍手

Unusual Hands (Also rare hands or crazy hands)

Sochin 壯鎭

Tranquil Force

Meikyo 明鏡

Bright Mirror

Unsu 雲手

Hands in a Cloud

Bassai sho 披塞小

To Penetrate a Fortress (Minor)

Kanku sho 観空小

To Look at the Sky (Minor)

Wankan 王冠

King's crown

Gojushiho sho 五十四歩小

Fifty-four Steps (Minor)

Gojushiho dai 五十四歩大

Fifty-four Steps (Major)

Ji'in 慈陰

Love of Truth (Also the name of a buddhist saint)

Techniques

Stances

Fudo dachi: rooted stance

Hachiji dachi: natural stance

Hangetsu dachi: half-moon stance

Heisoku dachi: informal attention stance

Kiba dachi: horse stance / side stance

Kokutsu dachi: back stance

Kosa dachi: cross-legged stance

Neko ashi dachi: cat stance

Renoji dachi: L-stance (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

Sanchin dachi: hourglass stance

Shizentai: ready stance

Katashi dachi: crane-like stance (e.g. in the kata Enpi)

Tsuru ashi dachi: crane stance (e.g. in the kata Gankaku)

Zenkutsu dachi: front stance

Preparatory Positions

Koshi gamae: hip preparatory position

Manji gamae: "lambda"-shaped preparatory position, or "swastika" preparatory position (e.g., in

the kata, Heian godan)

Manji uke: "lambda"-shaped block, or "swastika" block

Ryoken koshi gamae: double hip preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)

Morote koko gamae: double handed preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

Blocking Techniques (Uke-waza)

Using the Arms

Age-uke: rising high-level block

Empi uke: elbow block (e.g in the kata, Heian sandan)

Gedan barai: sweeping low block

Gedan morote barai: double sweeping low block (usually while going into kiba dachi)

Haiwan uke: square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

Juji uke: x block

Kaisho ake uke: open-palm rising block

Kaisho haiwan uke: knife-hand square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

Kaisho juji uke: open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

Kakiwake uke: floating x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

Morote uke: double forearm block (e.g in the kata, Heian sandan)

Nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

Osae uke: palm block

Otoshi uke: dropping forearm block

Shuto gedan barai: knife-hand sweeping low block

Shuto uke: knife hand block

Soto uke: outside mid-level block

Sukui uke: scooping block

Tate shuto uke: half knife-hand block

Te osae uke: dropping palm block

Uchi ude uke: outside forearm block

Uchi uke: inside mid-level block

Uchi uke gyaku hanmi: inside mid-level block with reverse hand (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

Ude barai: reverse sweeping forearm block

Kami tsukami: hair grab (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

Ushiro gedan barai: reverse low sweeping block (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

Using the Legs

Ashikubi kake uke: hooking ankle block

Mika zuki geri uke: crescent kick block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

Nami ashi, a.k.a. nami gaeshi: leg snapping wave block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

Sokutei osae uke: pressing sole block

Sokuto osae uke: pressing footedge block

Striking Techniques (Uchi-waza)

Ake empi: Rising elbow strike

Choku zuki: Straight jab punch

Empi uchi: Elbow strike

Gyaku zuki: Reverse punch

Haishu uchi: Back hand strike

Haito uchi: Ridge hand strike

Hisami zuki: Scissor strike

Kagi zuki: Hook punch

Kizami zuki: Straight punch

Mae mawashi empi uchi: Augmented side elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

Mawashi empi: Hook elbow strike

Morote zuki: Double punch (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

Nukite: Spear-hand strike

Oi zuki: Lunge punch

Sanbon zuki: Triple punch

Shuto uchi: Knife-hand strike

Sokumen empi uchi: Augmented elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

Tate zuki: Half reverse punch

Teisho furi uchi: Sideways palm-heel strike

Teisho uchi: Palm-heel strike

Tettsui: Hammer-fist strike

Tettsui hasami uchi: Hammer-fist scissor strike

Uraken uchi: Backfist strike

Ura zuki: Backfist punch

Ushiro empi: Back elbow strike

Yama zuki ("mountain punch"): Wide double fisted strike (e.g. in the kata, Bassai dai and

Wankan)

Awase zuke: Narrow double fisted strike

Yoko empi: Side elbow strike

Yoko tettsui: Sideways hammer-fist strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)

Gyaku age zuki: Rising reverse punch (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

Kicking Techniques (Geri-waza)

Ashi barai: Foot sweep

Fumikomi: Stomp kick

Hiza geri: Knee strike

Mae-ashi mae geri, a.k.a choku geri: Front kick with front leg

Mae geri: Front kick

Mae tobi geri: Front flying kick

Mawashi geri: Roundhouse kick

Nidan tobi geri: Double jump kick

Tobi geri: Jump kick

Tobi ushiro mawashi geri: Jumping back roundhouse kick

Ushiro geri: Back kick

Ushiro kekomi: Back side thrust kick

Ura mawashi geri: Reverse roundhouse kick

Ushiro ura mawashi geri: Reverse back roundhouse kick

Yoko geri keage: Side snap kick

Yoko geri kekomi: Side thrust kick

Yoko tobi geri: Jumping side kick