AGE

Upper or Rising. If you were to say Rising by itself it would be Ageru.

AGE-EMPI UCHI

Upward Elbow Strike or Rising Elbow Strike. Sometimes called TATE EMPI UCHI (Vertical Elbow Strike).

AGE HAISOKU UCHI

Rising Instep Strike. Raising your instep into your attackers groin. Usually combined with a knee kick. It is used in the Kata Nijushiho.

AGE TSUKI (ZUKI)

Rising Punch. Seen in the Kata EMPI. One of the applications for this technique would be using it to come up under a block.

AGE UKE

Upper Rising Block. A basic block to a Jodan attack. Your arm comes from your hip across the body and lifts the attack above your head. You should end up looking out from under your blocking arm. People forget that the same arm movement can also be used to break your attackers arm or as a strike to the throat or under the chin.

AGE UKE GYAKU ASHI

Upper Rising Block, reverse Leg. An upper rising block where the arm performing the block is the opposite one to the leg that it forward. This technique is good for getting the hip in to allow a quick front kick to be used as a counter.

AGO

Jaw or Chin, as in mouth.

AI

Harmony.

AI KI

Harmonious Spirit.

AITE

Opponent or Partner.

AKIRESU-KEN

Achilles Tendon. The large tendon at the back of the foot.

ANTEI

Balance, Stability or Equilibrium.

ASHI

Foot or Leg.

ASHI ATE

Foot Strikes or Leg Strikes.

ASHI BARAI

Foot/Leg Sweep. You may also see this as Ashi Harai. A lot of people think that to sweep some one is 'Ashi Barai' but there is more to it than this. You must also try and sweep the person so that he comes off his feet and lands in the position that is most advantageous to YOU, so you can then follow up with another technique and totally finish your opponent. There is no point sweeping your opponent so that he falls so far away from you that by the time you get up to him he is all ready back on his feet and ready for you.

ASHIBO-KAKE UKE

Leg Hooking Block, in which the leg is raised to the side and swung in a circle to deflect an opponents side kick to the abdomen.

ASHI FUMIKAE

Changing Feet.

ASHI GAKE

Used in the Kata Bassai Sho, where you hook your foot behind your attackers and then pull your foot back in towards you pulling your attackers foot with you, pulling him off balance. This is different to an Ashi Barai because this is not done in a sweeping motion.

ASHI GATANA

Foot Sword, a Karate kick where the toes are turned up and the striking point is the outer edge of the foot. This is one of the older terms.

ASHI HARAI

Foot or Leg Sweeping, another name for Ashi Barai.

ASHIKUBI

Ankle. Ashi means that it is of the foot and Kubi means that it is the joint, in the same way that Te-Kubi would be the corresponding hand joint or wrist.

ASHIKUBI-KAKE UKE

Ankle Hooking Block.

ASHI NO URA

It translates as foot reverse and is an alternative for Sole Of Foot.

ASHI SABAKI

Foot Work or Foot Movement.

ASHI URA

Sole of foot.

ASHI WAZA

Name given to all leg and foot techniques, ASHI meaning either leg or foot and WAZA meaning Technique.

ASHI YUBI

Toes. Ashi meaning of the foot and Yubi being the digit.

ASHIZOKO

Bottom Foot. You use this to sweep your opponents foot during Ashi Barai.

ATAMA

Head, or top of the head.

ATE

Strike or Striking. In some dictionaries you will also see Ataru or Ateru as Strike or Hit.

ATEMI

Body Strike or Striking.

ATEMI WAZA

Body Striking techniques.

ATERU

To Place, To put, To Hold. You may also see this as strike or hit.

ATE WAZA

Smashing Techniques.

ATO UCHI

Delayed strike or feint.

ATTATE IRU

Contact.

AWASE

Combined. If saying Combined by itself it would be Awaseru.

AWASE AGE UKE

Combined Upper Rising Block, both arms coming up together performing the block. It is seen in the kata Bassai Dai. It can also be used as a defence when someone attempts a two handed grab.

AWASE HIKI TSUKAMI

Combined Pulling Grasp, As seen in the kata Heian Godan after the hand pressing block.

AWASE KOKO UKE

Combined Tiger Mouth Block, as seen in the kata Empi. A good technique against a Jo or Bo attack, or in modern terms a Pool Cue Attack.

AWASE MAWASHI KAKE UKE

Combined Round House Hooking Block. Seen in the Kata Nijushiho. This technique can also be used to unbalance or throw your attacker.

AWASE MAWASHI UKE

Combined Roundhouse Block, as seen at the start of kata Kankau Dai.

AWASE SHUTO AGE UKE

Combined Knife Hand Rising Block. As seen in the Kata Chinte.  The thumbs touch forming a triangle.

AWASE TSUKI

Combined Punch, or U Punch. Also referred to as MOROTE TSUKI.

AWASE UCHI

Combined Strike. A general term for all combined strikes.

AWASE UKE

Combined Block. A general term for all combined blocks.

AWASE WAZA

Combined Techniques.

AYUMI

Step or Pace.

AYUMI ASHI

Stepping Foot, a method of footwork, where the feet move alternatively one ahead of the other each sliding along the floor.

AYUMI DACHI

It is a natural Walking stance where the weight is over the centre.