| UCHI (1) |
Strike
or Striking. |
| UCHI (2) |
Inner
or Interior, when said by itself it would be Uchigawa. |
| UCHI DESHI |
A
live-in student. A student who lives in a dojo and devotes him/herself
both to training and to the maintenance of the dojo. Uchi being
'Inside' and Deshi being 'Student'. |
| UCHI-HACHIJI DACHI |
Inverted
open leg stance, or Inverted Figure Eight Stance. The feet are
shoulder width apart but with the feet facing inwards. |
| UCHIJAKUZAWA or MIYAKUDOKORO |
The
inner parts of the forearm where the pulse can be felt. |
| UCHI KOMI |
Striking
Thrust. |
| UCHIKUROBUSHI |
The
inside of the ankle joint. |
| UCHI MAWASHI GERI |
Inside
Roundhouse Kick. |
| UCHITE |
Striking
Hand. |
| UCHI UDE UKE |
Inside
Forearm Block. |
| UCHI-UKE |
Inside
Block generally used as a short version of Uchi Ude Uke. |
| UDE |
Forearm.
|
| UDEKANSETSU |
Arm
Joint. |
| UDE UKE |
Forearm
Block. |
| UE |
Top,
as in 'on', 'above' or 'over'. For example hidari ken UE migi
ken, would be left fist on top of right fist. |
| UKE (1) |
Block,
or to Receive. |
| UKE (2) |
Receiver.
|
| UKE ASHI DACHI |
Blocking
Foot Stance. |
| UKE GAE |
Changing
Blocks. |
| UKE KIME |
Blocking
And Finishing. |
| UKE KIME ICHIJO |
Blocking
And Finishing Are One. |
| UKEMI WAZA |
Break
fall techniques. |
| UKETE |
Blocking
Hand. |
| UNSOKU |
Moving
(leg movement). |
| UNSU |
Hands
In The Cloud. A senior black belt kata. |
| URA |
Reverse,
Rear, Reverse Side or Back as in Uraken or Back fist. |
| URA HIRA NUKITE |
Back
Level Spear Hand or Back Level Piercing Hand. This is when the
palm is facing up. |
| URAKEN |
Back
Fist or Reverse Fist. |
| URAKEN UCHI |
Back
Fist Strike. |
| URAKEN UKE |
Back
Fist Block. For when the Back Fist is used as a block. This application
is seen in the Kata Heian Nidan. |
| URA-KOTE |
Reverse
or Rear Forearm. The little finger side. |
| URA MAWASHI GERI |
Back
or Reverse Round House Kick. |
| URA MIKAZUKI GERI |
Back
or Reverse Crescent Kick, as seen in the Kata Empi. |
| URAOMOTE |
Both
Sides. |
| URA TSUKI |
An
upper cut / close punch used at close range. Sometimes called
STAZ TSUKI. |
| URA WAZA |
Reverse
Techniques. |
| USHIRO |
Back
or Rear. |
| USHIRO ASHI BARAI |
Rear
Leg Sweep. If ever you come up against an opponent who when you
try to sweep his front leg just raises it up so that your sweep
goes underneath it, just move further in and sweeping his rear
supporting leg instead. If this technique is done hard and fast
it will spin your opponent 90 degrees in the air before he lands.
|
| USHIRO ASHI GERI |
Rear
Leg/Foot Kick. |
| USHIRO EMPI UCHI |
Back
Elbow Strike, Striking to the rear with the elbow. |
| USHIRO GERI |
Back
Kick. |
| USHIRO INAZUMA |
The
are below the buttocks. |
| USHIRO KAKATO GERI |
Back
Heel Kick. A good technique for when you are grabbed from behind
in what would be described as a bear-hug. You target area would
be your attackers shin bone. |
| USHIRO MAWASHI EMPI UCHI |
Back
Roundhouse Elbow Strike. |
| USHIRO MAWASHI GERI |
Back
Round House Kick. |
| USHIRO NI ITE |
Going
Back. |
| USHIRO OSAE KOMI |
Best
described as holding someone in a 'bear hug' from behind. |
| USHIRO SURI ASHI |
Rear
Sliding Leg. |
