Fundamental Training Commands

KAMAE - GUARD POSITIONS

Kihon No Kamae - basic guard
Shizentai No Kamae - natural guard
Yoi No Kamae - ready guard
Tsuki No Kamae - punching guard
Sanchin No Kamae - three battle guard
Seiken No Kamae - normal fist guard
Tegatana (Shuto) No Kamae - handsword guard
Jiyu No Kamae - free (style) guard

TAORE - FALLING AND ROLLING

Zen Taore - forward fall
Ko Taore - backward fall
Yoko Taore - side fall
Zen Ten - forward roll
Ko Ten - backward roll

UKE WAZA - BLOCKING TECHNIQUES

Jodan Uke - upper block
Gedan Uke - lower block
Uchi Uke - inside block
Soto Uke - outside block
Tegatana (Shuto) Uke - handsword block
Kosa Uke - intersecting block
Kote Uke - forearm block
Ashi Uke - leg block

TSUKI WAZA - PUNCHING TECHNIQUES

Choku Tsuki - straight punch
A. Tate Tsuki - vertical punch
B. Hineri Tsuki - twist punch

Methods of Execution:

Mae Te Tsuki - front hand punch
Gyaku Tsuki - reverse punch
Fumi Dachi Tsuki - lunge punch

TACHI KATA - METHOD OF PLANTING THE FEET

Musubi Dachi - heel to heel stance
Heisoku Dachi - feet together stance
Soto Hachiji Dachi - outside “8” stance
Uchi Hachiji Dachi - inside “8” stance
Hachiji Dachi - “8” or open “8” stance
Naihanchin Dachi - horse riding stance
Sanchin Dachi - hour glass or pigeon toed stance
Shiko Dachi - side or straddle stance
Mae Kagami Dachi - forward stance
Neko Ashi Dachi - cat stance
Kosa Dachi- intersecting stance
Tsuru Ashi Dachi - crane stance
Gyaku Dachi- reverse stance

TENSHIN WAZA - DODGING (TRANSFER) TECHNIQUES

Tsuri Ashi - dragging the feet
Fumi Dachi - step or lunge
Erekae - leg change
Yoko Ido - side move
Furi Muki - body turn
(Koshi) Hineri - (Hip) twist

KERI WAZA - KICKING TECHNIQUES

Mae Geri - front kick
Yoko Geri - side kick
Ushiro Geri - back kick
Mawashi Geri - roundhouse kick
Hiza Geri - knee kick
Fumikomi Geri - stomping kick
Mawashi Ushiro Geri - roundhouse back kick

UCHI WAZA - STRIKING TECHNIQUES

Tegatana (Shuto) Uchi - handsword strike
Kentsui Uchi - hammer first strike
Ura Ken Uchi - Inverted or back fist strike
Hiji Ate - elbow smash
Haito Uchi - ridge hand strike
Nukite - spearhand strike

FIGHTING STYLES - TYPES

Kata - forms (Pinan series)
Ippon Gumite (Sante) - practice matching
Shiai - competition contest (matching)
Jiyu Gumite - free matching (sparing)
Renzoku Gumite- continuous (give and take) matching
Bogu Shiai - free sparing or matching with protective armor

KATA

The following list gives the fundamental definition or meaning of the various Kata,
used for grading in the Koei-Kan system.

SHURI-TE

1. Pinan - peace
2. Naihanchin - horse riding (also Okinawan pronunciation of Chinese man’s name)
3. Pasai - to penetrate a fortress
4. Kushaku - (Okinawan pronunciation of Chinese military attaché’s name)

NAHA-TE

Sanchin - 3 battles
Seisan - 13
Sanseiru - 36
Gojushiho - 54 steps
Suparinpei - 108