The Complete Guide to GKR Karate

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Terminology

 

KEY GKR TERMINOLOGY

 

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Go

Hard

  Tsuki Punch
 

Kan

Complete

  Uchi Strike
 

Ryu

School

  Uke Block
 

Kancho

Chief Instructor

 

Geri

Kick

 

Shihan

Master

 

Dachi

Stance

 

Sensei

Teacher / Instructor

 

Ichi

1

 

Sempai

Assistant Instructor

 

Ni

2

 

Autagani

Everyone

 

San

3

 

Dojo

Place of training

 

Shi

4

 

Seiza

Formal kneeling

 

Go

5

 

Kihon

Basic techniques

 

Roku

6

 

Kata

Forms / patterns

 

Shichi

7

 

Kumite

Sparring

 

Hachi

8

 

Jodan

Head level

 

Ku

9

 

Chudan

Mid level

 

Ju

10

 

Gedan

Groin level

 

Kiai

Shout of spirit

 

 

GKR BASIC TECHNIQUES

 

  Strikes     Stances  
  Chudan tsuki Mid level punch   Heiko dachi Ready stance
  Jodan tsuki Head level punch Zenkutsu dachi Forward stance
  Uraken uchi Front backfist Kiba dachi Horse stance
  Yoko uraken Side backfist Shiko dachi Sumo stance
  Haito uchi Ridgehand strike Sanchin dachi Hour-glass stance
  Shita tsuki Short punch Nekoashi dachi Cat stance
  Hijiate Rising elbow strike Kokutsu dachi Back stance
  Mawashi empi Round elbow strike Han zenkutsu dachi Short forward stance
  Soto shuto uchi Outside knifehand strike    
  Uchi shuto uchi Inside knifehand strike Kicks  
        Mae geri Front kick
  Blocks   Mawashi geri Roundhouse kick
  Jodan age uke Rising head level block Yoko geri Side kick
  Uchi uke Inside block Ushiro geri Back kick
  Soto uke Outside block    
  Gedan barai Downwards block Key Commands  
  Gedan uke Sweeping block Rei Bow
  Chuge uke Double block Yoi Ready
  Kake uke Hooking block Kime Take position
  Mawashi uke Round block Hajime Begin / Start
  Shuto uke Knifehand block Yame Stop
        Mawate Turn around
        Hai Yes

 

 

GKR ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

 

 

Tsuki Waza

Uke Waza

 

Oi tsuki

Lunge punch

Gedan shuto barai

Downward knifehand

 

Gyaku tsuki

Reverse punch

Gedan juji uke

Low level X block

 

Kizame tsuki

Jab punch

Keito uke

Chicken head block

 

Morote tsuki

Parallel punch

Gedan shuto juji uke

Low knifehand X block

 

Awase tsuki

U-punch

Teisho uke

Palm-heel block

 

Ura tsuki

Uppercut punch

Haito uke

Ridgehand block

 

Kake tsuki

Hook punch

Morote jodan age uke

Double rising block

 

Gedan tsuki

Groin punch

Hiza uke

Rising knee block

 

Age tsuki

Rising punch

Haishu uke

Backhand block

 

 

 

 

 

Uchi Waza

Dachi Waza

 

Tetsui uchi

Hammerfist

Gyaku nekoashi dachi

Reverse cat stance

 

Morote tetsui uchi

Double hammerfist

Heisoku dachi

Attention stance

 

Nukite

Spearhand strike

Kosa dachi

Cross-legged stance

 

Teisho uchi

Palm strike

Musubi dachi

Bowing stance

 

Otoshi empi uchi

Dropping elbow strike

Gyaku zenkutsu dachi

Reverse forward stance

 

Nihon nukite

Two finger strike

Gankaku dachi

Crane stance

 

Ippon nukite

One finger strike

Renoji dachi

L stance

 

Ippon ken

Knuckle strike

Hachiji dachi

Natural stance (outwards)

 

 

 

Ayumi dachi

Walking stance

 

Geri Waza

Mae Ukemi

Forward roll

 

Age kakato geri

Rising heel kick

 

 

Kekomi geri

Thrust kick

Waza

 

Kin geri

Groin instep kick

Bunkai

Analysis / Application

 

Fumi komi geri

Stomping kick

Oyo waza

Applications from kata

 

Tobi geri

Jumping kick

Tsukami waza

Catching techniques

 

Uchi mikazuki geri

Inside crescent kick

Naga waza

Throwing techniques

 

Soto mikazuki geri

Outside crescent kick