Basic Stances (dachi-kata)
Heisoku dachi
Toes & heels together, (closed foot stance), at "attention".
Musubi dachi
Heels together, & toes apart, (open foot stance) "knot" shape.
Heiko dachi
Feet apart, parallel (open, hip width).
Hachiji dachi
Feet apart, toes pointing OUT at 45 degrees (open, shoulder width).
Uchi-Hachiji dachi
(Niafanchi Dachi) Feet apart, toes pointing IN at 45 degrees (open, shoulder width).
Shiko dachi
Straddle leg, "Sumo" stance.
Moto dachi
Front knee partially bent, forward stance (shorter than Zenkutsu dachi).
Zenkutsu dachi
Front knee bent, long forward stance.
Nekoashi dachi
"Cat foot" stance.
Sanchin dachi
Inward tension stance. ("Hour glass" stance.)
Kokutsu dachi
"Looking back" stance. ("Back stance".)
Renoji dachi
Stance resembling the letter "L".
'Tee'-ji dachi
Stance resembling the letter "T" upside down.
Kosa dachi
"Hooked leg" stance.
Sagiashi dachi
"Heron foot" stance (one-legged).
Ukiashi dachi
Stance resembling Nekoashi dachi, but more upright in a loose floating leg stance.
Block techniques (uke-waza)
Gedan barai uke (Hari uke)
Low-level, downward block / sweeping block.
Yoko uke (Soto uke)
Block from inside (centre of body), towards outside.
Yoko uchi (Uchi uke)
Block from outside, towards inside (centre of body).
Age uke
Rising, upper-level block.
Yoko Bari uke
Side, sweeping block.
Uchi Otoshi uke
Circular, inside drop (downward pushing) block.
Tsuki uke
Simultaneous punching (forearm) block.
Te Kubi Sasae uke
Augmented (supported) wrist block.
Sukui uke
Scoop block.
Shuto uke
"Knife-hand" block.
Kosa uke
"X" block (wrists crossed).
Hijisasae uke
Augmented (inside-middle) elbow block.
Osae uke
Pressing down block.
Kakewake uke
Reverse-wedge block.
Nagashi uke
Cross-body open-hand flowing/sweeping block.
Shiuko uke (Haishu Uke)
Open-hand, back-hand block.
Shotei uke (Teisho)
Palm-heel block.
Strikes (uchi-waza)
Shuto uchi "Knife" (chopping) hand strike.
Ura uchi Back fist strike.
Kentsui uchi Bottom fist strike.
Shotei (Teisho) uchi Palm-heel strike.
Haito uchi Ridge-hand strike.
Haishu uchi Open back-hand strike.
Hiji ate uchi Elbow strike.
Koken uchi Bent wrist-hand strike.