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Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training.
Karate kata. Motobu Chōki performing Naifanchi. Kata ( Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] Karate kata are executed as a specified series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect ...
Gōjū-ryū. Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for "hard-soft style", is one of the main traditional Okinawa styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bubishi ( Chinese: 武備志 ...
This is the basic ready stance in Karate. Uchi hachiji-dachi (内八字立, literally "stand like the upside-down character 八") The feet are shoulder width apart, toes facing inwards at 30-45 degrees, knees tense. This stance is used in some formal exercises, for example the tsundome. Also called Chun'be or Naifanchin-dachi.
Sagi Ashi Dachi: heron stance (e.g. in the kata Jitte) Gankaku Dachi: crane stance (e.g. in the kata Gankaku) Tsuru Ashi Dachi: hanging leg stance. Zenkutsu Dachi: front stance. Yoi Dachi (usually called Yoi): basic stance/Ready position. Yoi Dachi is Heiko Dachi with the hands out in a ready position.
Karate terms come almost entirely from Japanese. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. The following terms are not exclusive to karate. They appear during its study and practice, varying depending on style and school.
Isshin-Ryū (一心流, Isshin-ryū) is a style of Okinawan karate created by Tatsuo Shimabuku (島袋 龍夫) in approximately 1947/1948 (and named its present name on January 15, 1956). Isshin-Ryū karate is largely a synthesis of Shorin-ryū karate, Gojū-ryū karate, and kobudō. The name means, literally, "one heart method" (as in ...
In karate, yakusoku kumite (from Japanese 約束 yakusoku 'promise' Kumite 組 手 'grappling hands') is the group of pre-arranged karate sparring forms that are designated to equip the practitioner with the essential skills required to perform any of the jiyu 自由 ('free') Kumite sparring forms. [1] When an extreme sporting application of ...