Seido Karate Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
budo | "the way to stop the spear", modern generic word for martial arts |
bugei | "art of combat" used to describe the classic military arts of feudal japan |
bugeisha | practioner of the classical martial arts of Japan |
chi | chinese word, also written as qi, or ki in japanese, meaning universal energy |
hara | center of the body |
hidari/migi | left/right |
ibuki | abdominal tension breathing |
kagami biraki | new year's training-literally means "open mirror" |
kanji | japanese language pictures |
karate-do | empty hand way |
karateka | person who studies karate-do |
kata | formal exercises, form |
kiai | yell of spirit |
kihon | basics |
koan | a problem or dialogue used as a means of concentration, path to enlightenment, during zazen |
kohai | a karateka who is junior to you |
kumite | free fighting |
makiwara | a striking post usually bolted into a wall or the ground, used for striking with hands and feet |
nage | person in the defensive role in a martial arts partnership |
noren | japanese split curtain |
obi | belt |
ren ma | constant polishing |
ryu | school or style of martial art |
sei chu sen | cover center line |
seiza | kneeling position |
senpai | a karateka who is senior to you |
shinzen | spirit center of the dojo |
soji | housecleaning or community cleaning of the dojo |
tameshiwari | boardbreaking |
tanden | japanese word (dan tien in chinese),a point located two finger-widths below the navel. Regarded as the spirtual and physical center of the body |
uke person in the offensive role in a martial arts partnership, litertally, the one who receives the technique | |
ura | spin turning |
yakusoku | pre-arranged or "promised" |
yin/yang | a taoist symbol representing the movement of two opposing and complementary energies |
zanshin | lingering energy |
zazen | seated meditation |
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