Glossary

上地流 - Uechi ryū
Ashi kitae足鍛たえLeg conditioning (Uechi ryū)
 
Ashikubi o mawasu undō 足首を回す運動Foot and ankle circle, junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Ashi o mae yoko ni nobasu undō 足を前横に伸ばす運動Leg lift and turn, junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Ashi saki o ageru undō 足先を上げる運動Heel pivot, junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Bai Lian Jiao 白蓮教"White Lotus Society," Chinese triad organization dating to 13 c. Uechi ryū sensei Bob Campbell suggests that the antecedent to Uechi ryū, Pangainoon or Pwangainuun, was a sub-sect of the White Lotus Society.
 
Cho Tzu Ho 周子和Chinese teacher of Uechi Kanbun; also Shūshiwa
 
Cho Zen Ho 周子和Legendary practitioner of Tiger style kung fu and teacher of Uechi Kanbun: also Zhou Zi Her, Cho Zen Ho, Cho Tzu Ho, Shūshiwa
 
Dan kumite 段組手Upper level yakusoku kumite (prearranged sparring) (Uechi ryū)
 
Hajiki uke 弾き受けRising block, as in the karate kata Seichin (Uechi ryū)
 
Hiza o mawasu undō 膝を回す運動Knee circle, a junbi undō ( warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Hojo undō補助運動In Uechi ryū, coordination exercises
 
Junbi undō 準備運動In Uechi ryū, warm-up exercise
 
Kakato o ageru undō 踵を上げる運動Heel lift, junbi undō ( warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
KakushikenCrane beak, as in karate kata Sanseiryu (Uechi ryū)
 
Kanchin完戦Karate kata (Uechi ryū)
 
Kanshiwa完子知Karate kata (Uechi ryū)
 
Kanshu完周Karate kata (Uechi ryū)
 
Kenyukai拳優会Uechi ryū association headed by Shinjō Kiyohide
 
Kubi o mawase undō 首を回す運動Neck circles, junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Kyū kumite 級組手Lower level yakusoku kumite (prearranged sparring) (Uechi ryū)
 
Pangainoon"Half hard, half soft," style of kung fu antecedent to Uechi ryū; also Pangainun
 
Sanchin三戰 or 三進 or 参戦Karate kata fundamental to Gōjū ryū and Uechi ryū; lit. "three battles"
 
Sanchin kitei 三戰鍛たえConditioning or striking the body in Sanchin kata; whole body conditioning (Uechi ryū)
 
Seichin十戦Karate kata ( Uechi ryū) Literally, “Ten conflicts"
 
Shinjō Kiyohide 新城 清秀(1952 - ) Uechi ryū karateka, founder of Kenyukai
 
Shinjō Seiyu (1929 - 1979) Uechi ryū karateka, father of Shinjō Kiyohide
 
Shinkyokū深呼吸Deep breathing, final junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Shōhei ryū照平流Version of Uechi ryū karate
 
Shoken初拳First knuckle punch (Uechi ryū)
 
Shoken sukui age uke 初拳掬い揚げ受けScooping block, as in the karate kata Kanchin (Uechi ryū)
 
Shomen geri 正面蹴りFront kick (Uechi ryū)
 
Sokusen足先?Toe kick (Uechi ryū)
 
Sūshiwa, Shūshiwa, Zhou Ze Her 周子和(1874 - 1926) Practitioner of Tiger style kung fu and teacher of Uechi Kanbun: also Chou Tsu-Ho, Zhou Ze Her or Cho Zen Ho
 
Tai o mae ni taosu undō体を前に倒す運動Waist scoop, junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Ude o mae yoko shita ni nobasu undō腕を前横下に伸ばす運動Double arm thrusting, junbi undō (warm-up exercise) (Uechi ryū)
 
Uechi Kanbun上地 完文(1877 - 1948) Founder of Uechi ryū
 
Uechi Kanei(1911 - 1991) Son of Uechi Kanbun and head of Uechi ryū until his death.
 
Uechi Kanmei Son of Uechi Kanei and head of the Uechi ryū Karate Dō Association
 
Wa uke 輪受けCircle block (Uechi ryū)