Our Dojo

Our Dojo is Located on Talbot St. in St. Thomas above Mac's, beside Van Pelt's.

 Japanese Translations

General Terms:                    
barraki    grading
dan  (dan)   grade
dachi  (daw-chee)  stance
damashii (daw-maw-shee) fighting spirit
dojo  (doe-joe)  practice hall
geri  (gay-ree)  kick
hara  (haw-raw)  center of body
iai-uchi (I-oo-chee)  mutual striking
ippon kumite (ipp-on koo-me-tay) one step sparring
jyu kumite (jer koo-me-tay) free style sparring
karate  (kaw-raw-tay)  empty hand
karate-do (kaw-raw-tay doe) the way of karate
kata  (kaw-taw)  forms
kempo  (kem-poe)  law of the fist
kiai  (key-I)  energy transfer
kime  (key-may)  focus
kumite  (koo-me-tay)  sparring
makiwara (maw-key-wan-raw) punching board
mushin     empty mind
sensei  (sen-say)`  honourable teacher (reflection of the past)
Shorin Damashii ji spirit of the Shaolin Temple
Shorin Ryu    way of the Shaolin Temple
shiai  (shee-I)  tournament
uke  (oo-kay)  block
waza  (wah-zaw)  techniques
zuki  (zoo-key)  punch

Parts of the Body:           
empi  (em-pee)  elbow
hiza  (hee-zaw)  knee
ken  (ken)   fist
kokato (koe-kah-toe)  heel
koshi  (koe-shee)  ball of foot
seiken  (see-ken)  forefist
sokuto  (so-koo-toe)  knife edge of foot
te  (tay)   hand
ude  (oo-day)  forearm
uraken  (oo-raw-ken)  backfist

Kicks:                               
kaegi  (kay-ee-gi)  snap
kekomi (keh-koe-me)  thrust
mae geri (my gay-ree)  front kick
mawashi geri (mah-wah-shee gay ree) roundhouse kick
tobi geri (toe-bee gay-ree) flying kick
ushiro geri  (oo-shee-row gay-ree) back kick
yoko geri  (yo-ko gay-ree)   side kick

Punches and Strikes:       
akmano seiken zuki (ack-man-o see-ken zoo-key) double forefist punch
gyaku zuki  (yah-koo zoo-key)  reverse punch
haito   (hi-ee-toe)   ridge hand
ippon ken  (ipp-on ken)   single knuckle fist
ippon nukite  (ipp-on noo-key-tay)  singlepoint spearhand
ippon seiken zuki (ipp-on see-ken zoo-key) single forefist punch
kagi zuki  (kaw-gee zoo-key)  hook punch
morote zuki  (mow-row-tay zoo-key) side by side punch
nukite   (noo-key-tay)   spear hand
oi zuki   (oy zoo-key)   thrust punch
sandan seiken zuki (san-dan see-ken zoo-key) triple forefist punch
shuto uchi  (shoo-toe oo-chee)  knifehand strike
tate zuki  (tah-tay zoo-key)  vertical punch
teisho uchi  (tie-show oo-chee)  palm heel strike
tettsui   (tet-soo-ee)   hammer fist
tsuki   (soo-key)   palm-up strike
yama zuki  (yah-mah zoo-key)  over and under double punch

Stances:                            
hachiji dachi  (haw-chee daw-shee)  natural stance
ippon ashi dachi (ippon ash-ee daw-shee) one-leg stance
kiba dachi  (key-bah daw-shee)  straddle stance
kokutsu dachi  (ko-koot-soo daw-shee) back stance
kosa dachi  (ko-sah daw-shee)  transition stance
neko-ashi dachi (neck-o aw-shee daw-shee) cat stance
quoiski  (ko-ee-skee)   attention stance
zenkutsu dachi (zen-koot-soo daw-shee) forward stance

Blocks:                              
chudan soto uke (choo-dan so-to oo-kay) outside middle block
chudan uchi uke (choo-dan oo-chee oo-kay) inside middle block
gedan barai  (gay-dan bah-rye)  low sweeping block
jodan uke  (joe-dan oo-kay)  upper block
mawashi uke  (mah-wah-shee oo-kay) circular block
morote so-uke (mow-row-tay so oo-kay) reinforced block