MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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ハブ
habu
(U) UCHINĀGUCHI — CULTURE
A poisonous snake indigenous of the Ryūkyū Islands.
はぶさけ
habu sake
(U) UCHINĀGUCHI — CULTURE
A variety of liquor typical of Okinawa. A habu snake is soaked inside a mix of awamori and other herbs for weeks. The most expensive bottles of this sake have a snake inside the bottle. Okinawans believe it is good for stamina, back problems, arthritis and to cleanse the body.
はちだん
Hachi Dan
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
Lit. Eighth level or rank. It refers to the rank of eighth degree black belt.
はちきゅう
Hachi Kyū (alt. hachikyuu, hachikyū, hachikyu, hachi-kyū)
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
Lit. Eighth level or rank. It refers to the eighth rank level below black belt.
はいそく
haisoku
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — BODY PARTS
Lit. Reverse Foot (instep).
はじめ
hajime
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Start, beginning, origin. This command is given to start any group exercise, drill, kumite, or kata.
はんし
Hanshi
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
Lit. A refined, polished samurai master. Nowadays, Japanese traditional martial arts use the titles Renshi, Kyōshi & Hanshi, which are equivalent to senior instructor ranks. These tittles were first used by the Samurai warriors. Hanshi is the highest of the three instructor ranks. It is usually held by a Hachi Dan (8th Dan), Kyu Dan (9th Dan) or a Ju Dan (10th Dan).
See Renshi , Kyōshi
はやい
hayai
(N) NIHONGO — MISCELLANEOUS
Lit. Quick, fast or swift.
はやく
hayaku
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — SYSTEM
Lit. Quickly, swiftly or rapidly. Hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru) is the fourth and final stage of the learning process used by the Shinjinbukan School. Based on this principle, every new process speed must be developed gradually, while maintaining the other principles of the learning processs. If the body becomes stiff or the good form / posture is lost, then the speed of movement is too fast. Hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru) is essential to ALL BODY MOVEMENTS: basic techniques, body displacement, kata, machiwara training, etc.
See yukkuri , kirei , seikaku , yukuri, kirei, seikaku, hayaku
へいそくだち
heisoku dachi
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TACHIKATA
Lit. Closed feet stance. Feet and toes are together.
へいこうだち
heikō dachi (alt. heikou dachi, heiko dachi)
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TACHIKATA
Lit. Parallel stance. Feet are placed parallel to each other at shoulder width.
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ひだり
hidari
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Left. Left hand or side.
ヒガ ユウチョク
Higa Yūchoku (alt. Higa Yuuchoku, Higa Yuchoku)
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — MASTERS
Lit. Left. Higa Yuchoku Dai Sensei (1910 — 1994) was the founder of Kyudokan, Chibana Dai Sensei’s uchi deshi (close disciple) and the teacher of Onaga Yoshimitsu Sensei. During his lifetime, he received many honors and recognition as one of Okinawa leading teachers.
ひじ
hiji
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — BODY PARTS
Lit. Elbow.
ひじあて
hiji ate
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TECHNIQUES
Lit. Elbow strike.
ひんしつ
hinshitsu
(N) NIHONGO — MISCELLANEOUS
Lit. Quality
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — BODY PARTS
Translation: koshi (1)
ひざ
hiza
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — BODY PARTS
Lit. Knee or lap.
ほうげん
hōgen (alt. hougen, hogen)
(N) NIHONGO — CULTURE
Lit. Dialect. There are several dialects in Japan, such as Hokkaido hōgen, Okinawa hōgen, etc.
ほんぶ
honbu (alt. hombu)
(B) BUDŌ — GENERAL TERMS
Lit. Headquarters.
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