MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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うち
uchi
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Inside.
うちでし
uchi deshi
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — PHILOSOPHY
Lit. Private pupil, apprentice or disciple. In traditional Martial Arts and in the Shinjinbukan School there is a diference between a seito (student) and a deshi (disciple). Furthermore, an uchi deshi is a close disciple who lives and trains in the Dōjō.
ウチナー
Uchinā (alt. Uchinaa, Uchina)
(U) UCHINĀ — LOCATIONS
Lit. Open sea straw rope or cord. The name of the main Okinawa island.
See Uchināguchi , Uchinānchū
うちに
uchi ni
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. To the inside. In Okinawan Karate it is used to describe the outward direction of a technique.
うちうけ
uchi uke
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Inside reception or inside block. The path of movement goes from the outside to the inside of the body.
ウチナーグチ
Uchināguchi (alt. Uchinaaguchi, Uchinaguchi)
(U) UCHINĀGUCHI — BASICS
Lit. Open sea straw rope or cord. The name of the Okinawan indigenous language, also called Okinawa Hōgen. There are several types of dialects within the Ryūkyū Islands: Shuri-Naha dialect, Nakijin dialect, Amami dialect and Miyako dialect.
See Uchinānchū , Uchinā
ウチナーンチュ
Uchinānchū (alt. Uchinaanchuu, Uchinanchu)
(U) UCHINĀGUCHI — BASICS
Lit. Okinawan person. The people of Okinawa call themselves Uchinanchū.
See Uchināguchi , Uchinā
うで
ude
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — BODY PARTS
Lit. Arm.
(K) Lit. Oar, scull, paddle. A form of bojutsu developed by Okinawan fishermen and later incorporated into Okinawan Kobudo.
うけ
uke
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TECHNIQUES
Lit. Receive, holder, defense, reputation or agreement. The word uke is often mistranslated as a block. According to Onaga Sensei, there are no blocks in Okinawan Karate. Some uke may look like a block, because they are just an exercise. In a real life application, uke is a combination of hand strike and movement. There are different types of uke:
age uke , aji uke , aji uki , gedan soto barai , gedan soto uke , gedan uchi barai , soto barai , soto uke , uchi uke
うけかた
uke kata
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — KATA
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — SYLLABUS
Lit. Receiving form or blocking form. There are many types of uke drills in all Martial Arts. In the Shinjinbukan school, uke kata is a special drill that combines all the types of uke with flowing motion of Ti.
うき
uki
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TECHNIQUES
See uki
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うら
ura
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — SYSTEM
Lit. Reverse side, wrong side, back, undersurface, inside, palm.
うらけん
ura ken
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TECHNIQUES
Lit. Back Fist (Reverse Punch).
Unsu
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — KATA
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — SYLLABUS
An ancient Kata practiced in most Okinawan styles. An ancient Kata from the Shuri Ti tradition, practiced by all Shorin Ryu styles. Gojūshiho is part of the Shinjinbukan curriculum. In Japanese Karate, it is written with the characters: 雲手 (lit. Cloud Hands).
うしろ
ushiro
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Back, behind, rear.
うしろに
ushiro ni
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Move to the rear; look to the rear or an action in a rear direction. It is used as a command during drills to indicate: "move to the rear".
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