MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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やぎめいとく
Yagi Meitoku
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — MASTERS
Yagi Meitoku Dai Sensei (1912 — 2003) founded of the Meibukan School of Gōjū Ryū in 1952. He was the most senior student of Miyagi Chōjun Dai Sensei (1888 — 1953), the founder of Gōjū Ryū.
See Gōjū Ryū , Meibukan
やくそくくみて
yakusoku kumite
(B) BUDŌ — GENERAL TERMS
Lit. Pre-arranged sparring. A typical form of sparring training used in sports Karate
やまと
yamato
(N) NIHONGO — CULTURE
Lit. Japan. It implies a reference to ancient Japan.
ヤマトゥ
yamatū
(U) UCHINĀ — CULTURE
Lit. Japan. In the Okinawan dialect it refers to mainland Japan.
ヤマトゥンチュ
yamatūnchu
(U) UCHINĀ — CULTURE
Lit. Japanese person. In the Okinawan dialect, Japanese people are called Yamatunchu.
ヤマトゥンチュー
yamatunchū
(U) UCHINĀ — CULTURE
Lit. Japan. In the Okinawan dialect, Japanese people are called Yamatunchū.
やめ
yame
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. To stop, to hault. In sports Karate, yame is used as a command to stop sparring.
よびうんどう
yobiundō
(B) (K) Lit. Limbering up or warm up exercise.
See Miyagi Chōjun Sensei No Yobiundō
よい
yoi
(N) NIHONGO — BASICS
Lit. Good, nice, pleasant, ok.
ようい
yōi
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Preparation, preparedness, arrangement, ready oneself, get ready or make arrangements. During a drill or kata, yōi refers as the relaxed starting or ending position. In most cases, yoi position is also a kamae (on guard position) or fighting stance.
よこ
yoko
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — COMMANDS
Lit. Lateral.
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よこげり
yoko geri
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — TECHNIQUES
Lit. Lateral kick or sidekick. It is usually practiced from the Naihanchi stance.
よんだん
Yon Dan (alt. yondan, yon-dan)
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
Lit. Fourth level or rank. It refers to the rank of fourth degree black belt.
よんきゅう
Yon Kyū (alt. yonkyuu, yonkyū, yonkyu, yon-kyu)
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
Lit. Rank. It refers to the fourth rank level below black belt.
ゆび
yubi
(K) OKINAWA KARATE DŌ — BODY PARTS
Lit. Fingers.
ゆうだんしゃ
Yūdansha (alt. yuudansha, yudansha)
(B) BUDŌ — RANKS & TITLES
Lit. Person possesing a grade or dan. In Martial Arts it referrs to a person who holds Black Belt rank.
ゆっくり
yukkuri
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — SYSTEM
Lit. Slowly, at ease or restful. Yukkuri is the first stage of the learning process used by the Shinjinbukan School. Based on this principle, every new process must be learned with ease of movement & muscle relaxation, avoiding at all times any rigid or stiff feeling. The Yukkuri quality is essential to ALL BODY MOVEMENTS: basic techniques, body displacement, kata, machiwara training, etc.
See kirei , seikaku , hayaku , yukuri, kirei, seikaku, hayaku
ゆっくり、 きれい、せいかく、はやく
yukkuri, kirei, seikaku, hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru...)
(S) SHINJINBUKAN — SYSTEM
Lit. Quickly, swiftly or rapidly. In the Shinjinbukan School, the learning process of the entire system is guided by the following four stages or principles:
1) Yukkuri — Body movement with ease & muscle relaxation. Do not make stiff.
2) Kirei — Beautiful movement.
3) Seikaku — Accurate movement.
4) Hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru...) — Gradual and controlled build up of speed.
These four stages go beyond the learning phase of a new kata or technique. In fact, they apply to all training and use of body mechanics. In the Shinjinbukan School, this is viewed as the training process repeating endlessly during a lifetime.
See yukkuri , kirei , seikaku , hayaku
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