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K
ICKS AND LEG TECHNIQUES- GERIS AND ASHI WAZA

Ashi - foot or leg

Ashi barai - foot/leg sweep

Ashi gatana - foot sword

Ashi waza - name given to all leg and foot techniques, ashi meaning leg or foot and waza meaning technique

Fumikiri geri - cutting kick

Fumikomi geri - stamping kick

Geri - kick when using the spelling geri it should be added to another wrd to describe the kick. Geri by its self would mean diahorrea also see keri and keru

Hiza geri - knee kick

Kakato geri axe kick, striking with the back of the heel of the foot

Keage - "kick up" in karate we use this when describing snapping as oppose to thrusting kicks.

Kekomi - thrust kick (literally, kick into/ straight)

Keri - kick, you will see kick spelt this way. Keri by itself is a noun meaning kick coming from the verb keru "to kick", the normal spelling used is geri

Keru - kick, this is used when saying kick as a verb

Mae geri - front kick

Mae geri keage - front snapping kick

Mae geri kekomi - front thrusting kick

Mawashi geri - round house kick

Mikazuki geri - crescent kick

Nidan geri - double kick, as seen at the end of the kata kankudai

Ren geri - consecutive kicking, alternative kicking i.e. left then right

Tobi geri - jumping kick

Tsumas geri - kicking using the tips of the toes to strike with should only be used to attack the soft parts of the opponents body e.g. groin

Ushiro geri - back kick

Yoko geri - side kick

Yoko geri keage - side snap kick

Yoko geri kekomi - side thrust kick also referred to as yoko kekomi


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