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Team KYODAI Karate Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Jodan refer to?

a)

Middle strike

b)

Upper level

c)

Lower level

d)

Side stance

2.

What is the Japanese term for a front snap kick?

a)

Mae-geri ke komi

b)

Yoko-geri keage

c)

Mae-geri keage

d)

Ushiro-geri

3.

What punch is also known as a lunge punch?

a)

Gyaku zuki

b)

Oi zuki

c)

Kizami zuki

d)

Maroto zuki

4.

Which kick is a side thrust kick?

a)

Yoko-geri keage

b)

Mawashi-geri

c)

Yoko-geri ke komi

d)

Mikazuki-geri

5.

What is the meaning of Sensei?

a)

Student rank

b)

Teacher

c)

Ready

d)

Sparring

6.

What technique is the Shuto-uchi?

a)

Back fist strike

b)

Knife hand strike

c)

Palm strike

d)

Elbow strike

7.

Which term means “spear hand thrust”?

a)

Uraken-uchi

b)

Teisho-uchi

c)

Nukite

d)

Empi-uchi

8.

What is Gi in karate?

a)

A weapon

b)

A stance

c)

Karate uniform

d)

Meditation

9.

Which stance means “natural stance”?

a)

Kiba-dachi

b)

Zenkutsu-dachi

c)

Shizen-tai

d)

Nekoashi-dachi

10.

What does Rei mean?

a)

Bow

b)

Ready

c)

Stop

d)

Training

11.

What is a Gyaku zuki?

a)

Jab punch

b)

Reverse punch

c)

Double punch

d)

Lunge punch

12.

What is a Kizami zuki?

a)

Jab punch

b)

Reverse punch

c)

Side punch

d)

Elbow punch

13.

Which is the Back Kick?

a)

Mawashi-geri

b)

Ushiro-geri

c)

Mikazuki-geri

d)

Hittsui-geri

14.

What does Kata refer to?

a)

Meditation

b)

Training sequence or form

c)

Stance

d)

Belt

15.

What is Teisho-uchi?

a)

Bottom fist strike

b)

Palm heel strike

c)

Spear hand

d)

Knife hand

16.

What is the term for “rising block”?

a)

Gedan-barai

b)

Jodan age-uke

c)

Chudan soto-uke

d)

Shuto-uke

17.

What does Zenkutsu-dachi mean?

a)

Front stance

b)

Back stance

c)

Natural stance

d)

Wide stance

18.

What is Yame?

a)

Go

b)

Start

c)

Stop

d)

Ready

19.

What is the Japanese word for “Meditation”?

a)

Kihon

b)

Mokuso

c)

Mawate

d)

Kumite

20.

Which block is a “Knife Hand Block”?

a)

Shuto-uke

b)

Juji-uke

c)

Chudan uchi-uke

d)

Morote-uke

21.

What is Hajime?

a)

Finish

b)

Start

c)

Bow

d)

Turn

22.

What is the term for a “Round House Kick”?

a)

Ushiro-geri

b)

Mikazuki-geri

c)

Mawashi-geri

d)

Hittsui-geri

23.

What does Dojo mean?

a)

Uniform

b)

Form

c)

Training hall or gym

d)

Discipline

24.

Empi-uchi is what kind of strike?

a)

Elbow strike

b)

Palm strike

c)

Knife strike

d)

Bottom fist

25.

What is Morote-uke?

a)

Elbow block

b)

Front stance

c)

Elbow supporting block

d)

Straddle stance

26.

What is Kumite?

a)

Form

b)

Sparring

c)

Stance

d)

Meditation

27.

What does Mawate mean?

a)

Stop

b)

Turn

c)

Bow

d)

Start

28.

Which kick is a Crescent Kick?

a)

Hittsui-geri

b)

Ushiro-geri

c)

Mikazuki-geri

d)

Mawashi-geri

29.

What does Kihon mean?

a)

Advance

b)

Basic training

c)

Student rank

d)

Meditation

30.

Kiba-dachi refers to:

a)

Forward stance

b)

Back stance

c)

Cat stance

d)

Straddle (Horse) stance

31.

What number is “Hachi”?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

32.

What number is “Roku”?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

33.

What is the Japanese term for 1?

a)

Ichi

b)

Ni

c)

San

d)

Shi

34.

What is Tetsui-uchi?

a)

Knife hand

b)

Elbow strike

c)

Bottom fist strike

d)

Back fist

35.

Which stance means “wide hourglass stance”?

a)

Shizen-tai

b)

Hangetsu-dachi

c)

Kokutsu-dachi

d)

Zenkutsu-dachi

36.

What does Oi zuki translate to?

a)

Jab punch

b)

Reverse punch

c)

Lunge punch

d)

Uppercut

37.

What is Gi used for?

a)

Blocking

b)

Kicking

c)

Uniform

d)

Meditation

38.

Juji-uke is also known as:

a)

Side block

b)

Double block

c)

X-Block

d)

Reverse block

39.

What number is “Ku”?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

10

d)

6

40.

Yoko-geri keage means:

a)

Side snap kick

b)

Side thrust kick

c)

Roundhouse kick

d)

Back kick

41.

Which of the following means “Ready”?

a)

Rei

b)

Yoi

c)

Shomen

d)

Kihon

42.

What is Gedan-barai?

a)

Middle block

b)

Upper block

c)

Downward block

d)

Elbow block

43.

What is Shomen?

a)

Bow

b)

Front

c)

Turn

d)

Ready

44.

Maroto zuki means:

a)

Double fist punch

b)

Reverse punch

c)

Jab punch

d)

Palm strike

45.

Nekoashi-dachi is what stance?

a)

Cat stance

b)

Back stance

c)

Horse stance

d)

Wide stance

46.

What number is Shi?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

47.

What does Karaté literally mean?

a)

Martial art

b)

Student

c)

Empty hand

d)

Training

48.

Embusen refers to what?

a)

Student form

b)

Pattern or line of kata

c)

Meditation pose

d)

Ready stance

49.

Shuto-uke is a:

a)

Knife hand block

b)

Knife hand strike

c)

Palm strike

d)

Elbow block

50.

Hittsui-geri is known as:

a)

Side kick

b)

Crescent kick

c)

Knee kick

d)

Elbow kick