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Ji’in                                                                 

‘Temple ground’ Kata

Jikan                                                               

Time out

Jiku ashi                                                          

Pivot leg

Jion                                                                 

A kata titled after the temple ‘Jion’

Jippon kumite                                                  

Ten step sparing

Jitte                                                                 

‘Ten Hands’ Kata

Jiyu ippon                                                        

One step sparring

Jiyu kumite                                                      

Free sparing

Jiyu renshu                                                       

Free practice

Jo                                                                    

Wooden weapon, roughly 4 feet long

Jodan                                                              

Upper level

Jodan uke, uchi, tsuki, geri                               

Head level block, strike, punch, kick

Josokutei                                                         

Ball of the foot

Ju                                                                    

Ten

Ju dachi                                                           

Free stance

Ju kumite                                                         

Free sparring

Judan                                                              

10th dan black belt

Juji                                                                  

Cross

Juji uke                                                

X block

Jun kaiten                                                        

Regular rotation

Jun shizentai dachi                                            

Quasi-natural stance




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