Glossary of Terms

State of relaxed alertness and sustained mental focus before, during, and after a technique.

Concept / Principle JapanShotokanByakuren KaikanSeidokaikan KarateKyokushin BudokaiKosen Judo

Fundamental forward stance with 60% body weight on the bent front leg in Karate.

Concept / Principle JapanShotokanByakuren KaikanSeidokaikan KarateKyokushin BudokaiTakamura Shindo Yoshin-ryu

The traditional costume of Mongolian wrestling (bökh), consisting of an open-front vest and tight shorts.

Clothing MongoliaBokhBuryat Bokh (Buryat Wrestling)

One of the five master strikes of the German school of fencing, a direct diagonal cut delivered from the right shoulder that typically overrides and defeats the Vom Tag guard.

Concept / Principle GermanyGerman School of Fencing

Trousers forming the lower section of a martial arts gi.

Clothing JapanShotokanByakuren KaikanSeidokaikan KarateKyokushin BudokaiJundokan Goju-ryu

A historical crosswise cut with the longsword that serves as both defense and attack at once.

Concept / Principle GermanyGerman School of Fencing