MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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ハブ
habu
Glossary by Category: Uchinā/Culture
A poisonous snake indigenous of the Ryūkyū Islands.
See habu sake
はぶさけ
habu sake
Glossary Category: Uchinā/Culture
A variety of liquor typical of Okinawa. A habu snake is soaked inside a mix of awamori and other herbs for weeks. The most expensive brands of habu sake comes with a snake inside the bottle. Some people believe it is good for stamina, back problems, arthritis and to cleanse the body.
See habu
はちだん
Hachi Dan
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. Eighth level or rank. It refers to the rank of eighth degree black belt.
See Kyōshi, Nana Dan
はちきゅう
Hachi Kyū (alt. hachikyuu, hachikyū, hachikyu, hachi-kyū)
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. Eighth level or rank. It refers to the eighth rank level below black belt.
See Mudansha
はいそく
haisoku
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Anatomy
Lit. Reverse Foot (instep).
はじめ
hajime
Glossary by Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Commands
Lit. Start, beginning, origin. This command is given to start any group exercise, drill, kumite, or kata.
はんし
Hanshi
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. A refined, polished samurai master. Nowadays Japanese traditional martial arts use the titles Renshi, Kyōshi and Hanshi, which are equivalent to senior instructor ranks. These titles were first used by Samurai warriors. Hanshi is the highest of the three instructor ranks. It is usually held by a Kyū Dan (9th Dan) or a Jū Dan (10th Dan).
See Renshi, Kyōshi, Kyū Dan, Jū Dan
はやい
hayai
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Miscellaneous
Lit. Quick, fast or swift.
はやく
hayaku
Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Quickly, swiftly or rapidly. Hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru) is the fourth and final stage of the learning process used by the Shinjinbukan School. Based on this principle, every new process speed must be developed gradually, while maintaining the other principles of the learning processs. If the body becomes stiff or the good form / posture is lost, then the speed of movement is too fast. Hayaku (dan dan hayaku suru) is essential to ALL BODY MOVEMENTS: basic techniques, body displacement, kata, machiwara training, etc.
See yukkuri , kirei , seikaku , yukuri, kirei, seikaku, hayaku
へいそくだち
heisoku dachi
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Tachikata
Lit. Closed feet stance. Heels and toes are together.
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へいこうだち
heikō dachi (alt. heikou dachi, heiko dachi)
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Tachikata
Lit. Parallel stance. Feet are placed parallel to each other at shoulder width.
ひだり
hidari
Glossary by Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Commands
Lit. Left. Left hand or side.
ヒガ ユウチョク
Higa Yūchoku (alt. Higa Yuuchoku, Higa Yuchoku)
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Masters
Lit. Left. Higa Yuchoku Dai Sensei (1910 — 1994) was the founder of Kyudokan, Chibana Dai Sensei’s uchi deshi (close disciple) and the teacher of Onaga Yoshimitsu Sensei. During his lifetime, he received many honors and recognition as one of Okinawa leading teachers.
ひじ
hiji
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Anatomy
Lit. Elbow.
ひじあて
hiji ate
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Techniques
Lit. Elbow strike.
ひんしつ
hinshitsu
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Miscellaneous
Lit. Quality
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Anatomy
Translation: koshi (1)
ひざ
hiza
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Anatomy
Lit. Knee or lap.
ほうげん
hōgen (alt. hougen, hogen)
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture
Lit. Dialect. There are several dialects in Japan, such as Hokkaido hōgen, Okinawa hōgen, etc.
ほうほう
hōhō (alt. houhou, hoho)
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Culture Budō/General Terms , Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Method, process, manner, technique. The term hōhō is generally used to describe a learning process or the proper manner in which a skill is developed. In Martial Arts it generally describes the correct training method necessary for a specific skill, the proper way of executing a technique, or even the proper thinking process used to understand the foundations of a martial arts system.
See dontohō , keikohō
ほんぶ
honbu (alt. hombu)
Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms
Lit. Headquarters.
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