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転身八方 Tenshin Happo
kar. Eight Directional Movements; lit. turnover all sides
| hidari | 左 | left |
| migi | 右 | right |
| mae | 前 | front |
| ato / ushiro | 後・後ろ | back; behind; rear |
| hidari mae naname | 左前斜め | diagonal left-front |
| migi mae naname | 右前斜め | diagonal right-front |
| hidari ushiro naname | 左後ろ斜め | diagonal left-back |
| migi ushiro naname | 右後ろ斜め | diagonal right-back |
受の五原則 Uke no Go Gensoku
(Shitō-ryū's) Five Principles of Defence
| rakka | 落花 | Falling Petals - hard blocking of direct impact into the attack with the intention to hurt the attacker; “falling petals” refers to the effect when the trunk of a tree is met with a tremendous force. |
| ryūsui | 流水 | Running Water; Stream - soft blocking by absorbing the attack and re-directing in a fluid movement. |
| teni | 転位 | Transportation; Dislocation; Rearrangement - avoiding your opponent’s attack using evasive body movement of stepping, shifting or turning away. |
| kusshin | 屈伸 | Elasticity - a reflexive darting or springing out-and-in body shifting motion from any angle as to avoid followed by an immediate attack. |
| hangeki | 反撃 | Counterattack; Counteroffensive; Counterblow - responding to your opponent's attack with a decisive counterattack for where you use an attack as a defence. |
転歩五足の法 Tenpo Gosoku no Ho
lit. & kar. (Shitō-ryū’s) Five Methods of Body Shifting
| de ashi | 出足 | kar. stepping straight in; lit. protruding leg Refers to the stepping action you take when moving the leg forward or to the side. |
| hiki ashi | 引き足 | kar. stepping straight back; lit. pulling leg Refers to the stepping action you take when you move your leg backwards. |
| yori ashi | 寄り足 | kar. shufflingg; lit. forwarding leg; Refers to the stepping action you take when you move the body position forward, backward or to the side without changing the position of both feet. |
| mawari ashi | 回り足 | lit. rotating leg; Refers to the stepping action you take when you move the body in a circular direction, regardless of how big or small the movements are. |
| tobi ashi | 跳び足 | lit. jumping leg; Refers tot the stepping action you take when you change the body location by jumping |
足捌き Ashi Sabaki / 転補発足 Tenpo Hassoku
lit. & kar. Footwork / lit. departure of the feet/leg
Note: This section includes other footwork that doesn’t fall under the Tenpo Gosoku no Ho above.
| ayumi ashi | 歩み足 | kar. walking leg Note: interchangeable with de ashi. |
| tsugi ashi | 次足 | lit. sequencing leg Lead-leg remains while rear-leg slides forward without passing over the leading leg, followed by the lead-leg sliding forward, hence ends in the same stance as the start. |
| hiraki ashi | 寄り足 | lit. unfolding leg; Footwork which involves movements to the side. |
| okuri ashi | 送り足 | lit. sending off leg; Lead-leg remains while the rear-leg slides forward passing/crossing over the lead-leg slightly without changing the position of the body, followed by the lead-leg immediately sliding forward, hence ends in the same stance as the start. |
| kōsa ashi | 交差足 | lit. crossing leg; Note: interchangeable with okuri ashi. |
