List of shotokan techniques

This is a list of techniques practiced in the Shotokan style of karate.

Stances (Tachi Kata)

 * 1) Heisoku Dachi: formal attention stance
 * 2) Musubi Dachi: informal attention stance, both heels touching and feet at 45° angle
 * 3) Heiko Dachi: parallel attention stance (e.g. in the kata Kanku Dai)
 * 4) Hachiji Dachi: outward feet stance
 * 5) Uchi Hachiji Dachi: inward feet stance; reverse of hachiji Dachi
 * 6) Iaigoshi Dachi: kneeling stance (e.g. in the kata Enpi)
 * 7) Fudo Dachi: rooted stance (e.g. in the kata Bassai Dai)
 * 8) Hangetsu Dachi: half-moon stance (e.g. in the kata Hangetsu)
 * 9) Kiba Dachi: horse stance/side stance (e.g. in the Tekki katas)
 * 10) Kokutsu Dachi: back stance (in almost all Shotokan katas; usually first learned in Heian Shodan)
 * 11) Kosa Dachi: cross-legged stance (e.g. in the kata Heian Yondan)
 * 12) Neko ashi Dachi: cat stance (e.g. in the kata Bassai Sho)
 * 13) Mitsurin Dachi: jungle stance
 * 14) Renoji Dachi: stance in which the feet form the shape of the Japanese katakana “レ” when seen from above, or relaxed stance (e.g. in the kata Kanku Dai)
 * 15) Teiji Dachi: t-stance
 * 16) Sanchin Dachi: hourglass stance (e.g. in the kata Sanchin)
 * 17) Katashi Dachi: crane-like stance (e.g. in the kata Enpi)
 * 18) Sagi Ashi Dachi: heron stance (e.g. in the kata Jitte)
 * 19) Gankaku Dachi: crane stance (e.g. in the kata Gankaku)
 * 20) Tsuru Ashi Dachi: hanging leg stance
 * 21) Zenkutsu Dachi: front stance
 * 22) Yoi Dachi (usually called Yoi): basic stance/Ready position
 * 23) *Yoi Dachi is Heiko Dachi with the hands out in a ready position.
 * 24) Yama Dachi: mountain stance (e.g. in the kata Jitte)
 * 25) Sochin Dachi: high-low blocking rooted stance
 * 26) Shizen tai: natural stance

Preparatory positions

 * 1) koshi gamae: hip preparatory position
 * 2) ryoken koshi gamae: double hip preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)
 * 3) morote koko gamae: double handed preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

Using the arms

 * 1) age-uke: rising block
 * 2) empi uke: elbow block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)
 * 3) gedan barai: sweeping low block
 * 4) gedan morote barai: double sweeping low block (usually while going into kiba Dachi)
 * 5) haiwan uke: square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)
 * 6) gedan juji uke: downward x block
 * 7) jodan juji uke: upward x block
 * 8) kaisho age uke: open-palm rising block
 * 9) kaisho haiwan uke: knife-hand square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)
 * 10) kaisho juji uke: open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)
 * 11) kakiwake uke: floating x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)
 * 12) morote uke: double forearm block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)
 * 13) nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)
 * 14) osae uke: palm block
 * 15) otoshi uke: dropping forearm block
 * 16) shuto age uke: rising knife-hand block
 * 17) shuto gedan barai: knife-hand sweeping low block
 * 18) shuto uke: knife hand block
 * 19) shuto mawashi uke (roundhouse block with knife-hand)
 * 20) soto uke (外受け): outside forearm block
 * 21) morote sukui uke: scooping block
 * 22) tate shuto uke: half knife-hand block
 * 23) Te osae uke: dropping palm block
 * 24) Uchi ude uke (内腕受け)/ uchi uke (内受け): inside forearm block
 * 25) Gyako uchi uke: reverse outside mid-level (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)
 * 26) Ude barai: reverse sweeping forearm block
 * 27) Heo Tsukami: hair grab (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)
 * 28) Ushiro gedan barai: back low sweeping block (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)
 * 29) Teisho uke: palm heel block
 * 30) Chudan soete uke: added hand inside block (e.g. in the kata, Bassai Dai)
 * 31) Tsuki uke: punching block
 * 32) Morote Tsukami uke: augmented grabbing/throwing block
 * 33) Mawashi uke: roundhouse or circle block (e.g. in the kata, Unsu)
 * 34) Haishu uke: backhand block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)
 * 35) Kosa uke (also known as joge uke): cross block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)
 * 36) Teisho awase uke: hands together block (e.g. in the kata, Gankaku)
 * 37) Zenwan uke: forearm block
 * 38) Gedan kaki uke: downward hook block
 * 39) Joge kaki uke: up & down hook block (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)
 * 40) manji uke: "manji (卍)"-shaped block

Using the legs

 * 1) Ashikubi Kake Uke: hooking ankle block
 * 2) Mika Zuki Geri Uke: crescent kick block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)
 * 3) Nami Ashi, a.k.a. Nami Gaeshi: leg snapping wave block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)
 * 4) Sokutei Osae Uke: pressing sole block
 * 5) Sokuto Osae Uke: pressing footedge block

Striking techniques (Uchi-waza)

 * 1) Age Empi: Rising elbow strike
 * 2) Age Zuki: Rising Punch
 * 3) Choku Zuki: Straight punch
 * 4) Chudan Juki (originally,"tsuki"):  Mid-level punch
 * 5) Empi Uchi: Elbow strike
 * 6) Gyaku zuki: Reverse punch
 * 7) Haishu Uchi: Back hand strike
 * 8) Haito Uchi: Ridge hand strike
 * 9) Gyaku Haito: Reverse Ridge hand strike
 * 10) Otoshi Gyaku Haito: Dropping reverse Ridge hand strike
 * 11) Jodan Haito: Upward Ridge hand strike (e.g. in the kata, Unsu)
 * 12) Age Heito: Rising Ridge hand strike
 * 13) Heiko Zuki: Parallel or Double punch
 * 14) Hasami Zuki: Scissor strike
 * 15) Hasami Nakadaka Ken: Scissor Middle Finger strike (e.g. in the kata, Chinte)
 * 16) Jun Zuki or Oi-zuki: Step through punch
 * 17) Kagi Zuki: Hook punch
 * 18) Atama Shiri Uchi: Head-Butt strike
 * 19) Kizami Zuki or Maete: jabbing punch (like a 'jab')
 * 20) Mae Mawashi Empi Uchi: Augmented side elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)
 * 21) Mawashi Empi: Hook elbow strike
 * 22) Atsuen Empi Uchi: Rolling elbow strike (e.g. in the kata Nijushiho)
 * 23) Sokumen Zuki: Double side punch (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)
 * 24) Ippon Ken: One finger Punch/Strike
 * 25) Nakadaka Ken: Middle finger punch/strike
 * 26) Nihon Ken: Two finger punch/strike; eye strike (e.g. in the kata, Chinte)
 * 27) Hiraken: Four knuckle strike
 * 28) Nukite: Spear-hand strike
 * 29) Ippon Nukite: 1 finger Spear-hand strike (e.g. in the kata, Unsu)
 * 30) Nihon Nukite: 2 finger Spear-hand strike
 * 31) Oi zuki: Stepping punch
 * 32) Sanbon Zuki: Triple punch (Age zuki, Gyaku Zuki, Choku Zuki)
 * 33) Shuto Uchi: Knifehand strike
 * 34) Shuto Yoko Ganmen Uchi (knife-hand strike to head)
 * 35) Shuto Sakotsu Uchikomi (driving knife-hand to sternum)
 * 36) Shuto Sakotsu Uchi (knife-hand strike to clavicle)
 * 37) Shuto Hizo Uchi (knife-hand strike to spleen)
 * 38) Shuto Jodan Uchi  (inside knife-hand to neck)
 * 39) Sokumen Empi Uchi: Augmented elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)
 * 40) Tate Zuki: Half reverse punch, with a vertical fist
 * 41) Amuba Tsukami: Arm-Bar hold
 * 42) Teisho Furi Uchi: Sideways palm-heel strike
 * 43) Teisho Uchi: Palm-heel strike
 * 44) Tate Teisho Uchi: Vertical, or Rising palm heel strike
 * 45) Tettsui: Hammer-fist strike
 * 46) Tettsui Hasami Uchi: Hammer-fist scissor strike
 * 47) Tettsui Yoko Uchi (bottom fist strike to side)
 * 48) Otoshi Uraken: Dropping Backfist in kosa Dachi (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)
 * 49) Uraken Uchi: Backfist strike
 * 50) Uraken Mawashi Uchi (backfist circular strike to the head)
 * 51) Uraken Sayu Ganmen Uchi (backfist strike to side)
 * 52) Uraken Hizo Uchi: backfist strike to spleen
 * 53) Ushiro Empi Ate: backwards elbow strike
 * 54) Ura Zuki: Close short punch, with inverted fist, similar in nature to an 'uppercut'
 * 55) Ushiro Empi: Back elbow strike
 * 56) Yama Zuki ("mountain punch"): Wide double fisted strike (e.g. in the kata, Bassai dai and Wankan)
 * 57) Awase Zuki: Narrow double fisted strike
 * 58) Yoko Empi: Side elbow strike
 * 59) Yoko Tettsui: Sideways hammer-fist strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)
 * 60) Gyaku Age Zuki: Rising reverse punch (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)
 * 61) Tsukiage: Uppercut (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)
 * 62) Kumate: Bear Claw, or Tiger Claw strike
 * 63) Seiryuto: Ox-Jaw Strike
 * 64) Heiko Seiryuto: Parallel or double Ox-Jaw Strike (e.g. in the kata, Gojushiho Sho)
 * 65) Kokuto: crane head strike
 * 66) Washite: Eagle hand or, eagle claw strike (e.g. in the kata, Gojushiho Dai)
 * 67) Keito: Chicken head strike
 * 68) Age Keito: Rising Chicken head strike
 * 69) Yumi Zuki: Bow drawing strike (e.g. in the kata, Sochin)

Kicking techniques (Keri-waza)

 * 1) Ashi barai: Foot sweep
 * 2) Fumikomi Geri: Stomp kick
 * 3) Hiza geri: Knee strike
 * 4) Kin geri: Kick in the groin, performed like front kick but with the feet
 * 5) Mae-ashi geri: Front kick with front leg
 * 6) Mae-ashi mawashi geri: Front roundhouse kick with front leg
 * 7) Mae geri: Front kick
 * 8) Mae Hiza geri: Front knee kick
 * 9) Mae-ren geri: Double front kick (= double mae geri)
 * 10) Tobi mae geri: Front flying/jump kick
 * 11) Tobi yoko geri: Jumping side kick
 * 12) Tobi mawashi geri: Jumping roundhouse kick
 * 13) Tobi mikazuki geri: Jumping crescent kick
 * 14) Tobi gyaku mikazuki geri: Jumping reverse crescent
 * 15) Tobi ushiro geri: Jumping spinning back kick
 * 16) Tobi ushiro mawashi geri: Jumping spinning hook kick
 * 17) Tobi hiza geri: Jumping knee kick
 * 18) Oi Mae Geri: Lunging rear-leg front kick
 * 19) Mawashi geri: Round kick
 * 20) Mawashi hiza geri: Circular knee kick
 * 21) Mikazuki geri: Crescent kick
 * 22) Gyaku mikazuki geri: Reverse Crescent kick
 * 23) Nidan tobi geri: Jumping Double front kick
 * 24) Ura mawashi geri or Kagi geri: Upper inside round kick, a.k.a. hook kick
 * 25) Ushiro geri: Back kick
 * 26) Ushiro mawashi geri : spinning hook kick
 * 27) Ushiro kekomi: Back side thrust kick
 * 28) Otoshi Mawashi Geri: Circular falling kick
 * 29) Yoko geri keage: Side snap kick
 * 30) Yoko geri kekomi: Side thrust kick
 * 31) Yoko tobi geri: Jumping side kick
 * 32) Ono Geri: Axe Kick
 * 33) Yoni Tsokia: Ducking leg hook
 * 34) Ushiro Hiza Geri : back spinning knee strike
 * 35) Otshi Hiza Geri : circular falling knee strike
 * 36) Kakato Geri :kick with heels to jaw
 * 37) Ura kakato geri: upper inside roundhouse heel kick
 * 38) Otoshi kakato geri: circular falling heel kick to head or spine
 * 39) Hasu geri: lotus kick, or reverse roundhouse kick
 * 40) Kakudo geri: Angle kick