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Weapon the Karateka & Stance in Karate-Do

Weapon the Karateka

Seiken
Fore fist

Uraken
Back Knuckle

Tettsui/Kensui
Hammer (Strike)

Hiraken
Flat Fist

Ippon-Nukite
Index- or one finger stabbing attack

Nihon-Nukite
Two finger stabbing attack

Ippon-Ken
One Knuckle -Fist

Nakadaka-Ippon-Ken
Middle finger Knuckle

Gaiwan (1)
Arm outside
Haiwan (2)
Back arm

Naiwan (3)
Arm inside
Shuwan (4)
Arm underside

Haito (1)
Ridge-Hand Strike
Haishu (2)

The back of the hand
Nukite (3)
Spear hand
Shuto (4)
(Sword- or Knife) hand

Kumade
Bear hand

Keito
Cockscomb (wrist technique)

Kakuto/Koken
Wrist Joint

Washide
Eagle hand

Seiryuto
Bull Strike (the base of the SHUTO)

Teisho/Shotei
Palm Heel

Empi/Hiji
Elbow

Hiza
Knee

Haisoku/Ashi no ko
Instep

Teisoku/Sokutei (1)
Sole of the foot

Kakato (2)
Heel

Sokuto
Edge of foot

Koshi
(the base of the Foot)

Stance in Karate-Do

Heisoku-Dachi
attention stance
Feet are together and pointed straight forward, bend slightly the Knee

e.g.: in Kata: Heian-Sandan

Musubi-Dachi
attention stance
with Feet pointed slightly outward

e.g.: in Ritsu-Rei

Heiko-Dachi
a natural stance
Feet positioned about one shoulder width apart, with feet pointed straight forward
e.g.: in Kata: Bassai-Dai

Hachiji-Dachi/Shizentai
a natural stance
Feet positioned about one shoulder width apart, with feet pointed slightly outward

Zenkutsu-Dachi
Forward Stance
a stance which has most of the weight to the front, bend one knee, weight of the knee

e.g.:in Kata: Heian-Shodan

Sochin-Dachi or Fudo-Dachi
Immovable Stance
like Zenkutsu-Dachi just bend both knees, weight of both knees

e.g.: in Kata: Sochin

Kokutsu-Dachi
Back Stance
a stance which has most of the weight to the back e.g.: in Kata: He ian -Shodan

Renoji-Dachi
a Stance with feet making aÂ L-Shape
like Kokutsu-Dachi, just shorter
e.g.: in Kata: Kanku-Dai

Kiba-Dachi
Straddle Stance

Feet positioned about double shoulder width apart, with feet pointed slightly inward, weight even over both knees

e.g.: in Kata: Heian-Sandan

Shiko-Dachi
like Kiba-Dachi, just with Feet pointed slightly outward weight even over both knees, and the hips are lower

Hangetsu-Dachi
Half-Moon Stance

Feet positioned about one shoulder width apart, with just bend both knees together
e.g.: in Kata: Hangetsu

Sanchin-Dachi
Hour-Glass Stance
like Hangetsu-Dachi, but both heel are of one line

e.g.: in Kata: Nijushiho

Kosa-Dachi/Kake-Dachi
crossed-leg or feet stance,

left foot behind to the right foot; bend right knee

e.g.: in Kata: Heian-Yondan

Nekoashi-Dachi
Cat stance,

a stance which has most of the weight to the back

e.g.: in Kata: Unsu

Tsuru-Ashi-Dachi/

Sagiashi-Dachi
Crane or one leg- stance

right foot behind to the left foot

(or knee); bend left knee

e.g.: in Kata: Gankaku