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PUNCHES & STRIKES

EMPI UCHI - elbow strike
FURI ZUKI - swing punch
GYAKU ZUKI - reverse punch
HAITO UCHI - ridge hand strike
JUN ZUKI - lunge punch
MOROTE ZUKI - double fist punch
NO TSUKKOMI - leaning punch
SHUTO UCHI - knife hand strike
TEISHO UCHI - palm heel strike
TETTSUI UCHI - bottom fist strike


STRANGLES

GYAKU JUJI JIME - reverse cross strangle
HADAKA JIME - naked strangle
KATA HA JIME - single wing choke
KATA JUJI JIME - half cross strangle
KATA JUJI JIME - half cross choke
NAMI JUJI JIME - normal cross strangle
OKURI ERI JIME - sliding lapel strangle


KICKS

FUMIKOMI - stamping kick
HIZA GERI - knee kick
MAE GERI - front kick
MAE GERI KEAGE - front snap kick
MAE GERI KEKOMI - front thrust kick
MAE TOBI GERI - front jump kick
MAWASHI GERI - round kick
MIKAZUKI GERI - crescent kick
NIDAN GERI - flying front kick
SOKUTO FUMIKOMI - foot edge stamping kick
USHIRO GERI - rear kick
YOKO GERI - side kick
YOKO GERI KEAGE - side snap kick
YOKO KEKOME - side thrust kick
YOKO TOBI GERI - side jump kick


GROUND HOLDS

HON YOKO SHIHO GATAME - true side quarters hold
JU JI GATAME - cross straight armlock
KAMI SHIHO GATAME - upper four quarters hold
KATA GATAME - shoulder hold
KEZA GATAME - scarf hold
KUZURI KAMI SHIHO GATAME - broken upper four quarters hold
MUNE GATAME - chest hold
TATE SHIHO GATAME - straddle hold / lower four quarters hold
UDE GARAMI - arm entanglement
UDE GATAME - cross armlock
USHIRO KEZA GATAME - reverse scarf hold
YOKO SHIHO GATAME - side quarters hold


THROWS

KO SOTO GARI - minor outer reap throw
O SOTO GARI - major outer reap throw
KO UCHI GARI - minor inner reap throw
O UCHI GARI - major inner reap throw
KO SOTO GAKE - minor outer prop/hook throw
YOKO GAKE - side prop/hook throw
DE ASHI HARAI - advancing foot sweep
HARAI TSURI KOMI ASHI - sweeping lifting pulling ankle
OKURI ASHI HARAI - side sweeping/accompanying foot sweep
SASAE TSURI KOMI ASHI - forward lifting pulling ankle
TSURI KOMI ASHI - lifting pulling ankle
KOTE GAESHI - wrist twist [wrist lock one throw]
SUMI GAESHI - corner twist throw
TAWARA GAESHI - rice bail/twist throw
HANE GOSHI - spring hip throw
HARAI GOSHI - sweeping loin throw
TSURI KOMI GOSHI -lifting pulling hip throw
O GOSHI - major hip throw
SODE TSURI KOMI GOSHI - sleeve lifting pulling hip throw
O TSURI GOSHI - major lifting hip throw
KO TSURI GOSHI - minor lifting hip throw
TSURI KOMI GOSHI - lifting pulling hip throw
UKI GOSHI - floating hip throw
USHIRO GOSHI - backwards hip throw
UTSURI GOSHI - changing/reverse hip throw
ASHI GURUMA - ankle wheel throw
HIZA GURUMA - knee wheel throw
KATA GURUMA - shoulder wheel throw
KOSHI GURUMA - hip wheel throw
O GURUMA - major wheel throw
O SOTO GURUMA - major outer wheel throw
TE GURUMA - hand wheel throw
YOKO GURUMA - side wheel throw
IPPON SEIO NAGE - one arm shoulder throw
JUJI NAGE - cross arm throw
KTOMO SEIO NAGE - jacket shoulder throw
KUKI NAGE - air throw
MOROTO SEIO NAGE - (two armed) shoulder throw
SHIHO NAGE - four direction throw
SUKI NAGE/SUKUI NAGE - scooping throw
TOMOE NAGE - stomach throw
URA NAGE - back throw
USHIRO NAGE - reverse throw
SOTO OTOSHI - major outer drop
SEIO OTOSHI - shoulder drop throw
SUMI OTOSHI - corner drop
TAI OTOSHI - body drop throw
TANI OTOSHI - valley drop throw
UKI OTOSHI - floating drop throw
WAKI OTOSHI - arm pit drop
YOKO OTOSHI - side drop
HANE MAKI KOMI - outer winding spring hip throw
HARAI MAKI KOMI - sweeping winding throw
O SOTO MAKI KOMI - major outer winding throw
SOTO MAKI KOMI - outer winding throw
UCHI MAKI KOMI - inner winding throw
KANI BASAMI - crab scissors throw
UCHI MATA - inner thigh throw
UKI WAZA - floating technique
YAMA ARASHI - mountain storm
YOKO WAKARE - side seperation throw


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