Glossary

少林流 - Shōrin ryū
Anaku安南空"Light shining from the north," karate kata (Shōrin ryū) ; also Ananku, Ananko, Anan, Annanko, Anandai
 
Ananku"Light shining from the north," karate kata (Shōrin ryū) ; also Anaku, Ananko, Anan, Annanko
 
Annan安南"Light shining from the north," karate kata (Shōrin ryū) ; also Ananku, Ananko, Anan, Annanko
 
Annanko"Light shining from the north," karate kata (Shōrin ryū) ; also Ananku, Ananko, Anan, Annan
 
AnsuKarate kata (Shōrin ryū); also Wansu or Unsu
 
Aragaki (Moriyoki) Seiki (1922 - 1936) Okinawan karateka (Shōrin ryū Seito )
 
Arakaki Ankichi 新垣安吉(1899 - 1929) Okinawan Shōrin ryū karateka.
 
Bukkotsu nage 仏骨投げThrow grasping the throat and using it for leverage (Jūjutsu, Shōrinji kempō)
 
Chibana Chosin 知花朝信(1885 - 1969) Okinawan karateka, founder of Kobayashi Shōrin ryū.
 
Chidori ashi 千鳥足Crossover step, as in the karatedō kata Naihanchi, also kani ashi; stagger or reel as if drunk; "thousand feet" (type of tai sabaki); sliding the feet moving sideways (Shōrinji kempō)
 
Chinto鎮闘Karate kata practiced in Shitō, Shōrin, Wadō, Isshin ryū. In Shōtōkan, known as Gankaku.
 
ChitteShōrin ryū karate kata
 
Gōhō剛法"Hard method"; in Shorinji Kempō, strikes and techniques closely related to strikes like blocks, the complement of jūhō, which is comprised of throw, locks, pins and related techniques
 
Hakutsuru白鶴White crane; karatedō kata (Shōrin ryū)
 
Hiraki sagari ashi開退足Retreating foot movement changing stance (Shōrinji Kempō)
 
Jūhō柔法"Soft method"; in Shorinji Kempō, throws, locks, pins and related techniques, the complement of gōhō, strikes and techniques closely related to strikes like blocks
 
Jūji ashi 十足Stepping left or right across the other leg (Shōrinji Kenpō)
 
Kakushi zuki 隠し突きHidden weapon thrust (Shōrin ryū)
 
Kaku zuki 角突きSquare thrust (Shōrin ryū)
 
Kenshi拳士Practitioner of Shōrinji Kempō  林寺拳法
 
Koyamakan小山館"Small mountain hall," karate style similar to Shōrin ryū and Okinawan Gōjū ryū
 
Mae chidori ashi 前千鳥足Advancing foot movement used to close distance and/or avoid attack (Shōrinji Kempō)
 
Matsubayashi ryū松林流Okinawan karate style; also Shōrin ryū
 
Sashikae ashi Advancing foot movement into changed stance (Shōrinji Kempō)
 
Sashikomi ashi Advancing foot movement with no change in stance (Shōrinji Kempō)
 
Seihō正法In Shorinji Kempō, a therapeutic massage system applied to vital points of the body
 
Shaolin少林Generic name for external kung fu; the temple and its fighting method; in Japanese, Shōrin
 
So Doshin宗 道臣(1911 - 1980) Founder of Shōrinji Kempō
 
Soken Hohan 祖堅方範?(1889 - 1982) Okinawan master of Shōrin ryū Matsumura Seito Karate-dō
 
Tomoe zuki 巴突Circle punch (Shōrin ryū)
 
Umpohō運歩法Foot movements (Shōrinji Kempō)
 
Wari uke 割受Split block (Shōrin ryū)
 
Wari uke zuki 割受突Split block punch (Shōrin ryū)