Morote koko gamae
Double handed preparatory position – a Karate grappling position
- Type
- Grappling positions
- Martial arts
- Karate
- Meaning
- Double handed preparatory position
- Listed in
- Preparatory positions (Shotokan karate)
double handed preparatory position (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| morote | |||
| koko | 高校 | こうこう | senior high school; high school |
| gamae | 構え | かまえ | posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose |
Other Karate grappling positions
Japanese terms for grappling positions
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下手 | shitate | humble position; inferior |
| 前捌き | maesabaki | battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position |
| 死に体 | shinitai | losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover |
| 変わり身 | kawarimi | change of attitude (stance, position) |
| 座り相撲 | suwarizumou | wrestling performed in a sitting position |
text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.