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M  Ma Ai The distance between two opponents.    Mae Front" or "forward.    Mae Ashi Front leg    Mae Ashi Geri Kick with the front leg    Mae Enpi Uchi Front elbow strike    Mae Fumikomi Front stamping kick    Mae Geri Front kick    Mae Geri Keage Front snap kick    Mae Geri Kekomi Front thrust kick    Mae Hiji Ate Front elbow strike    Mae Tobi Geri Jump front kick    Mae Ude Hineri Uke Inner forearm block    Mairi Tapping with the hand to signify submission.    Makeru To lose or be defeated.    Makiwara A karate training post designed for toughening various striking points.    Marki Block.    Marman (Indian) The vital points of the human body. These are the same points like in the Kyûsho in the Japanese Martial Arts. The knowledge of the Marman is necessary to study the Kalaripayat.    Master A title bestowed on a martial artist who has attained advanced rank after long years of study.    Matae Stop; a command.    Mate Wait" or "stop.    Mawashi Circular    Mawashi Enpi Uchi Circular elbow strike    Mawashi Geri Roundhouse kick    Mawashi Hiji Ate Circular elbow strike    Mawashi Zuki Roundhouse punch    Mawatte Turn !    Meijin "Expert." One who has mastered an art far beyond the boundaries of physical prowess.    Meikyo Name of a karate kata    Mekugi A bamboo pin used to secure the handle of a samurai sword to the blade.    Men The head protector used in kendo.    Menkyo Kaiden A certificate of full proficiency in a Japanese martial art, usually awarded to an advanced student deemed more suited to carry on the translation of the art.    Menuki Hilt ornaments of a samurai sword.    Mi The blade of a knife or sword.    Mi Tsung I "Labyrinth art." A highly deceptive method of kung fu featuring rapid, baffling turns and attacks.    Migi Right" or "right side.    Mikazuki Crescent    Mikazuki Geri Crescent kick    Mikazuki Geri Uke Crescent kick block    Mizu no Kokoro "Mind like water." A psychological principle of the martial arts emphasizing the need to calm the mind, much like the surface of undisturbed water, while facing an opponent.    Mizugumo "Water spider." A water-crossing device used by the ninja and composed of four carved pieces of wood fastened together to form a circle with a hole in the middle.    Mizukaki A weblike device used by the ninja. They were placed on the feet during swimming. Similar to present-day flippers.    Modotte A command for returning to the original position, used in competition.    Mokpyo "Striking point" or "target." Weak areas of the body that can be effectively struck or kicked.    Mokuso Meditation, concentration    Mokuso Yame Stop meditating !    Mokusoh "Quiet thought." A quiet form of meditation usually performed before and after a training session in the Japanese martial arts.    Moo Duk Kwan "Institute of military virtue." A style of Korean martial arts similar to Tae Kwon Do.    Mooreup Knee.    Morote Double, with both arms    Morote Awase Uchi Hit/attack with both arms    Morote Awase Uke Block with both arms    Morote Awase Zuki Punch with both arms    Morote Chudan Uke Double arm block middle level    Morote Gari A throw in which the attacker wraps his arms around the opponent's legs and pushes his shoulder into the opponent's abdomen to take him down backwards.    Morote Jodan Uke Double arm block upper level    Morote Uke Double block with forearms    Morote Zuki Double punch, double forward fist strike    Motonoichi "Return to the original position." A command used by a referee during a karate match.    Mu "Nothing." The Zen nothingness or emptyness. This principle is often used in the Japanese martial arts to make one clear in the mind of all thought so the body will respond instantly to any situation.    Mudansha A martial arts student who has not yet attained the rank of black belt.    Mui Fa Jeong "Plum flower stumps." A series of tree stumps driven into the ground on top of which certain styles practice kung fu.    Mune Chest or abdomen.    Musubi Dachi Waiting stance (used for Rei)    Muton The short sticks used in arnis, usually about three feet in length.    Myung Chi Solar plexus.