Karate Terminology - STRIKES
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STRIKES |
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Back fist |
Uraken - "Back Knuckle" or fist. |
Back punch |
Ura zuki - An upper cut punch used at close range. |
Base of thumb strike |
Keito Uchi |
Bull Strike |
Seiryuto - A hand technique delivered with the base of the SHUTO (Knife hand) |
Chop |
Shuto - Strike made with the bottom edge of hand with hand open and held rigid. (Opp. of ridge hand.) |
Dropping elbow strike |
Otoshi empi uchi - An elbow strike by dropping the elbow. Also referred to as Otoshi Hiji Ate. |
Elbow strike |
Hiji Ate - Also referred to as EMPI UCHI. |
Fist |
Ken - Closed hand used for various strikes. |
Forefinger Knuckle |
Hitosashi Ippon Ken |
Hammer Fist |
Kentsui - Also known as TETTSUI. |
Hammer Fist Strike |
Kentsui uchi - also TETTSUI UCHI |
Hook Punch |
Kagi Tsuki |
Jumping in punch |
Tobi Tsuki |
Lunge Punch |
Kizami Tsuki |
Mountain Punch |
Yama zuki - A wide U-shaped double punch. |
Open hand |
Kaisho - This refers to the type of blow which is delivered with the open palm. It can also be used to describe other hand blows in which the fist is not fully clenched. |
Orthodox punch |
Oi Tsuki - Punch performed with the hand over the forward leg in stance. |
Palm heel |
Teisho - Strike made with the palm or "heel" of the hand. |
Parallel Punch |
Heiko Tsuki - (A double, simultaneous punch). |
Punch |
Tsuki - A strike made with a closed fist using the knuckles |
Rear elbow strike |
Ushiro empi uchi - Striking to the rear with the elbow. |
Ridge hand strike |
Haito - Strike made with the "ridge" of the hand just above the thumb.(Opp. of a Shuto or knife hand.) |
Rising Punch |
Age Tsuki (Zuki) |
Roundhouse Punch |
Mawashi Tsuki |
Roundhouse elbow strike |
Mawashi hiji ate - "Circular Elbow Strike". Also referred to as MAWASHI EMPI UCHI. |
Scissor Punch |
Hasami Tsuki (Zuki) |
Single finger spearhand |
Ippon Nukite - A stabbing attack using only the extended index finger. |
Single knuckle fist |
Ippon Ken - A fist made with one knuckle extended, usually the index Generally used for a pressure point strike. |
Straight punch |
Choku Tsuki (Zuki) |
Striking |
Atemi (Esp. pressure points.) Atemi Waza Sriking Techniques. |
Triple punch |
Sanbon Tsuki |
Two finger spear hand |
Nihon nukite - "stabbing" attack. |
Uppercut |
Ura zuki - An upper cut punch used at close range. |
Upward Elbow Strike |
Tate empi |
Vertical Punch |
Tate zuki - A fist punch with the palm along a vertical plane. |
Wrist joint strike |
Kakuto uchi - Also known as KO UCHI. |