Karate Hand Techniques (Te Wasa)
Karate Hand Techniques – Japanese Terms
“Te” means hand in Japanese, and Kara-Te is often reported to mean “empty hand”.
Zuki (often also spelled tsuki) means punch.Often the same technique is referred to by different names, for example,
for the elbow strike you may find the Japanese terms Empi Uchi, Hiji Uchi, or Hiji Ate that all usually mean the same thing!
Zuki (often also spelled tsuki) means punch.Often the same technique is referred to by different names, for example,
for the elbow strike you may find the Japanese terms Empi Uchi, Hiji Uchi, or Hiji Ate that all usually mean the same thing!
HAND TECHNIQUES – TE WASA
Age zuki | Rising punch | |
Awase zuki | U punch | |
Boshiken zuki | Thumb fist | |
Choku zuki | Straight punch | |
Chudan zuki | Middle level punch | |
Empi uchi | Elbow strike | |
Furi zuki | Circular punch | |
Gyaku zuki | Reverse punch | |
Haishu | Back hand | |
Haito uchi | Sword ridge hand | |
Hasami zuki | Scissors punch | |
Heiko zuki | Parallel punch | |
Hiji uchi | Elbow strike | |
Jodan zuki | Upper level punch | |
Kagi zuki | Hook punch | |
Kaiko ken zuki | Crab shell fist, four knuckle strike | |
Kizami zuki | Jab or leading punch | |
Kote uchi | Forearm strike | |
Ko uchi | Bent wrist strike | |
Kuma-de | Bear hand | |
Mawashi zuki | Round hook punch | |
Nagashi zuki | Flowing punch | |
Nakadaka ippon ken zuki | Middle finger knuckle punch | |
Nihon zuki | Double punch | |
Nukite zuki | Finger thrust | |
Oi zuki | Lunge punch | |
Sanbon zuki | Triple punch | |
Seiken zuki | Fore fist strike | |
Shotei uchi | Palm heel strike | |
Shotei zuki | Palm heel thrust | |
Shuto uchi | Knife hand strike (Karate Chop) | |
Tateken zuki | Vertical fist punch | |
Tsuki (zuki) | Punch or thrust | |
Tettsui uchi | Hammer fist strike | |
Uchi | Strike | |
Ura ken uchi | Back fist strike | |
Ura zuki | Short punch (palm up) | |
Yama zuki | Mountain punch | |
Washi de | Eagle hand |