PUNchES
tsUKI - PUNchES
AGE tsUKI (ZUKI)
Rising Punch. Seen in the Kata EMPI
AWASE tsUKI
Combined Punch, or U Punch. Also referred to as MOROTE tsUKI.
chOKU tsUKI
Straight Punch.
chUDAN chOKU tsUKI
A straight punch to the mid-section of the opponent's body.
DAN-tsUKI
Consecutive punching (same hand)
GEDAN chOKU tsUKI
A punch to the lower section of the opponent's body, normally the groin.
GEDAN tsUKI
Lower Level Punch, usually directed at the groin area.
GYAKU tsUKI
Reverse Punch.
HASAMI tsUKI
Scissor Punch.
HEIKO tsUKI
"Parallel Punch" (A double, simultaneous punch).
HIRAKEN
Fore knuckle fist, as in a punch but with the knuckles extended.
HITOSASHI IPPON KEN
Forefinger Knuckle.
IPPON KEN
One Knuckle Fist.
KAGI tsUKI
Hook Punch. Sometimes called 'Flowing Water Punch'
KIZAMI tsUKI
Jabbing Punch.
KOHO tsUKI AGE
A rising punch coming vertically up under the opponents chin. As seen in the Kata Heian Godan.
MAWASHI tsUKI
Roundhouse Punch.
MOROTE tsUKI
Augmented Punch or U-Punch. Punching with both fists simultaneously. Also referred to as AWASE tsUKI or DOUBLE HANDED PUNch.
NAGASHI tsUKI
Flowing punch
NAKADAKA IPPON-KEN
Middle finger one knuckle fist
OI-tsUKI
Lunge punch.
OTOSHI tsUKI
Dropping Punch as seen in the Kata KANKU DAI
OYAYUBI IPPON KEN
Thumb Knuckle Fist.
REN-tsUKI
Alternate punching
SANBON tsUKI
A series of three punches, generally the first is OI tsUKI JODAN, followed by a slight pause then, chUDAN GYAKU tsUKI, immediately followed by chUDAN tsUKI, but it can be performed with three punches to the same target.
SEIKEN
Fore fist.
TATE tsUKI
Vertical Fist Punch. A fist punch where the knuckles hit the target along a vertical plane.
tsUKI
A punch or thrust.
URA tsUKI
An upper cut / close punch used at close range. Sometimes called STAZ tsUKI.
YAMA tsUKI
A wide U-shaped dual punch. Also called Mountain Punch, YAMA=MOUNTAIN.
YUMI tsUKI
Bow Drawing Punch. As seen in the Kata Sochin.
ZUKI
A different spelling of tsUKI.
