Hand/arm Techniques

Note: zuki is often pronounced more like the word ski. -zuki techniques are punches or thrusts. -uchi techniques are other strikes.

• tzuki (-zuki) - punch
• -uchi - strike
• ate - joint strike
• seiken zuki or choku zuki - basic punch with closed fist, striking with front two knuckles.
• oi zuki - lunge punch
• kizami zuki - leading punch, jab
• gyaku zuki - reverse (rear) punch, delivered with twist of hips.
• age zuki - rising punch
• kagi zuki - hook punch
• ura zuki - short punch (palm side up)
• ura ken uchi - back fist strike, snapping wrist, striking with top of knuckles.
• mawashi zuki - round hook punch, with top of hand facing outwards/upwards.
• furi zuki - circular punch. Delivered in large circular path with swing of hips, top of hand facing inwards.
• awase zuki - U punch. Double fist punch consisting of seiken zuki and ura zuki executed simultaneously.
• heiko zuki - Parallel punch. Double fist punch consisting of simultaneous left and right seiken zuki punch.
• yama zuki (mountain punch) - Double punch as in awase zuki, but seiken zuki is higher and is delivered in a circular over-arm fashion and ura zuki is lower and rises slightly.
• hiji uchi or hiji ate - elbow strike
• tateken zuki - vertical fist punch. Top of hand faces out to the side.
• nukite zuki - finger thrust/spear hand. Straight hand, middle finger slightly bent so first three fingers are roughly even in length. Thumb bent and held tightly against palm.
• shuto uchi - knife-hand strike, eg shuto hasami uchi (knife-hand strike to neck).
• tettsui uchi - bottom fist strike. Closed fist, strike with bottom of fist.
• shotei zuki - palm-heel thrust. Hand is open as in nukite, wrist bent back. Strike made with bottom of hand, as in tettsui (also called teisho zuki).
• haito uchi - ridge-hand strike. Hand held as in nukite but strike is made with inside of hand, a little below the index finger.
• keiko-ken zuki - one knuckle fist. Index finger joint protrudes slightly and is held firmly in place by thumb.
• nakadaka ippon-ken zuki or just nakadaka zuki - middle knuckle punch. Similar to keiko-ken zuki, but using second finger. Thumb and index finger press firmly against middle finger to hold it in place.
• kaiko-ken zuki - crab shell fist. Thumb bent and pressed against palm. First knuckles straighted and fingers curled inwards to touch edge of plam. Strike is made with middle bone of the fingers.
• boshiken zuki - similar to seiken zuki but thumb presses firmly against the bent side of the index finger. Thumb is used to strike.
• ko uchi - bent wrist strike, similar to ura ken uchi with open hand (wrist is initially bent, but snaps out).
• kote uchi - forearm strike.
• zu zuki - headbutt.