Cannon Shotokan Karate Federation

Cannon Shotokan Karate Federation

Lanesfield Methodist Church (Opposite The Copper Bowl)

Laburnum Road

Lanesfield

Wolverhampton

WV4 6PG

Text Box: Terminology (Strikes) Age empi: Rising elbow strike Age Tsuki: Rising Punch Choku zuki: Straight punch chudan juki(originally,"tsuki"): mid-level punch Empi uchi: Elbow strike Gyaku zuki: Reverse punch Haishu uchi: Back hand strike Haito uchi: Ridge hand strike Hisami zuki: Scissor strike Jun Zuki: front hand 'jab' punch, differing from Kizami Zuki in that shoulders are square Kagi zuki: Hook punch Kizami zuki: jabbing punch (like a 'jab') Mae mawashi empi uchi: Augmented side elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan) Mawashi empi: Hook elbow strike Morote zuki: Double punch (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan) Nakadaka Ippon Ken : one knuckle fist Nukite: Spear-hand strike Oi zuki: Stepping punch Sanbon zuki: Triple punch (age zuki, gyaku zuki, choku zuki) Shuto uchi: Knifehand strike Shuto yoko ganmen uchi (knife-hand strike to head) Shuto sakotsu uchikomi (driving knife-hand to sternum) Next Page

Cannon Shotokan Karate Federation