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Punches
| Beginner Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| tsuki |
t'soo-kee |
"thrust", punch |
| tsuki waza |
t'soo-kee wah-zah |
punching techniques |
| zuki |
zoo-kee |
pronunciation for tsuki when used with an adjective as below |
| oi zuki |
oh-ee |
"chasing" or lunge punch |
| gyaku zuki |
g'yah-koo |
reverse form punch |
| choku zuki |
choh-koo |
straight punch |
| morote zuki |
moe-roe-tay |
two-handed punch, parallel punch |
| kizami zuki |
kee-zah-mee |
jab |
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| Intermediate Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| jun zuki |
joon |
front hand punch |
| ura zuki |
oo-rah |
close punch, uppercut |
| kage zuki |
kah-gay |
hooking punch |
| oi-gyaku zuki |
oh-ee g'yah-koo |
"reverse-form chasing punch", lunging reverse punch |
| nihon zuki |
nee-dawn |
double punch |
| nidan zuki |
nee-dawn |
"two-level punch", double punch |
| ren zuki |
rehn |
"continuous punches", double punch |
| san zuki or sanbon zuki |
sahn/sahn-bone |
triple punch |
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| Advanced Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| heiko ura zuki |
hay-koe oo-rah |
parallel close punch |
| yoko morote zuki |
yoh-koe moe-roe-tay |
two-handed side punch |
| hasami zuki |
hah-sah-mee |
scissor punch |
| awase zuki |
ah-wah-say |
"combined punch", narrow U-punch |
| yama zuki |
yah-mah |
"mountain punch", wide U-punch |
| yumi zuki |
yoo-mee |
bow punch |
| otoshi zuki |
oh-toe-shee |
dropping punch |
| age zuki |
ah-gay |
rising punch |
| mawashi zuki |
mah-wah-shee |
round or circular punch |
| nagashi zuki |
nah-gah-shee |
flowing punch |
| tate zuki |
tah-tay |
vertical fist punch |
| ippon ken zuki |
eep-pone kehn |
single-point fist punch |
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