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Punches


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age zuki

rising punch


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awase zuki

short U-shaped dual punch


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choku zuki

straight punch (no hips) - also known as kara zuki


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gedan zuki

downward punch


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gyaku zuki

reverse punch

hasami zuki

scissors double (crossing) punch


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heiko zuki

parallel punch (double, simultaneous punch)


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hiraken zuki

flat fist, all knuckles out flat


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ippon ken zuki

one knuckle fist


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jun zuki

jabbing punch when stepping into forward stance

kagi zuki

hook punch


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kara zuki

straight punch (no hips) - also known as choku zuki


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kizami zuki

jabbing punch


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mawashi zuki

roundhouse punch


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morote zuki

augmented / double punch


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nagashi zuki

flowing punch


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nakadaka ippon ken zuki

middle finger one knuckle fist


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oi zuki

lunge punch


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ren zuki

alternative / consecutive punching

sanbon zuki

a series of three punches

shta zuki

downward punch

tate zuki

vertical first punch (wrist snaps forward)


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ura zuki

an upper cut / close punch used at close range


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yama zuki

wide U-shaped dual punch


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yumi zuki

pulling punch (pulling a person on to another punch)


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zuki

a punch



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