| The punches |
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| age zuki
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rising punch
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| awase zuki
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combined punch
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| choko zuki
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straight punch
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| gyaku zuki
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reverse punch
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| hiraken zuki
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fore knuckle
fist straight punch (second joints of
fingers)
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| ippon ken zuki
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one knuckle
punch
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| kage zuki
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hook punch
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| kizami zuki
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front jab
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| mae ken zuki
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front hand
punch (vertical fist)
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| mawashi zuki
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roundhouse
punch
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| morote zuki
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double fist
punch
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| oi zuki
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lunge punch
(step over punch)
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| tataken zuki
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as above
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| teisho zuki
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palm heel
straight punch
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| tettsui
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hammer fist
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| ura zuki
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close punch
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| yama zuki
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double handed U
punch
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The strikes
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| empi uchi
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elbow stike
(also called hijiatei)
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| haishu uchi
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backhand strike
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| keito uchi
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chicken head
strike
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| haito uchi
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ridge hand
strike
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| hiraken
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punch using the
second knuckles of the hand (towards
throat)
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| mawashi uke
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circular block
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| nukite
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spear hand
strike
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| shotei
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palm heel
strike towards chin or nose
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| shuto uchi
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knife hand
strike towards side of neck - the karate
chop!
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| teisho
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palm heel
strike towards other areas such as inner
bicep
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| uraken
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back knuckle
strike
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