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STRIKES - UCHI

Age-empi uchi - Upward elbw strike. Sometimes called "tate empi uchi" seen in the kata nijshiho

Haishu uchi - back hand strike. A strike with the back of the hand where the fingers are straight.

Haito uchi - ridge-hand strike.

Hiji-ate - elbow strike, also called "empi uchi"

Hijiatemi or hijiate - elbow strikes.

Ippon nukite - one finger strike.

Ippon tsuki - one finger thrust today we use the term ippon nukite

Keito ucji - chicken head strike

Kentsuiuchi or tettsui uchi - hammer fist strike.

Kumade uchi - bear hand strike. Kumade also means rake or fork

Nihon tsuki - two finger thrust today we use the term nihon nukite

Nukite - spear hand

Shihon nukite - four finger strike

Shihon tsuki - four finger thrust. Today we use the term shihon nukite

Shuto uchi - knife hand strike.

Tate empi uchi, upward elbow strike. Sometimes also called "age empi"

Te gantana uke - hand sword block, this is now most commonly reffered to as "shuto uke"

Teisho ushi - palm heel strike

Tettsui uchi - bottom fist strike. Also called "kentsui"

Uraken uchi - back fist strike.

Ushiro mawashi empi uchi - back roundhouse elbow strike

Washide uchi - eagle beak strike

Yoko empi uchi - side elbow strike