Karate Hand Strikes

List of Karate Hand Strikes & Punches

Haishu uchi – Back hand strike
Haito uchi – Ridge hand strike (back of sword)
Ipon ken – Forefinger knuckle strike
Ipon nukite ken – First finger spear strike
Kai ko ken – Open fist strike
Kakuto – Head of the crane / goose neck strike
Ko koo – Tiger’s mouth strike
Kuma de – Bear hand strike
Keito – Head of the hen strike
Nakadaka ipon ken – Middle finger knuckle strike
Nihon nukite – Two finger spear strike
Nukite – Spear hand strike
Seiken – Clenched fist strike
Shuto uchi – Knife hand strike (sword)
Teisho uchi – Palm heel strike
Tetsu tsui – [Iron] Hammer fist
Uraken uchi – Back fist strike
Washi de – Eagle’s beak strike
Wan to – Sword arm strike

Karate Punches

Age-Zuki (Age-Tsuki) – Uppercut Punch or Rising Punch
Choku-Zuki (Choku-Tsuki) – Straight Punch
Gyaku-Zuki (Gyaku-Tsuki) – Reverse Punch
Hasami Zuki – Scissor Punch
Kage-Zuki (Kage-Tsuki) – Hook Punch
Kizami-Zuki (Kizami-Tsuki) – Jab Punch
Mawashi-Zuki (Maswashi-Tsuki) – Roundhouse Punch
Morote-Zuki (Morote-Tsuki) – Double Fist Punch or Double U Punch
Oi-Zuki (Oi-Tsuki) – Lunge Punch
Tate-Zuki (Tate-Tsuki) – Vertical Punch
Tobikomi Zuki – Snap Punch
Ura-Zuki (Ura-Tsuki) – Upside-Down Punch or Inverted Punch (To The Solar Plexus)
Yama-Zuki (Yama-Tsuki) – Two-Level Double Punch or Mountain Punch

Related Punch & Strike Terminology

Zuki or Tsuki – Punch
Uchi – Strike
Jodan – High Section (i.e. High Punch – Jodan Zuki)
Chudan – Middle Section
Gedan – Low Section