Ashi barai
Foot sweep – a Karate sweep
- Type
- Sweeps and reaps
- Martial arts
- Karate
- Meaning
- Foot sweep
- Listed in
- Kicking techniques (Shotokan karate)
Shuai jiao at King's Kung-Fu
King's Kung-Fu and Tai Chi has taught 5 Animal 5 Family kung fu, tai chi and chi kung in Southern California since 1982. These original school pages cover this style:
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashi barai | 足払い | ashibarai | ashibarai; foot sweep |
Other Karate sweeps and reaps
Japanese terms for sweeps and reaps
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足払い | ashibarai | ashibarai; foot sweep |
| 払い腰 | haraigoshi | harai goshi (judo); sweeping hip throw |
| 出足払い | deashibarai | advancing foot sweep |
| 蹴手繰り | ketaguri | pulling inside ankle sweep |
| 小内刈り | kouchigari | kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap |
| 双手刈り | morotegari | morote gari (judo takedown); two-hand reap |
| 大外刈り | oosotogari | osotogari (judo); major outer reap |
| 大内刈り | oouchigari | ouchigari (judo); major inner reap |
. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
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