Atama-tsuki
Head thrust – a Judo punch
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
Other Judo punches
- Jab
- Kosoto gake
- Nami juji jime
- Punch
- Uppercut
- Cross
- Ko-uchi-gake
- O-soto-gake
- O-uchi-gake
- Ushiro-tsuki
- Tsuki-dashi
- Ryogan-tsuki
- Ryote-tsuki
- Ushiro-sumi-tsuki
Japanese terms for punches
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正拳 | seiken | seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch |
| 四つ身 | yotsumi | cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) |
| 引っ掛け | hikkake | hook; gab |
| 腕を返す | kainaokaesu | to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi |
| 上手投げ | uwatenage | overhand throw |
. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.