King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Gyaku Age Zuki

Rising reverse punch – a Karate punch

Type
Punches
Martial arts
Karate
Meaning
Rising reverse punch
Listed in
Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)

Rising reverse punch (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Gyaku逆ぎゃくreverse; opposite
Age
Zuki突きつきthrust; stab

Other Karate punches

Japanese terms for punches

TermReadingMeaning
正拳seikenseiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
四つ身yotsumicross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other)
引っ掛けhikkakehook; gab
腕を返すkainaokaesuto 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uwatenageoverhand throw

text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.