Hasami Nakadaka Ken
Scissor Middle Finger strike – a Karate strike
- Type
- Other strikes
- Martial arts
- Karate
- Meaning
- Scissor Middle Finger strike
- Listed in
- Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)
Scissor Middle Finger strike (e.g. in the kata, Chinte)
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasami | 鋏 | はさみ | hole punch |
| Nakadaka | |||
| Ken | 剣 | けん | sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade |
Other Karate other strikes
- Leopard Blow
- Karate techniques
- Heiko Seiryuto
- Washite
- Nihon Ken
- Atama Shiri Uchi
- Ippon Ken
- Tate Teisho Uchi
- Teisho Furi Uchi
Japanese terms for other strikes
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打突 | datotsu | strike (kendo) |
| 踏鳴 | fuminari | stamp (in Japanese martial arts); stomp |
| 四股 | shiko | wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping |
| 震脚 | shinkyaku | stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp |
| 当て身 | atemi | blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo) |
| 当て技 | atewaza | blow to a vital point of a person's body |
| 肘打ち | hijiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
| 猿臂打ち | enpiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
| 体々の先 | taitainosen | answering one's opponent's attack with an unwavering strike |
| 三役揃い踏み | san'yakusoroibumi | ritual stomping in unison on the final day of a tournament |
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.
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