Oi-zuki
Martial arts technique
追い突き
- Type
- Punches
- Martial arts
- Karate, Jujutsu
- Meaning
- Stepping punch
- Listed in
- Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)
An oi-zuki Japanese pronunciation: [oiˌzɯki] (Japanese: 追い突き), known in Wadō-Ryū as jun-zuki (Japanese: 順突き), is an equal-sided punch used in budo disciplines such as karate or jujitsu.
This is an embodiment of the choku-zuki with foot movement. In addition to the block techniques, the Oi-Zuki is one of the first techniques a student learns. The oi-zuki is the counterpart to the gyaku-zuki (fist punch with the side whose leg is not straight at the front).
Due to the long movement, the oi-zuki is rarely used in competition. It is mainly found in katas and elementary school techniques.
Other Karate punches
- Gyaku-zuki
- Leopard Blow
- Nami juji jime
- Yama Zuki
- Mika Zuki Geri Uke
- Sokumen Zuki
- Gyaku Age Zuki
- Nihon Ken
- Hasami Zuki
- Heiko Zuki
- Ippon Ken
- Kagi Zuki
- Sanbon Zuki
- Tate Zuki
- Tsuki uke
- Yumi Zuki
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 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2016960 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.