Sokumen Empi Uchi
Augmented elbow strike – a Karate elbow or knee strike
- Type
- Elbow and knee strikes
- Martial arts
- Karate
- Meaning
- Augmented elbow strike
- Listed in
- Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)
Augmented elbow strike (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
Other Karate elbow and knee strikes
- Mae Mawashi Empi Uchi
- Atsuen Empi Uchi
- Hiza geri
- Mae Hiza geri
- Mawashi hiza geri
- Otshi Hiza Geri
- Tobi hiza geri
- Ushiro Hiza Geri
- Empi uke
Japanese terms for elbow and knee strikes
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肘当て | hijiate | (detachable) elbow rest; arm rest |
| 肘打ち | hijiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
| 猿臂打ち | enpiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
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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