Sokumen Zuki
Double side punch – a Karate punch
Double side punch (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 punches
- Gyaku-zuki
- Leopard Blow
- Oi-zuki
- Yama Zuki
- Mika Zuki Geri Uke
- 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 |
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.