King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Tate Zuki

Half reverse punch, with a vertical fist – a Karate punch

Type
Punches
Martial arts
Karate
Meaning
Half reverse punch, with a vertical fist
Listed in
Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)

The name word by word

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

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Tate縦たてfront-to-back; length
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

. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.