King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Tettsui Hasami Uchi

Hammer-fist scissor strike – a Karate open-hand strike

Type
Open-hand strikes
Martial arts
Karate
Meaning
Hammer-fist scissor strike
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Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)

The name word by word

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

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Tettsui鉄槌てっついcrushing blow
Hasami鋏はさみhole punch
Uchi内うちinside; within

Other Karate open-hand strikes

Japanese terms for open-hand strikes

TermReadingMeaning
貫手nukitespear hand
掌底shouteipalm heel; heel of the palm
塵浄水chirijouzuiceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms
八卦掌hakkeshoueight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang
張り手hariteslapping the opponent with the open hand
猫騙しnekodamashislapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him
叩き込みhatakikomihatakikomi; slapdown
素首落としsokubiotoshihead chop down

. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.