Types of open-hand strikes
16 open-hand strikes with their own page, 8 Japanese terms and 1 Chinese terms.
- Kung fuIron palmBody of training techniques in various Chinese martial arts
- QigongQigong Fever: Body, Science, and Utopia in China2007 book by David A. Palmer
- KarateIppon Nukite1 finger Spear-hand strike
- KarateHeian NidanKarate kata
- KarateHeian YondanShotokan karate kata
- SlappingStriking with an open hand
- KarateJodan HaitoUpward Ridge hand strike
- KarateTate Teisho UchiVertical, or Rising palm heel strike
- KarateTate shuto ukeHalf knife-hand block
- KarateTeisho Furi UchiSideways palm-heel strike
- KarateTettsui Hasami UchiHammer-fist scissor strike
- KarateTettsui Yoko UchiBottom fist strike to side
- KarateUraken Hizo UchiBackfist strike to spleen
- KarateUraken Mawashi UchiBackfist circular strike to the head
- KarateUraken Sayu Ganmen UchiBackfist strike to side
- KarateUraken UchiBackfist strike
Japanese names of open-hand strikes
Martial arts terms from the JMdict Japanese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貫手 | nukite | spear hand |
| 掌底 | shoutei | palm heel; heel of the palm |
| 塵浄水 | chirijouzui | ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms |
| 八卦掌 | hakkeshou | eight trigrams palm; ba gua zhang |
| 張り手 | harite | slapping the opponent with the open hand |
| 猫騙し | nekodamashi | slapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him |
| 叩き込み | hatakikomi | hatakikomi; slapdown |
| 素首落とし | sokubiotoshi | head chop down |
Chinese terms for open-hand strikes
Martial arts terms from the CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劈挂拳 | pī guà quán | Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art) |
Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wikidata (CC0 1.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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