Types of punches
51 punchs with their own page, 5 Japanese terms and 4 Chinese terms.
- Kickboxing · BoxingBob and weaveBoxing defensive technique
- Kickboxing · BoxingCheck hookTechnique used in boxing
- Karate · AikidoGyaku-zukiKarate and aikido technique
- Kickboxing · BoxingJabType of punch in boxing
- JudoKosoto gake (小外掛)Judo technique
- Karate · Kung fuLeopard BlowType of punch used in unarmed combat
- Judo · JujutsuNami juji jime (並十字絞)Judo technique
- Karate · JujutsuOi-zukiMartial arts technique
- Kickboxing · BoxingOne-two comboBoxing combination consisting of two common punches
- Kickboxing · BoxingOverhand punchPunch in boxing
- Kickboxing · JudoPunchStriking blow with the closed fist
- Kickboxing · BoxingPunching powerAmount of kinetic energy someone wields in a punch
- Kickboxing · BoxingShovel hookMartial arts punch
- Kickboxing · BoxingSlippingPunch
- Kickboxing · BoxingUppercutPunch
- BoxingShadowboxingSports training exercise
- Kung fuStraight blastThe straight blast is a martial arts technique popularized by Bruce Lee and associated with Wing Chun Kung Fu
- Kickboxing · BoxingCrossIn boxing, a punch usually thrown with the dominant hand the instant an opponent leads with his opposite hand
- BoxingRope-a-dopeBoxing fighting style
- FistHand with the fingers curled into the palm
- Sucker punchPunch
- Kickboxing · BoxingRussian hookRussian martial arts technique
- Kickboxing · BoxingHookPunch in boxing, performed by turning the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle nea
- Kickboxing · BoxingRabbit punchBlow to the back of the head or to the base of the skull
- Kung fuOne-inch punchIn kung fu, a punching exercise performed at a range of 0–15 cm, designed to improve punching power and technique; popul
- KarateYama ZukiMountain punch
- JudoKo-uchi-gake (小内掛)Small inner hook
- JudoO-soto-gake (大外掛)Great outer hook
- JudoO-uchi-gake (大内掛)Great inner hook
- TsukiThrust (syle)
- BoxingMilling (military training exercise)Type of boxing session in the British army
- Kickboxing · BoxingCounterpunchPunch in boxing
- KarateMika Zuki Geri UkeCrescent kick block
- Kickboxing · BoxingBolo punchWide sweeping lower cut used in martial arts
- KarateSokumen ZukiDouble side punch
- KarateGyaku Age ZukiRising reverse punch
- JudoUshiro-tsukiRear strike
- KarateNihon KenTwo finger punch/strike
- JudoTsuki-dashiHand Thrust
- JudoAtama-tsukiHead thrust
- KarateHasami ZukiScissor strike
- KarateHeiko ZukiParallel or Double punch
- KarateIppon KenOne finger Punch/Strike
- KarateKagi ZukiHook punch
- JudoRyogan-tsukiStrike both eyes with fingertips
- JudoRyote-tsukiTwo-hand blow
- KarateSanbon ZukiTriple punch
- KarateTate ZukiHalf reverse punch, with a vertical fist
- KarateTsuki ukePunching block
- JudoUshiro-sumi-tsukiRear corner blow
- KarateYumi ZukiBow drawing strike
Japanese names of punches
Martial arts terms from the JMdict Japanese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| 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 |
Chinese terms for punches
Martial arts terms from the CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勾拳 | gōu quán | hook (punch in boxing) |
| 钩拳 | gōu quán | (boxing) hook |
| 拳脚 | quán jiǎo | Chinese boxing; fist and feet |
| 左右勾拳 | zuǒ yòu gōu quán | left hook and right hook (boxing); the old one-two |
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