Uraken Sayu Ganmen Uchi
Backfist strike to side – a Karate open-hand strike
- Type
- Open-hand strikes
- Martial arts
- Karate
- Meaning
- Backfist strike to side
- Listed in
- Striking techniques (Shotokan karate)
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uraken | 裏拳 | うらけん | backhand blow; backhand chop |
| Sayu | 左右 | さゆう | (serving at someone's) side |
| Ganmen | |||
| Uchi | 内 | うち | inside; within |
Other Karate open-hand strikes
- Ippon Nukite
- Heian Nidan
- Heian Yondan
- Jodan Haito
- Tate Teisho Uchi
- Tate shuto uke
- Teisho Furi Uchi
- Tettsui Hasami Uchi
- Tettsui Yoko Uchi
- Uraken Hizo Uchi
- Uraken Mawashi Uchi
- Uraken Uchi
Japanese terms for open-hand strikes
| 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 |
. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
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