Ushiro mawashi geri
Spinning hook kick – a Karate kick
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ushiro mawashi geri | 後ろ回し蹴り | ushiromawashigeri | spin kick |
Other Karate kicks
- Ushiro-Geri
- Mawashi geri
- Mika Zuki Geri Uke
- Ura mawashi geri or Kagi geri
- Mae-ren geri
- Gyaku mikazuki geri
- Hiza geri
- Kakato Geri
- Kin geri
- Mae Hiza geri
- Mae geri
- Mae-ashi geri
- Mae-ashi mawashi geri
- Mawashi hiza geri
- Nidan tobi geri
- Oi Mae Geri
- Otoshi Mawashi Geri
- Otoshi kakato geri
- Otshi Hiza Geri
- Tobi hiza geri
- Tobi mae geri
- Tobi mawashi geri
- Tobi ushiro geri
- Tobi ushiro mawashi geri
- Tobi yoko geri
- Ura kakato geri
- Ushiro Hiza Geri
- Yoko geri keage
- Yoko geri kekomi
- Yoko tobi geri
Japanese terms for kicks
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回し蹴り | mawashigeri | roundhouse kick; turning kick |
| 飛び蹴り | tobigeri | dropkick; flying kick |
| ハイキック | haikikku | high kick |
| マルテーロ | maruteero | martelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira |
| ネリチャギ | nerichagi | axe kick; ax kick |
| かかと落とし | kakatootoshi | axe kick; ax kick |
| ケイシャーダ | keishaada | queixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick |
| サイドキック | saidokikku | side kick |
| 後ろ回し蹴り | ushiromawashigeri | spin kick |
. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
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