King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Ushiro-sumi-tsuki

Rear corner blow – a Judo punch

Type
Punches
Martial arts
Judo
Meaning
Rear corner blow
Listed in
Kobushi-ate-waza: fist techniques (judo techniques)

The name word by word

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

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Ushiro後ろうしろback; behind
sumi
tsuki突きつきthrust; stab

Other Judo punches

Japanese terms for punches

TermReadingMeaning
正拳seikenseiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
四つ身yotsumicross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other)
引っ掛けhikkakehook; gab
腕を返すkainaokaesuto 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uwatenageoverhand throw

. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.