King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Yoko geri keage

Side snap kick – a Karate kick

Type
Kicks
Martial arts
Karate
Meaning
Side snap kick
Listed in
Kicking techniques (Shotokan karate)

The name word by word

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

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Yoko横よこside-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width
geri蹴りけりkick
keage

Other Karate kicks

Japanese terms for kicks

TermReadingMeaning
回し蹴りmawashigeriroundhouse kick; turning kick
飛び蹴りtobigeridropkick; flying kick
ハイキックhaikikkuhigh kick
マルテーロmaruteeromartelo; roundhouse kick in capoeira
ネリチャギnerichagiaxe kick; ax kick
かかと落としkakatootoshiaxe kick; ax kick
ケイシャーダkeishaadaqueixada (capoeira kick at the opponent's jaw); outward crescent kick
サイドキックsaidokikkuside kick
後ろ回し蹴りushiromawashigerispin kick

. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.