Yoko-uchi
Strike to side – a Judo strike
- Type
- Other strikes
- Martial arts
- Judo
- Meaning
- Strike to side
- 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.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoko | 横 | よこ | side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width |
| uchi | 内 | うち | inside; within |
Other Judo other strikes
- Elbow
- Judo atemi waza
- Knee
- Stomp
- Cross
- Suigetsu
- Age-hiji-ate
- Mae-atama-ate
- Ushiro-atama-ate
- Ushiro-hiji-ate
- Ushiro-uchi
Japanese terms for other strikes
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打突 | datotsu | strike (kendo) |
| 踏鳴 | fuminari | stamp (in Japanese martial arts); stomp |
| 四股 | shiko | wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping |
| 震脚 | shinkyaku | stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp |
| 当て身 | atemi | blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo) |
| 当て技 | atewaza | blow to a vital point of a person's body |
| 肘打ち | hijiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
| 猿臂打ち | enpiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
| 体々の先 | taitainosen | answering one's opponent's attack with an unwavering strike |
| 三役揃い踏み | san'yakusoroibumi | ritual stomping in unison on the final day of a tournament |
. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.