List of Techniques

Written by Erick Torossian

Friday, 04 June 2010 09:35 - Last Updated Monday, 07 June 2010 13:49

This is a list of the techniques, practiced in Kyokushin kaikan.

Dachi (stances)
- Heiko dachi (parallel open stance)
- Haisoku dachi (closed feet stance)
- Kakeashi dachi (hooked stance)
- Kamae dachi (fighting stance)
- Kiba dachi (riding stance)
- Kokutsu dachi (backward leaning stance)
- Moroashi dachi (two foot stance)
- Musubi dachi (open feet stance)
- Nekoashi dachi (cat stance)
- Shiko dachi (sumo stance)
- Shizen dachi (natural stance)
- Sanchin dachi (hourglass stance/three wars stance)
- Tsuruashi dachi (crane stance)
- Uchihachiji dachi (pigeon toe stance/inside eight character stance)
- Yoi dachi (ready stance)
- Zenkutsu dachi (front bent leg stance/forward leaning stance)

Tsuki (strikes)
- Jun tsuki (strike straight off shoulder)
- Morote tsuki (punch with both hands)
- Ago uchi (chin strike.Jab)
- Gyaku tsuki (reverse lunge punch. Cross punch)
- Kagi tsuki (rip to pit of stomach. Hook punch to body)
- Oi tsuki (lunge punch)
- Shita tsuki (uppercut to the body)
- Age tsuki (uppercut to the head)
- Mawashi uchi (Hook punch)
- Tate tsuki (vertical fist punch)
- Age hiji ate (rising elbow strike)
- Hiji ate (elbow strike)
- Mae hiji ate (front elbow strike)
- Oroshi hiji ate (downwards elbow strike)
- Ushiro hiji ate (backwards elbow strike)
- Uraken ganmen uchi (backfist strike to front)
- Uraken hizo uchi (backfist strike to spleen)
- Uraken mawashi uchi (backfist circular strike to the head)
- Uraken oroshi ganmen uchi (backfist downwards strike)
- Uraken sayu ganmen uchi (backfist strike to side)

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List of Techniques

Written by Erick Torossian

Friday, 04 June 2010 09:35 - Last Updated Monday, 07 June 2010 13:49

- Uraken shomen uchi (backfist strike to the face)

- Shuto hizo uchi (knife-hand strike to spleen)
- Shuto jodan uchi uchi (inside knife-hand to neck)
- Shuto sakotsu uchi (knife-hand strike to clavicle)
- Shuto sakotsu uchikomi (driving knife-hand to sternum)
- Shuto yoko ganmen uchi (knife-hand strike to head)
- Tettsui hizo uchi (bottom fist strike to spleen)
- Tettsui komekami (bottom fist strike to head)
- Tettsui oroshi ganmen uchi (bottom fist strike downwards to head)
- Tettsui yoko uchi (bottom fist strike to side)
- Ippon nukite (single finger spearhand strike)(Thumb reinforces index finger)
- Nihon nukite (two finger spearhand strike)
- Yohon nukite (four finger spearhand strike)

Geri (kicks)
- Age kakato ushiro geri (rising heel backwards kick)
- Ago jodan geri (high kick to chin)
- Mae Hiza geri (front knee kick)
- Hiza ganmen geri (upward knee kick to face)
- Mawashi hiza geri (circular knee kick)
- Jodan uchi haisoku geri
- Kakato geri (heel kick)
- Kake geri (hooking kick)
- Kansetsu geri (joint kick)
- Kin geri (snap kick to groin)
- Mae geri (front kick)
- Mawashi geri (roundhouse kick)
- Oroshi soto kakato geri (downwards outside heel kick
- Oroshi uchi kakato geri (downwards inside heel kick)
- Ushiro geri (backwards kick)
- Ushiro mawashi geri (reverse roundhouse kick)
- Yoko geri (side kick)
- Tobi mae geri (jumping front kick)
- Tobi mawashi geri (jumping roundhouse kick)
- Tobi nidan geri (jumping double kick)
- Tobi ushiro geri (jumping backwards kick)
- Tobi yoko geri (jumping side kick)
- Tobi kake geri (jumping reverse kick)
- Tobi hiza geri (jumping knee kick)
- Mae keage (front stretch kick)
- Uchi mawashi keage (inside roundhouse stretch kick)
- Soto mawashi keage (outside roundhouse stretch kick)
- Yoko keage (side stretch kick)

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List of Techniques

Written by Erick Torossian

Friday, 04 June 2010 09:35 - Last Updated Monday, 07 June 2010 13:49

Uke (blocks)
- Chudan soto uke (middle outside block)
- Chudan uchi uke (middle inside block)
- Gedan barai (low sweep block)
- Haito uchi uke (inner block with reverse knife-hand)
- Jodan uke (upper block)
- Koken uke (block with wrist top)
- Mae gedan barai (low sweep block)
- Mawashi uke (roundhouse block with palm heel)
- Morote chudan uchi uke (middle inside block with both hands)
- Osae uke (press down block)
- Shuto mawashi uke (roundhouse block with knife-hand)

Ashi Uke (leg blocks)

Note. Except for Mae sune uke, these are usually practiced unnamed.

- Mae Sune Uke (Front shin block)

- Sune Naka Uke (outward shin block)
- Sune Soto Uke (inward shin block)
- Mae Hiza Uke (front knee block)
- Hiza Naka Uke(outward knee block)
- Hiza Soto Uke (inward knee block)
- Mae Kaji Uke (front upper-leg block)
- Kaji Naka Uke (outward upper-leg block)
- Kaji Soto Uke (inward upper-leg block)
- Teisoku Soto Mawashi Uke (inside roundhouse foot block)
- Heisoku Uchi Mawashi Uke (outside roundhouse foot block)
- Kakato Mae Ashi Uke (Heel frontkick block)
- Mae Geri Ashi Dome (front stop kick)
- Yoko Geri Ashi Dome (side stop kick)

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