Uchi-waza
Uchi-waza is a Karate label for striking techniques, used here as a bounded gateway rather than a universal classification shared by every style.
Japanese Martial Arts
Gedan-barai-uke
Gedan-barai-uke is a Karate receiving technique that sweeps aside lower-level attacks, with a front kick given as one JKF example.
Ushiro-geri
Ushiro-geri is a Karate back kick delivered as the body turns away and the leg or heel drives along a backward line.
Chūdan soto-uke
In JKF terminology, chūdan soto-uke receives a middle-level attack as the arm moves from the body’s inside toward the outside.
Chūdan uchi-uke
In JKF terminology, chūdan uchi-uke receives a middle-level attack as the arm moves from the body’s outside toward the inside.
Great Sumo Tournaments (Honbasho)
A guide to honbasho, the six official annual Grand Sumo tournaments that determine championships, records, promotion, and demotion in professional sumo.
Jōdan age-uke
Jōdan age-uke is a Karate receiving technique in which the inner forearm rises from below against an attack to the face.
Mixed Martial Arts in Japan
A history of Japanese mixed martial arts, from shoot-style roots and Shooto to Pancrase, PRIDE, RIZIN, and today’s varied rulesets.
Mawashi-geri
Mawashi-geri is a Karate roundhouse kick that approaches an upper- or middle-level target along a curved path from the side.
Kizami-zuki
Kizami-zuki is a Karate lead-hand thrust delivered from guard while the front foot steps in and the rear leg follows.