A knifehand strike is a strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist), familiar to many people as a karate chop, (in Japanese, shuto-uchi). This refers to strikes performed with the side of the knuckle of the small finger. Suitable targets for the knife hand... more »
Pinan sono ichi is the first Kata of the Pinan group in Kyokushinkai Karate. Pinan Katas are similar to those found in Shotokan Karate, since they were developed from Mas Oyama’s training under Gichin Funakoshi. Master Funakoshi in turn derived these kata from northern Chinese kempo and Shorin Ryu, the Okinawan karate style based... more »
Shuto uke (knife hand block) is a Karate block where you use the “knife hand” (edge of the hand near the pinky). This includes using both hands in a shuto block known as morote shuto uke. These blocks can be done from the outside (soto) or inside (uchi) relative to the attacker’s... more »