Karate techniques

|+Vital points used in attack{{cite book |last = Higaonna |first = Morio |title = Traditional Karatedo Vol. 1 Fundamental Techniques |year = 1985 |pages = 34–39 }}

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|This pressure point is located in the center of the lowest part of the neck, in the hollow.

|In the lateral aspect of the neck, in the posterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus posterosuperior on both sides of the center of the neck.

|Half an inch directly above the middle of the anterior hairline.

|Dokko is a hollow spot behind the ear lobe

|Half an inch above the eye bridge, between the eyes.

|A little above midpoint of the philtrum, just under the nostrils.

|Above the Adam’s apple, in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.

|On the inner crease of the elbow (find the center of the crease, and move inward toward the body one half cun.)

|On the sole of the foot just forward of center.

|Four cun (inches) above the medial epicedial of the femur, between m. vastus medialis and m. Sartorius. One inch below the center of the inner thigh.

|The coccyx, targeted inwards or upwards or a combination of the two angles.

|The midpoint of the upper border of the Superior pubic ligament

| On the dorsum of the hand, between the thumb and the 1st metacarpal bones, dors. Inter osseous m.,1st

| Classic martial arts on inch below the belly button. Acupuncture places it at 1.5 cun from navel.

|The general location of this area is stomach and large intestine

|Found at the top of the skull, 2 cun (inch) posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline.

|Sphenoid or temple, in the depression about one inch posterior to the midpoint between the lateral eyebrow and the outer canthus.

|Whole of the ear

| Yuyao, middle of the eyebrow with the eye looking forward, the point is under the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge.

|In the depression in the center of the Mentolabial groove.

|Center of the back of the neck, between the third and fourth Cervical vertebrae.

|Inside edge of the tibia, seven cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the medial aspect near the medial border of the tibia.

|Fukuto is located on the midline of the lateral aspect of the thigh, about seven cun above the transverse popliteal crease.

| In the depression of the lower border of the medial malleolus or one cun (inch) below the medial malleolus. Just below and slightly to the front of the knobby protruding of bone on the in side of the ankle of the right leg.

|Gap between the first and second toe on the foot surface of the web.

|One half inch above, on the Pericardium meridian, on the palm side of the arm about two and a half inches above the wrist, between the Radius and the ulna bones.

|Outside of the back of the foot, behind outer ankle.

|+Parts of the Arm used in Attack{{cite book |last = Higaonna |first = Morio |title = Traditional Karatedo Vol. 1 Fundamental Techniques |year = 1985 |pages = 42–46 }}

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|Punch

|Strike

|Rising punch

|Hook punch

|Mountain punch

|Two handed punch

|Parallel punch

|Scissors punch

|Flowing punch

|Bent wrist strike

|Eagle hand

|Open hand

|Straight punch

|Upper punch

|Back fist strike

|Circular punch

|Round hook punch

|Vertical punch

|Jab punch

|Lunge punch

|Reverse punch

|Double punch

|Triple punch

|Leading punch

|Two fisted punch

|Whip swing

|Augmented push

|Grab-pull

|Leg take down

|Freeing technique

|Throwing-off technique

|Throwing technique

|ridge hand

|elbow strike{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rH3gPz21FWkC&dq=Enpi+karate&pg=PA56|title=Karate-Do Nyumon|isbn=9784770018915|access-date=10 January 2015|last1=Funakoshi|first1=Gichin|year=1994}}

|flat fist

|bent wrist

|middle finger knuckle fist

|finger thrust

|fist

|palm of hand

|knife hand

|hammer hand

|finger pinch

|+Movements of foot used in Attack

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|Sliding step

|Shuffling step

|Natural stepping

|Dragging step

|Kicking foot

|Moving

|Landing

|One foot length

|+Stances used in Karate{{cite book | last = Higaonna |first = Morio |title = Traditional Karatedo Vol. 1 Fundamental Techniques |year = 1985 |pages = 117–120 }}

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|Stance

|Closed foot stance (feet together)

|Heels together - feet at an angle

|Parallel stance (feet shoulder width apart)

|Natural stance (feet shoulder width apart - toes slightly pointed out)

|Straddle leg stance

|Horse riding stance

|Hourglass stance

|Front Stance

|Half front stance

|Free stance

|Back stance

|Cat stance

|"L" stance

|Side facing straddle stance

| Squat stance

|+Blocking used in Karate

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|Block

|Rising block (Head)

|Inside circular block

|Sweeping block

|Side block

|Two hand scoop block

|Palm heel sweeping block

|Palm heel descending block

|Augmented block

|Bow & Arrow block

|Back hand circling press block

|Circular elbow block

|Back-hand hook block

|Middle level inward pulling block

|Side (outward) pulling block

|Cross block

|Hook block

|Arm wedge

|Palm-heel press

|Downward block

|Grasping block

|Knife hand block

|Palm heel block

|Inside forearm block

|Wrist block

|Inside downward block (open hand)

|Back hand block

|Elbow block

|Knee block

|Roundhouse block

|Double handed block

|Tiger mouth (block & strike)