kime

{{About|the term in martial arts}}

Kime ({{Langx|ja|決め}}) is a Japanese word.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNFGCgAAQBAJ&q=kime+karate&pg=PA10|title=Secrets of Shotokan Karate|first=Robin L.|last=Rielly|date=15 April 2000|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=9781462916986|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jn0XAgAAQBAJ&q=kime+karate&pg=PA124|title=Budo for Budoka|first=Cayetano|last=Sanchez|date=1 November 2013|publisher=Cuervo|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KtIDAAAAMBAJ&q=kime+karate&pg=PA33|title=Black Belt|date=1 May 1983|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcq1q9xf9IAC&q=kime+karate&pg=PT7|title=Fundamental Karate|first1=Aidan|last1=Trimble|first2=Dave|last2=Hazard|date=1 June 2006|publisher=Ebury|isbn=9780091913885|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}} It is the noun form of the verb "kimeru," which means "to decide,". (Random House, 1996, Japanese-English, English-Japanese Dictionary, p. 126).

Kime is a commonly used Japanese martial arts term.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPbcvAEACAAJ&q=kime+karate&pg=PA56|title=Karate|first1=Sanette|last1=Smit|first2=Harry|last2=Cook|date=24 December 2017|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=9781847731500|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nffTAQAAQBAJ&q=kime+karate&pg=PA89|title=Hajime: Karate History in a U.S. community|first=Antonio (Tone)|last=Resende|date=16 September 2013|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=9781483684420|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}} In karate it can mean "power" and/or "focus," describing the instantaneous tensing at the correct moment during a technique.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ldYZ0pHT8UcC&q=kime+karate&pg=PA52|title=The Inner Art of Karate: Cultivating the Budo Spirit in Your Practice|first=Kenji|last=Tokitsu|date=24 December 2017|publisher=Shambhala Publications|isbn=9781590309490|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}} The tension at this time is mostly focused on the dantian ("hara") and abdomen. In judo, the "Kime-no-kata" is often translated to "Kata of Decision."{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g87fCwAAQBAJ&q=kime+karate&pg=PA20|title=The Shotokan Karate Bible 2nd edition: Beginner to Black Belt|first=Ashley P.|last=Martin|date=5 May 2016|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781472914132|accessdate=24 December 2017|via=Google Books}} In other budō, the term refers to attacking a pressure point.