Wa-Tsuki/Zuki

[BeccyGani]

What is a WA TSUKI / ZUKI ? All descriptions say it's a 'two-arm, horizontal circle thrust.' which I can't get my head around. If there's a diagram, photo or video of this technique I would be very grateful if it was shared with me!

[bassaiguy]

Maybe you're thinking of mawashi tsuki? Here's a brief clip, although it's not the best presentation of the technique I've ever seen.

[BeccyGani]

Thanks, but Wa Tsuki uses two arms in all the descriptions I've read.

[bassaiguy]

Sorry, two arms. In Shotokan we have a technique called hasami tsuki that might fit. I'm trying to figure out how to insert an image.[/img]

[bassaiguy]

Couldn't do it, but here's a site with a decent pic of the technique: http://www.karatekas.com/tecnicas/tsuki/tsukiJ.htm

[BeccyGani]

YEAH!!! That looks right! You are awesome! Thanks bud!

[sojobo]

As I understand it, Shito-ryu has a double circle fist punch called Wa-zuki.

In Wado we have a Wa-uke which is a technique where both arms block above the head with elbows slightly bent forming a circle.

It is so named because the circle that the arms create resembles the appearance of the Kanji for the word "Wa"

和

In Karate, techniques are often named as a result of the shape they form compared to the Kanji.

Yama-zuki is another example of this, Yama means mountain and the Kanji for mountain is 山.

The arms in the Yama-zuki are the two smaller upright strokes, and the slightly longer central stroke is your head/body.

Don't know whether that helps, but I would suggest that the technique is circular in form/appearance.

bassaiguy - hasami means to pinch - ie a strike from both sides.

Sojobo