Atemi waza (当て身技) or body-striking techniques were the strikes from the several ancient traditional

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese jujitsu styles that were adopted in

judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

by its designer Jigorō Kanō in 1882 after a comprehensive study, accompanied by ''uke waza'' or defending blocks and parries. When judo further developed as a sports discipline, these techniques were excluded from its competition repertoire, which limits itself mainly to throws (''

nage waza In martial arts, a throw is a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground, in Japanese martial arts referred to as ''nage-waza'', 投げ技, "throwing technique". Throws are a subset ...

'') and holds ('' katame waza''): although taught within self-defense,

kata ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practised ...

and sometimes used within informal

randori is a term used in Japanese martial arts to describe free-style practice (sparring). The term denotes an exercise in 取り ''tori'', applying technique to a random ( 乱 ''ran'') succession of ''uke'' attacks. The actual connotation of ''rando ...

, striking techniques are forbidden in the sport judo competitions rules.''Kodokan Judo Atemi Waza - Study of the official classification of Atemi Waza and Kyusho by Jigoro Kano'' by José A. Caracena, 2016 Kanō thought deeply of ''atemi waza'' and its relationship with ''nage waza''. Since he wanted to keep its practical character of martial art as well as its nature of physical and moral education, when compiling the ''nage nokata'' or ''randori-no-kata'', his classical repertoire of 40 throws in the ''gokyo no waza'' (five sets of techniques), the standard syllabus of throwing techniques, he introduced four counterattack techniques against ''atemi waza'': ''

seoi nage is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Thro ...

'', ''

uki goshi is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is ...

'', ''

ura nage is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is class ...

'' and '' yoko guruma''. He distinguished a number or 23 body-striking techniques:

''Ude-Ate-waza'': arm striking techniques

* ''Empi-uchi'': Elbow blow * ''Kami-ate'': Upward blow * ''Kirioroshi'': Downward knife hand blow * ''Naname-ate'': Front crossing blow * ''Naname-uchi'': Slanting knife hand blow * ''Ryogan-tsuki'': throat strike - Strike both eyes with fingertips * ''Shimo-tsuki'': Downward blow * ''Tsukiage'': Uppercut * ''Tsukidashi'': Stomach punch with fingertips * ''Tsukkake'': Straight punch * ''Uchioroshi'': Downward strike * ''Ushiro-ate'': Rear elbow strike * ''Ushiro-sumi-tsuki'': Rear corner blow * ''Ushiro-tsuki'': Rear blow * ''Ushiro-uchi'': Rear blow * ''Yoko-ate'': Side blow * ''Yoko-uchi'': Side blow

''Ashi-Ate-waza'': Leg striking techniques

* ''Mae-ate'': Front knee * ''Mae-geri'': Front kick * ''Naname-geri'': Roundhouse kick * ''Taka-geri'': High Front kick * ''Ushiro-geri'': Backward kick * ''Yoko-geri'': Side kick

References

{{reflist Japanese martial arts terminology Strikes (martial arts) Judo technique