Shutō sakotsu uchi¶
Name¶
Romaji:
Shutō sakotsu uchi
Japanese:
手刀鎖骨打ち
English:
Knife-hand strike to the collarbone
Terminology¶
Sakotsu indicates the collarbone.
Sequence position¶
Block:
Hidari sanchin-dachi
Placement in the sequence:
Technique 16
Preceded by:
Shutō ganmen uchi
Followed by:
Shutō sakotsu uchikomi
Starting position¶
Shutō ready close to the body.
Commands¶
Follows in block 3 after shutō ganmen uchi.
Count¶
Trained in the main count of block 3.
Kiai¶
According to the main count.
Execution¶
The edge of the hand cuts downward toward the collarbone. The movement should be clearly descending and cutting.
Technical key points¶
- clear downward line
- the elbow path carries the movement
- the body should be behind the strike
- the wrist line is kept strong
Common errors¶
- elbow movement too small
- raised shoulder
- loss of downward character
- collapse in the wrist
Purpose¶
To train a descending shutō structure toward a hard high side line.
Relation to further training¶
Idō Geiko: Carried forward into moving descending shutō.
Kata: Common cutting shutō principle.
Kumite: Trains the collarbone line and downward direction.