Shutō sakotsu uchikomi¶
Name¶
Romaji:
Shutō sakotsu uchikomi
Japanese:
手刀鎖骨打ち込み
English:
Driving knife-hand strike to the collarbone
Terminology¶
Uchikomi indicates a penetrating or driving direction.
Sequence position¶
Block:
Hidari sanchin-dachi
Placement in the sequence:
Technique 17
Preceded by:
Shutō sakotsu uchi
Followed by:
Shutō uchi uchi
Starting position¶
Similar preparation to shutō sakotsu uchi.
Commands¶
Follows after shutō sakotsu uchi in block 3.
Count¶
Trained in the main count of block 3.
Kiai¶
According to the main count.
Execution¶
The technique enters toward the collarbone with a straighter, more penetrating force than the cutting variant. The feeling is more drive in than cut down.
Technical key points¶
- clear penetrating direction
- the body must be behind the technique
- waki is kept closed
- the technical line must not open
Common errors¶
- the technique becomes identical to the previous variant
- open body
- weak direction
- lost wrist line
Purpose¶
To distinguish the penetrating shutō form from the more cutting one.
Relation to further training¶
Idō Geiko: Carried forward as a driving shutō principle.
Kata: Shows the difference between path and pressure.
Kumite: Trains a penetrating hand-edge line.