Striking techniques

Atemi-waza are techniques for disabling an assailant by attacking with the fist, the knife edge of the hand, the fingertips, the elbow, the knee, the ball of the foot, the toes, the heel, the forehead or the back of the head. The technique may take the form of striking, puching, chopping, thrusting, jabbing or kicking. They are divided into ude-waza(arm strikes), in which vital points are attacked with the hand or arm, and ashi-ate(leg strikes), in which the leg or foot becomes a weapon. Both groups of techniques are further subdivided. Atemi waza or striking techniques are based on those of the Tenshin Shin'yo School

The result of making forceful contact with a vital point can be pain, loss of consciousness, coma, disablement or death. Ate-waza are practiced in kata(form practice), never in randori(free practice).

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