Oi Zuki

追い突き

Literally: pursuing punch

Also known as: Oi tsuki, Jun zuki, 順突き, Seiken oi tsuki

A straight punch delivered with the hand on the side of the stepping leg, thrown with a full step forward; one of the first techniques taught in karate.

Quick Facts

Martial Arts

Karate Shotokan Kyokushin Wado-ryu Kudo Shito-ryu

CategoryStrikes (Uchi/Tsuki)

DifficultyBasic

Targetsface, torso

Impact Surfacefore fist

Katas containing this technique

Heian ShodanStep: 2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17 Heian SandanStep: 10, 18 Heian YondanStep: 16, 20 Heian GodanStep: 12 Taikyoku ShodanStep: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20 Taikyoku NidanStep: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20 Taikyoku SandanStep: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20 GankakuStep: 28, 42

About

Oi zuki (追い突き), literally 'pursuing punch,' is a straight punch in which the hand on the same side as the leg that has just stepped forward strikes. It is essentially the straight punch choku zuki combined with a step. In Wado-ryu and in the glossary of the Japan Karatedo Federation it is also called jun zuki (順突き). Alongside blocks, it is one of the first techniques a karateka learns. The Kyokushin organization KWF lists it as the first item on its hand-strike list and teaches it from 10. kyu, the British KUGB tests it at 9. kyu, and in the kata Heian Shodan it is the second movement. Its counterpart is gyaku zuki, a punch with the hand opposite the front leg. Because of the long step, oi zuki is rarely used in competitive kumite and is found mainly in kata and basic technique. If it lands on a scoring zone, it is scored under WKF rules as yuko, one point.

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