Sokuto / Foot Blade

足刀

Outer razor-blade edge of the foot and heel designed for side thrust kicks (Yoko-geri).

Quick Facts

CategoryBody Part

Pronunciation/[sohk-toh]/

Alternative NamesFoot sword, Outer blade edge of heel

Definition

Sokuto ('foot sword') turns the ankle inward to expose the rigid calcaneus bone edge along the outer foot. It acts as an impact wedge breaking opponent knees or ribcages in Yoko-geri Kekomi.

Related Terms

Ashi足

Foot or leg in Japanese martial terminology.

Geri / Geri-waza蹴り / 蹴り技

Comprehensive category of all kicking techniques (front, side, roundhouse, spinning) in Karate.

Yoko-geri / Side Kick横蹴り

Linear side kick striking with the blade edge of the heel (Sokuto) to the ribs or knee.

Associated Martial Arts

Shotokan Byakuren Kaikan Seidokaikan Karate Kyokushin Budokai Takamura Shindo Yoshin-ryu Kyushin-ryu Jujutsu Asayama Ichiden-ryu Shinno Shinto-ryu Jujutsu Shindo Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu Sekiguchi-ryu Jujutsu Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu Jujutsu Hontai Yoshin-ryu Jujutsu Takagi-ryu Jujutsu Jikishin-ryu Jujutsu Shibukawa-ryu Jujutsu Tenjin Shin-ryu Jujutsu Chokushin-ryu Jujutsu Unkei-ryu Jujutsu