Morote-zuki 諸手突き
Double-hand punch, augmented punch
The technique, and its job.
Two fists delivered simultaneously to the same or adjacent targets, or one punch supported by the other hand. It trades the acceleration hikite provides for the combined mass of both arms and a fully square, committed body.
Application. A committed close-range attack, and in several kata the technique that finishes a sequence.
Mechanics
What each part of the body does, in the order it does it.
- Starting position
- Both hands chambered, or one supporting the other at the elbow or wrist.
- Hips
- Square and driving forward. There is no hikite, so the drive must come from the stance.
- Trajectory
- Both fists travel together along parallel lines.
- Contact surface
- First two knuckles of both fists.
- Kime
- Both arms and the stance arrive on one beat.
What survives when the name is forgotten.
- Without hikite, the stance must supply what the withdrawing hand normally would.
- It commits both hands at once, so it is thrown when the outcome is already decided, not to open an exchange.
Common errors, and how to fix them.
Naming a fault teaches nobody. Each one below carries why it happens and what corrects it.
Why it happens. The dominant arm leading.
The fix. Slow repetitions until both arrive on the same beat.
Drills
- Double pad work with a partner holding one pad in each hand at the correct spacing.
Where it appears.
Kihon is the vocabulary, kata is the literature, kumite is the conversation. Every link below was written down deliberately; none of it was inferred from a name matching.
- Heian Godan Peaceful mind, fifth level
- Bassai Dai To storm a fortress, major
- Kanku Dai To view the sky, major
- Choku-zuki Straight punch
- Oi-zuki Lunge punch, stepping punch
- Gyaku-zuki Reverse punch
- Kizami-zuki Jab, leading-hand punch
- Age-zuki Rising punch
- Tate-zuki Vertical-fist punch
- Ura-zuki Close punch, inverted punch
The Japanese, explained.
- Morote-zuki 諸手突き
- Double-hand punch. Both fists delivered together, trading the acceleration hikite gives for combined mass.
Video
No recording in the register is tagged to Morote-zuki. MMAKF has not filmed this technique, and the discovery pass did not find an external recording specific enough to attribute to it without guessing.
Nothing is shown here rather than a search link dressed up as a demonstration. What has been found, checked and registered is listed in full on the source register.
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