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tsuppari

Rapid thrusts with open hands.

Tsuppari are rapid thrusts with open hands. Thrusting with an open hand is allowed, but punching with a closed fist is a foul. A bout won by thrusting the opponent out from the front is recorded as tsukidashi.

kinjite
A banned move. Using one means an instant loss.
kimarite
The winning technique. The JSA's official list has 82.
oshidashi
A frontal push-out without a grip on the belt. The most common win.

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