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Common Attacks

• Katate tori - One hand grabbing an arm (usually the wrist)
• Morote tori - Two hands grabbing an arm (usually the wrist)
• Ryote tori - Two hands grabbing two arms (usually the wrist)
   
• Kata tori - Shoulder grab
• Ryo kata tori - Grabbing both shoulders.
   
• Mune tori - One or two hand lapel hold.
• Hiji tori - Elbow grab.
   
• Ushiro tekubi tori - Wrist grab from the back.
• Ushiro ryote tori - Two hands holding two arms from the back.
• Ushiro ryo kata tori - Grabbing both shoulders from the back.
• Ushiro kubi shime - Rear choke
   
• Shomen uchi - Strike to the forehead
  (used to dislodge a helmet in ancient Japan.)
• Shomen giri - Overhead cut to the head (mimicking a sword cut to the faceplate)
• Yokomen uchi - Strike to the side of the head.
• Kesa giri - diagonal cut (usually refers to a sword cut)
• Tsuki - Straight thrust or punch
• Munetsuki - Thrust or punch to the solar plexus

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