Shutō sakotsu uchi

Name

Romaji:
Shutō sakotsu uchi

Japanese:
手刀鎖骨打ち

English:
Knife-hand strike to the collarbone

Terminology

Sakotsu indicates the collarbone.

Position in the sequence

Block:
Hidari sanchin-dachi

Position in the sequence:
Technique 16

Preceded by:
Shutō ganmen uchi

Followed by:
Shutō sakotsu uchikomi

Starting position

Shutō ready close to the body.

Commands

Follows shutō ganmen uchi in block 3.

Counting

Practiced in the main count of block 3.

Kiai

According to the main count.

Execution

The edge of the hand chops downward toward the collarbone. The movement should be distinctly descending and cutting.

Technical key points

• clear downward line
• the elbow path carries the movement
• the body should be behind the strike
• maintain strong wrist alignment

Common errors

• elbow movement too small
• high shoulder
• loss of the downward character
• wrist collapse

Purpose

To train a descending shutō structure toward a hard upper lateral line.

Relationship to further training

Idō Geiko: Transfers to downward shutō with movement.

Kata: A common cutting shutō principle.

Kumite: Trains the collarbone line and downward direction.