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The force of the sweep either runs perpendicular to the opponent's leg or rises as it strikes the leg, lifting the foot from the ground. A sweep can be used to take the opponent to the ground or it can simply disrupt the opponent's balance long enough to make an opening for a punch or kick. In Japanese it is known as ashi-barai.
The scissor sweep involves positioning one leg across the opponent's lower chest/stomach and striking behind the knee or calves with the other leg, closing the legs in a “scissor” motion. This can be done as an offensive technique, leaping into the air toward the opponent, but is more commonly used as an escape when the opponent has trapped ...
Sifu: 师父: 師父: si 1 fu 2: shī fù master Sisuk 师叔: 師叔: si 1 suk 1: shī shū master's junior male classmate ("叔" = junior uncle) Sibak 师伯: 師伯: si 1 baak 3: shī bó master's senior male classmate ("伯" = senior uncle) Sigu (Rare) 师姑: 師姑: si 1 gu 1: shī gū master's female classmate ("姑" = aunt) Sigung ...
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One day Ben comes home from school with a badly bruised nose, so Ben's parents decide to enroll him in a Kajukenbo martial arts school. Ben reluctantly agrees to attend the school because his mother has already paid the instructor who is known only as Sifu. At first Ben thinks he will not enjoy Kajukenbo, but he eventually discovers how ...
Harai makikomi (払巻込): Hip sweep wraparound; Kani basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw. (Forbidden in competition.) Kawazu gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement. (Forbidden in competition.) Osoto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound; Soto makikomi (外巻込): Outer wraparound; Tani otoshi (谷落): Valley drop
"Shifu" is in fact the English spelling of two similar but distinct Chinese words (师傅; shīfù and 师父; shīfu).The only phonetic difference between the two words is the tone of the second syllable.