Tsuki is one of the five target areas (datotso-bui) in kendo (along with men, do, hidari kote and migi kote). It is a thrust of the point of the shinai to the throat. Unlike most other martial arts that use this term, in kendo, tsuki is a comprehensive term for both the movement and the target. The kiai for this strike, unlike other strikes in kendo, is not the name of the target (the neck, or kubi) but rather the name of the attack (tsuki).
The target area (datotso-bui) for tsuki is the tsuki-bu, a multi-layered set of flaps, attached to the men (helmet) that protects the throat.
Tsuki is most often done with a two handed grip (morote-zuki (諸手突き?)) and less often with only the left hand(katate-zuki (片手突き?)). Tsuki is often disallowed for younger and lower graded players in free practice and in competition (shiai).
While variants of tsuki exist in other martial arts, in kendo it has no variants; the target is always the same.
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