karate chops
Martial arts blows
Karate chops are strikes delivered with the edge of the hand, fingers extended and held together.
The term comes from martial arts but extends to any similar chopping motion: He karate-chopped the stack of boards in half.
Informally, the gesture appears in play fighting or comedic contexts: The kids ran around giving each other karate chops.
- blowsStrikes or expels air
- techniquesSkilled ways of doing
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- breaking boardsSmashing planks with strikes
- impactsForceful contacts or influences
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Obstructs or sections
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