QUOTE (WombatOneSix @ Apr 2 2008, 01:04 AM)

Why is this term mainly used in Wado. I must admit i've never heard it before...
What would be a similar term in other styles of karate?
it is probably only used in Wado because Ohtsuka created the translation. The same thing exists in all schools, the head instructor from one school calls a lunge punch.. a lunge punch, another a leading punch, another a front punch, another a jab punch. so then all students from call it as per their teachers translation. There are mainy ways to decribe the same technique, what students tend to forget is that it is only a 'description' not a name. If you want to name a technique you should call it some thing like 'zuki1', 'the terminator' or maybe just 'bob'.