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Kakato otoshi

かかと落とし
Origin
Japanese
Pronunciation
kah-kah-toh oh-toh-shee
Category
Techniques

The axe kick — brought straight up and dropped heel-first onto the collarbone, sternum or skull. Andy Hug’s signature, and a direct product of a ruleset where the head can only be reached by foot.

Also from this tradition