Enpi (elbow strike)

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For the karate kata, see Enpi (kata).

Enpi
Due to the inherent toughness of the elbow, elbow strikes (猿臂打ち, enpi-uchi?) are frequently utilized in breaking demonstrations.
Japanese name
Kanji:	猿臂
Hiragana:	えんぴ
Transliterations - Revised Hepburn: enpi - Traditional Hepburn: empi

Enpi (猿臂, Enpi^?), literally meaning "monkey elbow", is a term for an elbow strike by the Japanese martial art of karate. There are several kinds of elbow strikes, classified by the direction they hit from. Upward elbow strikes and forward elbow strikes use the fist-chest interface as a pivot. Side elbow strikes translate the elbow, rather than rotating it around a point.

Please note that 猿臂 is also frequently transliterated as empi.