A new word?

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

A karate chop is not administered with the foot.  As expected, that's referred to as a kick (e.g., side-kick, front kick).
 
Gerald Cohen

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From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Barbara Need
Sent: Fri 8/18/2006 7:17 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: A new word?

For the record, I know nothing about the martial arts, but I had
always assumed that a "rabbit punch" was to the kidneys--which is not
the (stereo)typical place for a karate chop. (Can "karate chops" be
done with the foot? Or rather, can you call a karate blow with the
foot a "chop"? If so, that would allow a karate chop to the kidneys.)

Barbara

Barbara Need
UChicago

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