Temple (anatomical-right)

Paired temporal target; right representative

The temple is a classical high face target in the kata-era atemi vocabulary. The coordinate marks the anatomical-right temple (x < 0.5), while the paired anatomical-left target is acknowledged in the subtitle and lineage note rather than duplicated. The historical target is shown without prescribing angle, force, or application.

Philtrum (jōdan)Temple (anatomical-right)Temple (anatomical-right)Temple (anatomical-left)Jaw / mandibular angle (uke)Carotid side of neck (anatomical-right)Carotid side of neck (anatomical-left)Heart / precordiumEpigastrium (chūdan)Floating ribsTestes / groinOuter thigh nerve lineKnee joint

Point 2 of 12 in Atemi-waza — Judo-Jujutsu Vital Strikes

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Kodokan Judo Institute, Kime-no-kata (primary_canonical)

The Kime-no-kata technical specification, in its jōdan face-attack sequence, documents the temporal/side-face target line represented here; the bilateral coordinate is editorial.

Kodokan Judo Institute, Goshin-jutsu (primary_canonical)

The Kime-no-kata technical specification, in its jōdan face-attack sequence, documents the temporal/side-face target line represented here; the bilateral coordinate is editorial.

Kenji Tomiki, Judo: The Japanese Physical Culture (secondary)

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