Kiai
Short yell uttered by martial artists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Japanese martial arts a kiai (Japanese: 気合, /ˈkiːaɪ/) is a short shout uttered when performing an assault.
"Hi-yah" and "Hi-yah!" redirect here. For the streaming service, see Hi-YAH!
For the village in Iran, see Kiai, Iran. For the expert in Islam, see Kyai. For the radio station, see KIAI.
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Hangul | 기합 | ||||||
Hanja | 氣合 | ||||||
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Traditional Japanese dojo generally uses single syllables beginning with a vowel. The practice has become a part of Asian martial arts in popular culture, especially in martial arts films, in writing often rendered in variants such as Hi-yah!, Aiyah!, Eeee-yah! or Hyah!.[citation needed] A kiai is usually not the word "kiai" itself.