Kime

Kime (Template:Lang-ja) is a Japanese martial arts term. In karate it can mean "focus" or "spirit" the instantaneous tensing at the correct moment during a technique. The tension at this time is mostly focused in the dantian ("hara") and Abdomen. In judo, the "Kime-no-kata" are often translated as the "Kata of Decision". In other budō the term refers to attacking a pressure point. In all cases certain finality is implied.

In Suriname there is a successful karate dojo named KIME. The governing body is the Suriname Karate Associatie (SKA).