makiwara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 巻藁.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mæ.kɪˈwɑː.ɹə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑ.kiˈwɑ.ɹə/

Noun

makiwara (plural makiwaras)

1. A padded post used for hitting practice in karate.
   • 2023 May 14, Alix Strauss, “How the Head of a Filmmaking Center Spends His Sundays”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     There’s a weight lifting and elliptical machine, a recumbent bicycle, a heavy bag, a punching dummy and a makiwara, which is a punching board that focuses your punching and turns your hands into bricks.

See also

• punchbag