overarm stroke (traditional Japanese swimming)
A specific arm movement used in classical Japanese swimming styles (日本泳法). Not a general term for an overarm stroke in modern competitive swimming.
日本泳法では、抜き手は力強い推進力を生む。
In traditional Japanese swimming, the overarm stroke generates powerful propulsion.
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He practiced the overarm stroke repeatedly.
Standard kanji spelling for this traditional swimming stroke.
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 抜き手.
Compound of 抜き (nuki, 'pulling out') + 手 (te, 'hand/arm'), referring to the arm motion of pulling through the water. The reading ぬきで is a voiced variant.