finishing technique; decisive strike
In martial arts, a technique intended to end a match or incapacitate an opponent; often a powerful, precise blow or hold.
彼は試合の終盤で強烈な極め技を決めた。
He landed a powerful finishing technique in the closing moments of the match.
この流派では、相手の動きを止める極め技を重視している。
This school emphasizes decisive techniques that stop the opponent's movement.
Standard spelling in martial arts contexts; 極め conveys the sense of 'deciding' or 'finishing'.
Abbreviated spelling; also used but less explicit than 極め技.
Compound of 極め (kime, 'deciding' or 'finishing', from verb 極める) and 技 (waza, 'technique'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term is used in traditional Japanese martial arts to describe a decisive technique.