knee touching down; knee touch down
Sumo term: a situation where a wrestler's knee touches the ground, often resulting in a loss. Used in sumo commentary and rules.
At the initial charge, he couldn't withstand the opponent's thrusting attack and his knee touched down.
posture with knees and toes on the floor
A sitting or resting posture where both knees and toes are on the floor, often with the upper body upright. Common in traditional settings or martial arts.
After kendo practice, we sat in seiza from a posture with knees and toes on the floor.
Compound of 突き (tsuki, 'thrusting' or 'touching') and 膝 (hiza, 'knee'). The sumo sense derives from the knee touching the ground during a thrusting exchange; the posture sense describes the knees and toes touching the floor.