BLOckS

UKE - BLOckS

AGE UKE

Upper Rising Block.

AGE UKE GYAKU ASHI

 Upper Rising Block, reverse Leg.

ASHIBO-KAKE UKE

 Leg Hooking Block

ASHIKUBI-KAKE UKE

 Ankle Hooking Block

AWASE UKE

 Combined Block.

chUDAN-UDE UKE

 Forearm Block, blocking an attack to the mid-section.

DEAI OSAE UKE

Pressing Block, Stepping in at the time

GEDAN BARAI

Lower Level Sweep.

GEDAN BARAI UKE

Lower level Sweeping Block

GEDAN UDE UKE

Lower Level Forearm Block.

GEDAN KAKE-UKE

Lower Level Hooking Block.

HAISHU UKE

Back Hand Block. A block using the back of the hand.

HAI-WAN NAGASHI UKE

Back Arm Sweeping Block. Nagashi actually means FLOWING as in Nagashi Tsuki, or Flowing Punch as seen in the Kata Sochin but in this term we say Sweeping.

HARAI TE

Sweeping technique with the arm.

HARAI WAZA

Sweeping techniques.

HIJI-SURI UKE

Elbow Sliding Block.

HIJI UKE

Elbow Block, a blocking action using the elbow.

HIZA UKE

Knee Block, A blocking action using the knee.

JO UKE WAZA

 Jo Blocking Techniques. Used in the KATA BASSAI SHO.

JUJI UKE

X Block.

KAISHO KOSA UKE

Open Hand Cross Block.

KAKAE NAGE

Trapping Throw.

KAKAE TE UKE

Trapping Block

KAKE

Hooking.

KAKE SHUTO UKE

Hooking Knife Hand Block

KAKE UKE

Hooking Block.

KAKIWAKE UKE

REVERSE WEDGE BLOck. A two handed block used when an attacker attempts to grab the front chest area of the defender. Where the defender brings both of his arms up between the attackers arms and then pulls them apart. As seen in the Kata HEIAN YONDAN

KAKUTO UKE

Bent Wrist Block. Wrist Joint Block. Also known as KO UKE.

KEITO-UKE

Chicken Head Block.

KOKO-UKE

Tiger Mouth Block

KOKO KIZA KUZUSHI UKE

Tiger Mouth Knee Take / Pull Down as seen in the Kata NIJUSHIHO

KO UKE

Crane Block or Arch Block. Same as KAKUTO UKE.

MAEUDE-DEAI-OSAE UKE

Front Forearm Pressing Block.

MAEUDE HINERI UKE

Forearm Twist Block

MAWASHI (KAKE) UKE

Round House (Hooking) Block

MOROTE SUKUI UKE

Augmented Scooping Block, or two handed scooping block.

MOROTE tsUKAMI UKE

Augmented Grasping Block, or two handed grasping block.

MOROTE UKE

Augmented Forearm Block. One arm and fist support the other arm in a block.

NAGASHI UKE

Sweeping Block. This is one of the times that Nagashi is referred to as Sweeping.

NAMI ASHI

Inside Snapping Block , also known as Returning Wave, as seen in the Kata Tekki Shodan.

OSAE UKE

Pressing Block.

OTOSHI-UKE

Dropping Block

SEIRYUTO UKE

Ox Jaw Block. A hand technique delivered with the base of the SHUTO (Knife hand).

SHUTO UKE

Knife-hand Block.

SOKUMEN AWASE UKE

Side Combined Block

SOKUTEI-MAWASHI UKE

Sole (Foot) Circular Block

SUKUTEI-OSAE UKE

Sole (Foot) Pressing Block

SUKUTO-OSAE UKE

Foot Edge Pressing Block

SOTO UDE UKE

Outside Forearm Block or sometimes said as Lower Wrist Block.

SUKUI UKE

Scooping Block.

TAchI HIZA GEDAN BARAI

A downward block performed from a half kneeling position as seen at the start of the Kata ENPI

TATE SHUTO UKE

Vertical Knife Hand Block

TEISHO AWASE UKE

Palm Heel Combined Block, but generally called Combined Palm Heel Block.

TEISHO UKE

Palm Heel Block.

TEKUBI-KAKE UKE

Wrist Hooking Block

TE-NAGASHI UKE

Hand Sweeping Block Nagashi actually translates as Flowing but in this we use it as sweeping.

TE-OSAE UKE

Hand Pressing Block

tsUKAMI UKE

Grasping Block

UchI UDE UKE

Inside Forearm Block.

UchI-UKE

Inside Block generally used as a short version of Uchi Ude Uke.

UKE

Block.

WASHIDE UKE

Eagle Hand Block

WA-UKE

A block where the path taken is similar to the yoko-uke. Imagine wiping a wall in front of you with your palm in a half-circle. At the end of the block the hand is angled slightly to the outside. This block occurs in the Shinpa kata.