Cannon Shotokan Karate Federation

Lanesfield Methodist Church (Opposite The Copper Bowl)

Laburnum Road

Lanesfield

Wolverhampton

WV4 6PG

Terminology (Blocking with Arms)

 

age-uke: rising block

empi uke: elbow block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)

gedan barai: sweeping low block

gedan morote barai: double sweeping low block (usually while going into kiba dachi)

haiwan uke: square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

juji uke: x block

kaisho age uke: open-palm rising block

kaisho haiwan uke: knife-hand square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

kaisho juji uke: open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

kakiwake uke: floating x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

morote uke: double forearm block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)

nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

osae uke: palm block

otoshi uke: dropping forearm block

shuto age uke: rising knife-hand block

shuto gedan barai: knife-hand sweeping low block

shuto uke: knife hand block

shuto mawashi uke (roundhouse block with knife-hand)

soto uke: outside forearm block

sukui uke: scooping block

tate shuto uke: half knife-hand block

te osae uke: dropping palm block

uchi ude uke: inside forearm block

uchi uke: outside mid-level block

gyako uchi uke: reverse outside mid-level (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

ude barai: reverse sweeping forearm block

kami tsukami: hair grab (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

usiro gedan barai: back low sweeping block (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

Cannon Shotokan Karate Federation