Shotokan - Lower Bucks County Karate Club - General Vocabulary: Blocking Techniques: (Uke-Waza)

Front 1

Uke-waza

Back 1

Blocking Techniques

Front 2

Kihon uke waza

Back 2

Fundamental blocking techniques

Front 3

Age-uke

Back 3

Rising block.

Front 4

Soto ude-uke

Back 4

Outside forearm block.

Front 5

Uchi ude-uke

Back 5

Inside forearm block.

Front 6

Gedan barai

Back 6

Downward sweeping block.

Front 7

Shuto-uke

Back 7

Knife-hand block.

Front 8

Jodan uke waza

Back 8

Blocks to protect the upper body

Front 9

Joho uke waza

Back 9

Blocks that move upward

Front 10

Kakuto uke

Back 10

Bent wrist block.

Front 11

Keito uke

Back 11

Chicken head wrist block.

Front 12

Age teisho uke

Back 12

Rising palm heel block.

Front 13

Ryo sho juji uke

Back 13

Open hand ‘X” block.

Front 14

Naiho uke waza

Back 14

Blocks that move inward

Front 15

Jodan soto ude uke

Back 15

Upper level outside forearm block.

Front 16

Mawashi teisho uke

Back 16

Roundhouse palm heel block.

Front 17

Soto nagashi uke

Back 17

Outside sweeping block.

Front 18

Morote tsukami uke

Back 18

Two handed grasping block.

Front 19

Gaiho uke waza

Back 19

Blocks that move outward

Front 20

Jodan uchi ude uke

Back 20

Upper level inside forearm block.

Front 21

Jodan shuto uke

Back 21

Upper level knife hand block.

Front 22

Jodan tate shuto uke

Back 22

Upper level vertical knife hand block.

Front 23

Jodan kake shuto uke

Back 23

Upper level hooking knife hand block.

Front 24

Haiwan uke

Back 24

Back of arm block.

Front 25

Haishu uke

Back 25

Back hand block.

Front 26

Uchi nagashi uke

Back 26

Inside sweeping block.

Front 27

Jodan morote uke

Back 27

Upper level augmented forearm block.

Front 28

Sokumen awase uke

Back 28

Two handed side block.

Front 29

Chudan uke waza

Back 29

Blocks to protect the torso

Front 30

Otoshi uke waza

Back 30

Blocks that move downward

Front 31

Otoshi ude uke

Back 31

Downward forearm block.

Front 32

Otoshi teisho uke

Back 32

Downward pressing block.

Front 33

Sho osae uke

Back 33

Open hand pressing block.

Front 34

Seiryuto uke

Back 34

Ox jaw block.

Front 35

Tate tsukami uke

Back 35

Vertical grasping block.

Front 36

Naiho uke waza

Back 36

Blocks that move inward

Front 37

Soto ude uke

Back 37

Outside forearm block.

Front 38

Mawashi teisho uke

Back 38

Roundhouse palm heel block.

Front 39

Soto nagashi uke

Back 39

Outside sweeping block.

Front 40

Morote tsukami uke

Back 40

Two handed grasping block.

Front 41

Mawashi empi uke

Back 41

Roundhouse elbow block.

Front 42

Gaiho uke waza

Back 42

Blocks that move outward

Front 43

Uchi ude uke

Back 43

Inside forearm block.

Front 44

Shuto-uke

Back 44

Knife-hand block.

Front 45

Tate shuto-uke

Back 45

Vertical knife-hand block.

Front 46

Kake-uke

Back 46

Hooking block.

Front 47

Haishu uke

Back 47

Back hand block.

Front 48

Kakuto uke

Back 48

Bent wrist block.

Front 49

Morote-uke

Back 49

Augmented forearm block.

Front 50

Uchi haito uke

Back 50

Inside ridge hand block.

Front 51

Bassai uke

Back 51

Bassai block – opening move of Bassai Dai.

Front 52

Kakiwake-uke

Back 52

Reverse wedge block.

Front 53

Gedan uke waza

Back 53

Blocks to protect the lower body

Front 54

Otoshi uke waza

Back 54

Blocks that move downward

Front 55

Otoshi teisho uke

Back 55

Downward pressing block.

Front 56

Otoshi seiryuto uke

Back 56

Downward ox jaw block.

Front 57

Ryo-ken juji-uke

Back 57

Both fists X-block.

Front 58

Gassho-uke

Back 58

Double-palm-heel block.

Front 59

Manji-uke

Back 59

Double block where one arm executes a down block to one side while the other arm executes a high block

Front 60

Naiho uke waza

Back 60

Blocks that move inward

Front 61

Gaiwan gedan-uke

Back 61

Downward outside forearm block.

Front 62

Soto shuto-uke

Back 62

Inward knife-hand block.

Front 63

Soto sukui-uke

Back 63

Inward scooping block.

Front 64

Gaiho uke waza

Back 64

Blocks that move outward

Front 65

Gedan barai

Back 65

Downward sweeping block.

Front 66

Uchi shuto-uke

Back 66

Outward knife-hand block.

Front 67

Zenwan gedan-uke

Back 67

Downward inside forearm block.

Front 68

Hangetsu dachi

Back 68

Half Moon Stances

Front 69

Hangetsu-dachi

Back 69

Half-moon stance.

Front 70

Sanchin-dachi

Back 70

Hourglass stance.

Front 71

Neko-ashi-dachi

Back 71

Cat leg stance.

Front 72

Sagi ashi-dachi

Back 72

One-legged stance.

Front 73

Kumite dachi

Back 73

Sparring Stances

Front 74

Zenkutsu kumite dachi

Back 74

Sparring forward stance.

Front 75

Kokutsu kumite dachi

Back 75

Sparring back stance.

Front 76

Kiba kumite dachi

Back 76

Sparring horse riding stance.