Blocks (Uke)

Basic Blocks
English Japanese Pronunciation Example
Head level block Jodan age uke joe-dan a-geh oo-kay Head level block
Inside hooking block Uchi uke oo-chee oo-kay Inside hooking block
Outside hooking block Soto uke soh-toe oo-kay Outside hooking block
Downward block Gedan barai geh-dan barr-eye Downward block
Sweeping block Gedan uke geh-dan oo-kay Sweeping block
Advanced Blocks
English Japanese Pronunciation Example
Double block Chuge Uke chu-geh oo-kay Double block
Open hand hook block Kake uke kar-keh oo-kay Open hand hook block
Open hand round block Mawashi uke ma-wash-ee oo-kay Open hand round block
Knife hand block Shuto uke shoe-toe oo-kay Knife hand block