| Beginner Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| uke |
oo-kay |
block |
| uke waza |
oo-kay wah-zah |
blocking techniques |
| barai |
bah-rye |
parry |
| age uke |
ah-gay oo-kay |
rising block |
| gedan barai |
gay-don bah-rye |
downward sweep |
| uchi (ude) uke |
oo-chee oo-day oo-kay |
inside (forearm) block |
| soto (ude) uke |
soh-toe oo-day oo-kay |
outside (forearm) block |
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| Intermediate Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| gyaku uke |
g'yah-koo oo-kay |
reverse form block |
| nagashi uke |
nah-gah-shee oo-kay |
sweeping or sliding block |
| shuto uke |
shoo-toe oo-kay |
knife-hand block |
| haiwan (nagashi) uke |
high-wahn nah-gah-shee oo-kay |
sweeping with the back of the arm block |
| osae (te) uke |
oh-sigh tay oo-kay |
pressing (with the hand) block |
| morote uke |
moh-roh-tay oo-kay |
augmented (inside) block, "both hands block" |
| kosa uke |
koh-sah oo-kay |
crossing block |
| empi (or hiji) uke |
em-pee/hee-jee oo-kay |
elbow block |
| tate shuto uke |
tah-tay shoo-toe oo-kay |
vertical knife-hand block |
| kaishu haiwan (nagashi) uke |
k'eye-shoo high-wahn nah-gah-shee oo-kay |
open-handed sweeping block with the back of the arm |
| juji uke |
joo-jee oo-kay |
X-block, "character for 10 block" |
| te nagashi uke |
tay nah-gah-shee oo-kay |
sweeping hand block |
| kakiwake uke |
kah-kee-wah-kay oo-kay |
wedge block |
| kaishu juji uke |
k'eye-shoo joo-jee oo-kay |
open-handed X-block |
| tsukami uke |
t'soo-kah-mee oo-kay |
grasping block |
| haishu uke |
high-shoo oo-kay |
backhand block |
| manji uke |
mahn-jee oo-kay |
half-swastika block
Note: The swastika was a Shinto religious symbol long before the Nazi's used it as a national symbol,
and thus this block's name should not be thought of as an artifact of the second world war. |
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| Advanced Terms |
| Romaji |
Pronounciation |
English |
| At this level, many of the block names are a combination of words from other techniques. |
| awase |
ah-wah-say |
combined |
| ryowan |
r'yoh-wahn |
both arms |
| sokumen uke |
soh-koo-mehn oo-kay |
side block |
| sukui uke |
soo-koo-ee oo-kay |
scooping block |
| kake uke |
kah-kay oo-kay |
hooking block |
| teisho uke |
tay-show oo-kay |
palm-heel block |
| otoshi (ude) uke |
oh-toe-shee oo-day oo-kay |
dropping (forearm) block |
| koko uke |
koh-koh oo-kay |
tiger-mouth block |
| hasami uke |
hah-sah-mee oo-kay |
scissor block |
| hineri uke |
hee-neh-ree oo-kay |
twisting block |
| yama uke |
yah-mah oo-kay |
mountain block |
| seiryuto uke |
say-r'yoo-toe oo-kay |
ox-jaw ("curved sword hand") block |
| keito uke |
kay-toe oo-kay |
chicken-head block |
| suri uke |
soo-ree oo-kay |
sliding block |
