Morote Uke
諸手受け
Literally: two-handed block
A reinforced forearm block in which the second fist braces the blocking arm; appears in shotokan in four kata of the Heian series.
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Morote uke (諸手受け), literally a block with both hands, is a reinforced forearm block. It builds on the basic block uchi uke, joined by a second hand: its fist braces the blocking forearm and gives it support. Shotokan technique lists record it as a double forearm block; elsewhere it is called a reinforced block. In a broader sense, the name can also denote other two-handed blocks. Among karate blocks, it belongs to the two-handed group together with kosa uke and manji uke. In shotokan it appears in the Heian series, in the kata Heian Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, and Godan.