Osae Uke
Literally: pressing-and-holding block
A pressing-and-holding block that presses down and holds the attacking limb instead of deflecting it; the variant deai osae uke is performed stepping forward.
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Osae uke, literally pressing-and-holding block, is according to karatespektra.cz a pressing and holding block: it presses down and holds the attacking limb instead of knocking it away. The word osae means to press or hold. The same website gives the variant deai osae uke, performed with a step forward against the attack, while the basic osae uke is done in place. In Shotokan kata (JKA listings) it appears in Heian Sandan (movement 8), Heian Godan (movement 10), Tekki Sandan (movement 3), Jitte (movement 3), Gankaku (movement 2) and Kanku Dai (movements 15 and 54).