Tate Shuto Uke
Literally: vertical block with the knife-hand
Also known as: Vertical knife-hand block
A vertical knife-hand block with the wrist bent, unlike the straight wrist of shuto uke; it appears in four Shotokan kata.
Quick Facts
💡 Key Tip
Bend the wrist during the block, do not leave it straight as in shuto uke.
Katas containing this technique
About
Tate shuto uke, literally vertical knife-hand block, is according to the Wiki Karate Cosmos a block with the knife-hand (shuto) with a bent wrist. This distinguishes it from horizontal shuto uke, where the wrist stays straight. In Shotokan kata (JKA listings) it appears in Heian Sandan (movement 18), Kanku Dai (movement 5), Bassai Dai (movement 9) and Empi (movement 16).