Teisho Uke
Literally: palm heel block
Also known as: Palm heel block
A block with the palm heel instead of the forearm; in Shotokan it is contained in the kata Jitte and Empi.
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Teisho uke, in English palm heel block, is a block that catches the attack with the palm heel (teisho) rather than the forearm. In the Shotokan kata Jitte (JKA listing) it is movement 2 and movements 5–7, in Empi movements 30–33.