Soto-uke / Uchi-uke
外受け / 内受け
Mid-level forearm blocks sweeping from outside-in (Soto-uke) or inside-out (Uchi-uke) at Chudan level.
Quick Facts
CategoryConcept / Principle
Pronunciation/[soh-toh oo-keh] / [oo-chee oo-keh]/
Alternative NamesOutside and inside forearm blocks
Definition
Soto-uke and Uchi-uke shield the chest (Chudan). Soto-uke swings the forearm from near the ear inward across the sternum, whereas Uchi-uke sweeps from beneath the opposite armpit outward.
Related Terms
Chudan中段
Middle level target area of the body (chest, abdomen, and torso).
Tsuki / Zuki突きの / 突きThrusting straight punch or weapon thrust in Japanese martial disciplines.
Uke-waza / Blocking Techniques受け技Category of defensive blocking and deflecting techniques in Karate and Jujutsu.
Gyaku-zuki / Reverse Punch逆突きReverse straight punch executed with the rear hand opposite to the lead leg.
Associated Martial Arts
ShotokanJundokan Goju-ryuByakuren KaikanSeidokaikan KarateKyokushin BudokaiTakamura Shindo Yoshin-ryuKyushin-ryu JujutsuAsayama Ichiden-ryuShinno Shinto-ryu JujutsuShindo Yoshin-ryu JujutsuSekiguchi-ryu JujutsuTenjin Shin'yo-ryu JujutsuHontai Yoshin-ryu JujutsuTakagi-ryu JujutsuJikishin-ryu JujutsuShibukawa-ryu JujutsuTenjin Shin-ryu JujutsuChokushin-ryu JujutsuUnkei-ryu Jujutsu