Karate Blocking Techniques - Japanese Terms

"Uke" means block in Japanese, and can be performed with hands, arms, legs and feet.

Ashi barai	Blocking sweep
Age uke (Jodan uke)	Rising block (Upper block)
Chudan suki uke	Middle scooping block
Chudan shotei yoko uke	Middle level open hand block
Chudan uke	Inside circular block
Chudan uchi uke	Outside forearm block (Middle Block)
Gedan barai	Downward block (Lower block)
Gedan uchi barai	Downward block (Fom outside inward)
Haisoku barai	Instep block (Inside to outside)
Hiji uke	Elbow block
Hiki uke	Open hand pulling grasping block
Hiza uchi uke	Knee block (Blocking outside to inside)
Hiza soto uke	Knee block (Blocking inside to outside)
Kake uke	Open hand hooking block
Ko uke	Wrist block
Kosa uke	Cross block arms crossed at wrist
Mawashi uke	Round house block with two hands
Morote uke	Reinforced block
Otoshi uke	Blocking downward with palm heel
Shotei gedan bari	Open hand downward block
Shotei otoshi uke	Open hand dropping block
Shotei uke	Palm heel block
Shuto uke	Knife hand block
Sokutei harai uke	Block with sole of the foot (Outside to inside)
Tora guchi	Circular double block to gedan and jodan
Uchi uke	Inside forearm block
Ura uke	Back hand block