Uke Waza - 打伎

Uke Waza - 打伎 (‘receiving block techniques’) are another, important step of techniques within the Kyokushin Karate. The result of a well-executed Karate receiving block is that the defender comes into a good position to move to attack. It is often said that a good attack is the best defense, but in Kyokushin Karate a good defense can also be the best attack.

During Kihon-training, individual techniques are trained with the aim of refining them, which will teach the Karateka to move more efficient and effective without adding excess extra movements. Positions and footwork, along with the use of hips, pelvis and abdomen, form the basis of the Kihon training. The emphasis is on the right way of moving and then getting to the final techniques.

Receiving techniques are first learned in their large form, Ō Waza - 大伎, and also in a hard form. That is, with large and round movements and powerful tension of the body on the exhalation and without evasive footwork. As they are performed faster and more powerfully and applied in combat exercises, the movement reduces, Ko Waza - 小伎.

Both hands have a function in a receiving block. In basic technique, one of the hands or arms makes the actual receiving block (Yang) and the other has a protective function (Yin). That is, the protective hand or arm, protects, during the receiving block, important Pressure or Vital Points, Kyusho - 急所, such as the Solar Plexus, Suigetsu - 水月. When the receiving block is trained with an opponent, the functions of both hands or arms can vary. The hand that has a protective function in the basic technique (Yin-hand) can therefore be given a more active function, such as e.g. intercepting, distracting or even completely repelling the attack. The protective hand can also begin with a counterattack in such a case.

If the Karateka is also able to fend off an attack in this way and stay afloat, he or she learns softer ways of defending. For example, receiving blocks with evasive footwork or relaxing receiving blocks on the inhalation.

In the Kihon training it is important to stick to the full and correct movement, to prevent dilution of the technique, as well as the formation of force contained in it.

At the basic receiving block techniques, the Yin hand, or the reaction hand, is pulled back against the side of the rib cage in the Hikite position. Here the ribs are not protected or minimally muscle-protected, partly that's why we turn the upper body 45 degrees. At most open hand receiving blocks, the reaction hand is pulled back to the Solar Plexus. With more advanced combinations and training forms, the reaction hand can also make a defensive or attacking movement. The arms make a conductive contact, with each other and/or the body. This keeps the coverage closed and forces joined.

Uke	Receiving Blocks Weringen	打伎
Seiken Jodan Uke 正拳 上段受け (10e Kyu)	Upper level Receiving Block Wering op een hoge stoot
Shuto Jodan Uke 手刀 上段 十字受け (10e Kyu)	Upper Knife Hand Receiving Block Open Handkant Wering naar boven
Seiken Gedan Barai 正拳 下段払い (10e Kyu)	Lower Receiving Block Wering naar beneden
Shuto Gedan Barai 手刀 下段払い (10e Kyu)	Knife-Hand Lower Receiving Block Open Handkant Wering naar beneden
Seiken Soto Uke 正拳 外受け (9e Kyu)	Middle Area Outside Receiving Block Wering van buitenaf
Shuto Soto Uke 手刀 外受け (9e Kyu)	Knife-Hand Middle Area Outside Receiving Block Open Handkant Wering van buitenaf
Seiken Uchi Uke 正拳 內受け (9e Kyu)	Middle Area Inside Receiving Block Wering van binnenuit
Shuto Uchi Uke 手刀 內受け (9e Kyu)	Knife-Hand Middle Area Inside Receiving Block Open Handkant Wering van binnenuit
Seiken Uchi Uke Gedan Barai 正拳 內受け 下段払い (8e Kyu)	Double Middle Area Inside Receiving Block Dubbel Wering van binnenuit
Shuto Uchi Uke Gedan Barai 手刀內受け 下段払い (8e Kyu)	Knife-Hand Double Middle Area Inside Receiving Block Open Handkant Dubbel Wering van binnenuit
Morote Uchi Uke 正拳 內受け (8e Kyu)	Middle Area Inside Receiving Block Ondersteund Wering van binnenuit
Shuto Mawashi Uke 手刀 回し受 (7e Kyu)	Circural Knife Hand Receiving Block Draaiend Handkant Wering
Shuto Mae Mawashi Uke 手刀 前 回し受 (7e Kyu)	Roundhouse Receiving Block Dubbele Spaakwiel Wering naar voren
Enkei Gyaku Tsuki 円 突き (6e Kyu)	Circle Receiving Block followed by reverse Punch Cirkel Blok gevolgd door tegengestelde Stoot
Mawashi Gedan Barai 回し下段払い (6e Kyu)	Circural Lower Receiving Block Cirkel Wering naar beneden
Seiken Juji Gedan Barai 正拳十字下段払い (6e Kyu)	Cross Hand Lower Receiving Block Gekruisd Hand Wering naar beneden Start met hoog gekruisd Wering en eindigt met Gedan Barai
Hiji Chudan Uke 肘外受け (6e Kyu)	Elbow Middle Receiving Block Midden Wering met Elleboog
Shuto Jodan Uchi Uke 手刀上段內受け (6e Kyu)	Knife Hand upper inside Receiving Block Open Handkant Wering op een hoge stoot van binnenuit
Seiken Jodan Juji Uke 正拳上段十字受け (5e Kyu)	Upper Cross Hand Receiving Block Gekruisd Hand Wering naar boven
Shuto Jodan Juji Uke 手刀上段十字受け (5e Kyu)	Upper Knife Hand Crossed or X Shaped Receiving Block Open Handkant gekruisd Wering naar boven
Seiken Gedan Juji Uke 正拳下段 十字受け (5e Kyu)	Upper Cross Hand Receiving Block Gekruisd Hand Wering naar beneden
Shuto Gedan Juji Uke 手刀下段 十字受け (5e Kyu)	Lower Knife Hand Crossed or X Shaped Receiving Block Open Handkant gekruisd Wering naar beneden
Shotei Jodan Uke 掌底 上段受け (5e Kyu)	High Palm Heel Receiving Block Hoge Handpalm Wering ( Teisho )
Shotei Chudan Uke 掌底 外受け (5e Kyu)	Middle Palm Heel Receiving Block Midden Handpalm Wering
Shotei Gedan Uke 掌底 下段払い (5e Kyu)	Low Palm Heel Receiving Block Lage Handpalm Wering
Koken Jodan Uke 弧拳 上段受け (4e Kyu)	Wrist Upper Receiving Block Hoog Wering met Pols
Koken Chudan Uke 弧拳 外受け (4e Kyu)	Wrist Middle Receiving Block Midden Wering met Pols
Koken Gedan Uke 弧拳 下段払い (4e Kyu)	Wrist Lower Receiving Block Laag Wering met Pols
Shuto Morote Gedan Uke 手刀 下段払い) (3e Kyu)	Both Knife-Hands Lower Receiving Block Dubbel Open Hand Wering naar beneden
Shotei Morote Gedan Uke 掌底 諸手 下段払い (3e Kyu)	Double Low Palm Heel Receiving Block Dubbele Lage Handpalm Wering
Kake Uke (J/C) 掛受け (6e Kyu)	Hooking Receiving Block Haak Wering
Kake Morote Jodan Uke 掛 諸手 上段 受け (5e Kyu)	Supported High Hooking Receiving Block Ondersteunde Haakwering
Haito Uchi Uke 背刀 內受け (1e Kyu)	Inner Knife-Hand Middle Inside Receiving Block Wering van binnenuit met Duimzijde hand
Shotei Osea Uke 掌底 押え受け (1e Kyu)	Palm Heel press down Receiving Block Neerwaards Handpalm Wering
Haitō Morote Uchi Uke 諸手背刀內受け (1e Dan)	Supported Ridge Hand Inner Receiving Block Ondersteunde Wering van binnenuit met Duimzijde hand
Frequently used Block Techniques
Seiken Morote Gedan Barai 正拳 諸手 下段払い Seiken Kake Wake Uke 正拳 掻き分け受け	Reverse Wedge Receiving Block Dubbel Wering naar beneden
Seiken Uchi Uke / Jodan Uke 正拳 內受け上段受け (2e Pinan)	Double Block, Middle Area Inside Block and Upper level Receiving Block Dubbel Wering, van binnenuit en naar boven
Haito Uke 背刀受け (2e Pinan)	Ridge Hand Receiving Block Wering met Duimzijde Hand
Shuto Uchi Uke / Jodan Uke 手刀 內受け上段受け (2e Pinan)	Knife-Hand Double Receiving Block, Middle Area Inside Receiving Block and Upper level Receiving Block Open Handkant Dubbel Wering, van binnenuit en naar boven
Seiken Manji Uke 正拳 卍受 (5e Pinan)	Double Receiving block, combining a lower level sweeping Receiving Block and upper level rising Receiving Block Dubbel Wering, combinatie van een Wering naar beneden en naar boven Gedan Barai with Jodan Uchi Uke or Jodan Soto Yoko Te
Mikazuki Geri Uke 三日月蹴り受け (5e Pinan, Kanku)	Circular Receiving Block with Sole from the outside to the inside Cirkelvormig Wering met Voetzool van buiten naar binnen Mika : ’halve maan’ Teisoku Mawashi Geri Uke Teisoku Geri Uke
Haishu Uke 背手受け (5e Pinan, Seipai, Kanku)	Receiving Block with back of Hand Circular Block with Sole from the outside to the inside Wering met de achterkant van de Hand
Shotei Uchi Uke Gedan Barai 掌底 內受け 下段払い (Saiha)	Palm Heel Double Middle Area Inside Receiving Block Handpalm dubbel Wering van binnenuit
Shotei Yumi Uke 掌底 弓 受け (Seienchin)	Palm Heel Bow Receiving Block Handpalm Boog Wering
Koken Jodan Morote Uke 上段弧拳諸手受け (Garyu)	Double Wrist Upper Receiving Block Hoog Ondersteund Wering met Pols
Sune Uke 脛受け (Kumite)	Shin Receiving Block Wering met Scheenbeen