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Age-ude-uke (Rising-forearm-block): is one of the first blocks you learn in karate. The nature of age-ude-uke is that it travels in an upward direction, and is the perfect block against punches to the face, or downward attacks to the head and face (for example like is someone was going to hit you on the head).
 

Age Uke Preparation

 

 

Stage 1: Make your prepare, as shown.

 

 

 

 

Age Uke

 

 

Stage 2: The preparing hand begins to pull back to the hip (hikite), while the other arm begins to travel across to the centre of the body, ready to travel upward.

 

 

 

Age Uke

 

 

Stage 3: The returning arm draws closer to the hip; the blocking arm travels further upward.

 

 

 

 

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Stage 4: Upon finishing the block the blocking forearm rotates 180 degrees (or thereabout).

 




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