Ude uke

Ude uke (literally: "arm block") is the inside version of cross-body block, which also redirects attacks above the diaphragm to the side. Within Goshin-Jutsu, ude uke is sometimes referred to as an inside-outside block a picture-window block (...although no one is quite sure why).

Start by raising your fist to head level, and raise your elbow to solar-plexus level, one fist-width away from your chest. (Other karate styles say that the elbow should be raised to head level, but Goshin-Jutsu does not, to help protect the floating ribs.) Complete the block by twisting at the waist to pull the forearm across your chest, so that the blocking elbow is in front of the opposite side hip. The opposite side hand pulls to the hip in reciprocal action. The motion is similar to an inside hammerfist block, or a tate-shutō uchi.

When performing ude uke, it is important to focus on the attacker, and not the block; concentrating on the block is distracting, and it leads to hip over-rotation which slows your counterattack.

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