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| − | Age uke, the rising block, | + | '''Age uke''', the '''rising block''', redirects attacks to your [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]] by diverting them upward. Rising block can also defend against blows raining down from overhead. |
| − | + | To begin a rising block, cross your arms in front of your solar plexus, just like you would for a [[Cross-body block|cross-body block.]] Then, using only your shoulder, raise your blocking arm up in an arc overhead, with a clenched fist, palm facing downward. Pull your other hand to its hip, to [[Reciprocal_action|chamber a counterattack]]. | |
[video of age uke, from the front and from the side, fast and slow] | [video of age uke, from the front and from the side, fast and slow] | ||
| − | + | In many martial arts, rising blocks end with the palm facing outward, but [[Goshin-Jutsu]] rising blocks end with the palm facing downward. This trivial detail has a profound effect. The forearm is comprised of two bones; the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radius_(bone) radius], and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulna ulna]. Palm-out rising blocks cause the ulna to absorb the entire blow. Turning your wrists shifts and twists these bones inside your forearm, so the palm-down position will evenly dissipate the impact of incoming attacks over both bones. A palm-down rising block can thus stop otherwise bone-crushing strikes. | |
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| + | The rising blocks of many other styles raise straight-up, allowing force to meet force head-on. The subtle rolling motion of the Goshin-Jutsu rising block dissipates the energy of an incoming attack. By rolling over a broader area, the attack never contacts any one single point, reducing a direct attack to a glancing blow as it is deflected away. | ||
| + | Please snugly nestled your head inside the crook of your elbow, to prevent hitting yourself with your own fist when the block makes contact. (This seems silly, but it will happen if you let it.) | ||
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Revision as of 20:10, 23 June 2019
Age uke, the rising block, redirects attacks to your solar plexus by diverting them upward. Rising block can also defend against blows raining down from overhead.
To begin a rising block, cross your arms in front of your solar plexus, just like you would for a cross-body block. Then, using only your shoulder, raise your blocking arm up in an arc overhead, with a clenched fist, palm facing downward. Pull your other hand to its hip, to chamber a counterattack.
[video of age uke, from the front and from the side, fast and slow]
In many martial arts, rising blocks end with the palm facing outward, but Goshin-Jutsu rising blocks end with the palm facing downward. This trivial detail has a profound effect. The forearm is comprised of two bones; the radius, and the ulna. Palm-out rising blocks cause the ulna to absorb the entire blow. Turning your wrists shifts and twists these bones inside your forearm, so the palm-down position will evenly dissipate the impact of incoming attacks over both bones. A palm-down rising block can thus stop otherwise bone-crushing strikes.
The rising blocks of many other styles raise straight-up, allowing force to meet force head-on. The subtle rolling motion of the Goshin-Jutsu rising block dissipates the energy of an incoming attack. By rolling over a broader area, the attack never contacts any one single point, reducing a direct attack to a glancing blow as it is deflected away.
Please snugly nestled your head inside the crook of your elbow, to prevent hitting yourself with your own fist when the block makes contact. (This seems silly, but it will happen if you let it.)
