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Rising Block
上げ受けAge Uke· Ah-geh Oo-keh
Age Uke drives the forearm upward and forward to deflect descending strikes away from the head — equivalent to the Taekwondo high block but with a more compact wind-up.
Target Areas
head
Prerequisites
Gedan Barai
Front Stance
Speed
Age Uke (rising block) deflects downward strikes — a hammer-fist, overhead club, or descending punch — away from the head by driving the forearm in an upward arc. The technique appears in Heian Shodan and is the standard answer to jodan (head-level) attacks throughout the Heian kata series. The forearm ends above the forehead, angled at approximately 45° so the incoming force is deflected rather than absorbed directly.
Related Techniques
Gedan BaraiSoto UkeUchi UkeOi Zuki