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| − | '''Kakiwake uke''' (literally: “dividing-apart block”) is | + | '''Kakiwake uke''' (literally: “dividing-apart block”) is called a wedge block by most English-speaking karateka. However, we will refrain from doing so, to avoid confusion with the [[Wedge technique|wedge technique]] (...and because “kakiwake” is just fun to say.) |
Kakiwake uke is a specialized move for breaking front chokes or lapel grabs. To perform a kakiwake uke: | Kakiwake uke is a specialized move for breaking front chokes or lapel grabs. To perform a kakiwake uke: | ||
*Start with your hands on your hips. | *Start with your hands on your hips. | ||
| − | *Next, pull your elbows forward, | + | *Next, pull your elbows forward, raising your hands up along your centerline to head level, just like a [[Double punch|double]] [[Uppercut|uppercut]]. |
| − | *Finally, turn your wrists to the outside, | + | *Finally, turn your wrists to the outside, pointing your hands out and up at a 45° angle. Pull your hands down and to the outside at a 45° angle, hooking the opponent’s wrists with your [[Shutō|shutō]]. |
| − | When done correctly, kakiwake uke traces an invisible up-arrow (↑), | + | When done correctly, kakiwake uke traces an invisible up-arrow (↑), ending with your hands in front of their shoulders. Kakiwake uke can be performed with either closed fists or [[Shutō|shutō]] hands. |
| − | For best results, take a small shift or step backwards | + | For best results, take a small shift or step backwards, to force the opponent to overextend themselves and compromise their balance. |
[video of a kakiwake uke, fast and slow, from the front and side] | [video of a kakiwake uke, fast and slow, from the front and side] | ||
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Revision as of 00:27, 19 January 2021
Kakiwake uke (literally: “dividing-apart block”) is called a wedge block by most English-speaking karateka. However, we will refrain from doing so, to avoid confusion with the wedge technique (...and because “kakiwake” is just fun to say.)
Kakiwake uke is a specialized move for breaking front chokes or lapel grabs. To perform a kakiwake uke:
- Start with your hands on your hips.
- Next, pull your elbows forward, raising your hands up along your centerline to head level, just like a double uppercut.
- Finally, turn your wrists to the outside, pointing your hands out and up at a 45° angle. Pull your hands down and to the outside at a 45° angle, hooking the opponent’s wrists with your shutō.
When done correctly, kakiwake uke traces an invisible up-arrow (↑), ending with your hands in front of their shoulders. Kakiwake uke can be performed with either closed fists or shutō hands.
For best results, take a small shift or step backwards, to force the opponent to overextend themselves and compromise their balance.
[video of a kakiwake uke, fast and slow, from the front and side]
