Age-uke

Blocking technique in Karate

上段受け

Type

Blocks and parries

Martial arts

Karate, Judo

Meaning

Rising block

Listed in

Uke-waza (judo techniques), Using the arms (Shotokan karate)

Age-uke (上げ受け), which translates to "rising block", or "upward block" is the Japanese term for a technique used in martial arts. There numerous variations in how the technique might be executed, and nothing implicit in the term itself restricts its use to unarmed techniques. It is commonly used with regards to the Karate technique that goes by that name, but can also refer to similar techniques in Kobudo.

Age-uke may be used to stiffly block or deflect an incoming high attack. Alternately, it may be used to receive an incoming attack, sweeping it overhead while maintaining contact with the attacking instrument (limb or weapon).

Other Karate blocks and parries

• Soto uke
• Uchi-Uke
• Kaisho haiwan uke
• Uchi ude uke
• Gyako uchi uke
• Chudan soete uke
• Nagashi uke
• Kaisho juji uke
• Joge kaki uke
• Heian Godan
• Nami Ashi, a.k.a. Nami Gaeshi
• Mawashi uke
• Haiwan uke
• Kakiwake uke
• Teisho awase uke
• Gedan juji uke
• Gedan kaki uke
• Hiki-uke
• Jodan juji uke
• Juji-uke
• Kaisho age uke
• Morote Tsukami uke
• Osae uke
• Otoshi uke
• Shotei-uke
• Sokutei Osae Uke
• Sokuto Osae Uke
• Tate shuto uke
• Te osae uke
• Tegatana-uke
• Tsuki uke
• Empi uke

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q4691831 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.