Empi uke
Elbow block – a Karate elbow or knee strike
- Type
- Elbow and knee strikes, Blocks and parries
- Martial arts
- Karate
- Meaning
- Elbow block
- Listed in
- Using the arms (Shotokan karate)
elbow block (e.g. in the kata, Heian sandan)
Other Karate elbow and knee strikes
- Sokumen Empi Uchi
- Mae Mawashi Empi Uchi
- Atsuen Empi Uchi
- Hiza geri
- Mae Hiza geri
- Mawashi hiza geri
- Otshi Hiza Geri
- Tobi hiza geri
- Ushiro Hiza Geri
Japanese terms for elbow and knee strikes
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肘当て | hijiate | (detachable) elbow rest; arm rest |
| 肘打ち | hijiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
| 猿臂打ち | enpiuchi | elbow strike (karate) |
text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.