King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Gedan kaki uke

Downward hook block – a Karate block

Type
Blocks and parries
Martial arts
Karate
Meaning
Downward hook block
Listed in
Using the arms (Shotokan karate)

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Gedan下段げだんlower tier; lower step
kaki
uke受けうけdefense; defence

Other Karate blocks and parries

. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.