UKE WAZA: "The Blocks"
I'm not sure I actually have to say that "uke waza" are NOT blocks.....but I will anyways just to remind everyone what the terms actually entails. It's important because the proper interpretation sits at the bottom of all karate strategy and explains many of the kata movements (because kata actually does represent our strategy). "Uke" basically means "to receive". We do not "block" an attack; we intercept that attack as part of an overall strategy. The "block" is not a defense....it's part of an offense strategy. Truthfully, if somebody does not want to be hit, their best strategy is to not be anywhere near the path of an incoming attack. Create distance, run away, diffuse the attack by space. Clearly the "blocks" are not just to avoid an attack; they are to intercept, deflect and unbalance an incoming attack. Interceptions ("blocks"...and that's the last time I will call them that) sho...