Blocks

• age-uke -- rising block

• ude-uke -- "arm block", often used to mean outside block

• soto-uke -- outside block (see above)

• uchi-uke -- inside block

• gedan barai -- down block / "lower-level sweep"

• shuto-uke -- knife-hand block

• nagashi-uke -- "flushing block" / deflecting block

• kakiwake-uke -- two-handed "separating" block

• juuji-uke -- two-handed "cross" block