Age Uke / Jodan Uke

[carl]

In Goju-ryu, we have an age uke or jodan uke, only in our basic katas, Gekisai dai Ichi and Gekisai dai Ni. While the rest are jodan uke, they are open hand so that it is easier to "receive" as Shorin Ryuu correctly put it.

Carl

[Sandan]

I honestly see this as a training step. I've been very active in competition and I've never used it!

[Shorin Ryuu]

It has less specific applicability to competition because the more "advanced" interpretations of it are composed of doing things that are not allowed or as a set-up to things that are not allowed, like breaking bones or grappling, for example.

[Sandan]

It has less specific applicability to competition because the more "advanced" interpretations of it are composed of doing things that are not allowed or as a set-up to things that are not allowed, like breaking bones or grappling, for example.

Yes, but the closed you are legally going to get to a street fight. I've used jodan barrai but never age uke!! Such a block is a learning ritual and should be used as such and not romanticised during the teaching phase.

[cathal]

I have used age uke as a grab/arm twist. With my other arm I went in around the armpit and grabbed the back of the shoulder...then used my leverage to take the person to the ground.

[Shorin Ryuu]

I disagree that a competition is very close to a real street fight. If that's just something we're going to differ on, then so be it. However, you have admitted there is a difference, so how does that put us in conflict or disprove my argument?