Koken

[cross]

We do Kakuto-uke.... and we use it more for deflection than striking (hence the uke).

[Brandon Fisher]

We do Kakuto-uke.... and we use it more for deflection than striking (hence the uke).

Good suggestion on the usage of the technique. I to teach it more in a blocking manner then a striking manner. However I do both.

[Yasutsune Makoto]

I've trained this technique, mostly in the uke form, but with a little imagination you can see it used to strike many places you couldn't go with your traditional karate punch. Using it almost like a hook technique (floating ribs, temple) or a rising strike (groin, under the chin).

[cathal]

I've trained this technique, mostly in the uke form, but with a little imagination you can see it used to strike many places you couldn't go with your traditional karate punch. Using it almost like a hook technique (floating ribs, temple) or a rising strike (groin, under the chin).

Yes, we use it to attack the soft ab sections to the side as well...mostly targeting the spleen.

[daizyblackbelt]

This particular block shows up a lot in shudokan karate (we call it a kakete). it's very popular in the more advanced kyoku katas (which are taught only in style).

it also shows up constantly in crane forms (hakku tsuro no ona, hakku tsuru no otoko, hakku cho, hakku cho dai, etc...) used in many different ways, both as a block and strike.

you will also see it the kata tensho, though the finger placement is different.

[alsey]

they do a lot of that in mantis right? i've never really practiced it...to me its like a wrist lock waiting to happen. but i suppose it has its advantages.