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Kosa Uke

[Block] Cross block arms crossed at wrist.


[Karate Blocking Technique] Cross block arms crossed at wrist.


(Cross block) arms crossed at wrist, with backs of hands facing downwards and inwards towards each other.


Kosa-uke (Cross Block) is a blocking Technique.

This is a double block that consists of an inside forearm block and a downward block to defend against a punch and kick. Either block can alternatively serve as a strike. The arms cross in front of the solar plexus wielding outward before they meet their targets.

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