ONLINE KARATE ACADEMY TOZAKI GAKUJI - CHAPTER 4　 English

Uke

 

CHAPTER 4　Uke

【 CONTENTS 】

Focusing on the midline of the body

Gedan-barai

Gedan-mawashi

Age-uke

 

【GEN Spotlight】

Uke - Important points 
In this episode, Tozaki introduces some of the points he thinks are important when doing uke techniques.
When doing Uke the most important thing is to make sure that your opponent’s attack does not hit your vital areas. To do that, he says, try to focus on the extension and contraction of your shoulder blades.
By making use of this movement you can move more effectively without giving your opponents any openings to hit.
 

 

【 Profile 】

Gakuji Tozaki

Born in San Diego, U.S.A.

He represents American in Karate Kata competitions.

He is a member of Okinawan Ryue-ryu Karate-do and is currently based in San Diego.

He won 3rd place at the 2013 Pan American Championships, 3rd place at the ANOC World Beach Games, 1st place at the 2020 U.S. National Championships, and 1st place in the men's kata division at the 2021 Egyptian Premier League.

He is ranked 9th in the world by the WKF World Karate Federation (as of October 2021) and is ranked 4th by K1 from 2020-2021.

 

 

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Year of Production: 2022