Kake Uke

Based on identical principles to the mid-level side block, the kake uke (hook block) has the hand opened and the wrist bent so that the palm is almost at right angles to the direction the arm is pointing. Moreover, the hand is turned outwards, so that the fingers point midway between the vertical and horizontal. The opponent's strike is "hooked" with the fleshy part of the hand below the little finger and the edge of the wrist. As the block is executed (usually while moving, for example here shown in sanchin dachi), the arm (especially the elbow) is brought both downwards and inwards, drawing in and disrupting the opponent's momentum. This technique is found in the kata Gekisai Daini and Shisochin.