@snoopy235689 Can you tell me what Soto & Uchi mean? I did Karate for 12 years & have been involved in the Martial Arts for over 21. I would like to know what you think the translation is?
Uchi means inner and soto means outer. In karate, soto uke comes from outside using the arm to parry. It's counterpart is what's being shown, as I know it is ude uke, coming from inside to parry with the forarm, but ude = arm not inner. Calling it uchi uke makes perfect sense though. In my experience this parry is total garbage, worthless, but soto uke is good.
@maofas You are correct of course! However some styles translate Chudan uchi & Chudan Soto Uke in a different way. They see Uchi as blocking a strike to the inner & Soto as blocking a strike to the outer area of the body. I have done a number of styles & it is common for the translations & terminology to vary.
@snoopy235689 Can you tell me what Soto & Uchi mean? I did Karate for 12 years & have been involved in the Martial Arts for over 21. I would like to know what you think the translation is?
Weston1968 5 months ago
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maofas 5 months ago
Uchi means inner and soto means outer. In karate, soto uke comes from outside using the arm to parry. It's counterpart is what's being shown, as I know it is ude uke, coming from inside to parry with the forarm, but ude = arm not inner. Calling it uchi uke makes perfect sense though. In my experience this parry is total garbage, worthless, but soto uke is good.
maofas 5 months ago
@maofas You are correct of course! However some styles translate Chudan uchi & Chudan Soto Uke in a different way. They see Uchi as blocking a strike to the inner & Soto as blocking a strike to the outer area of the body. I have done a number of styles & it is common for the translations & terminology to vary.
Weston1968 5 months ago