Sage Arts Unlimited - Student Section - Glossary of Martial Arts Terminology

U	Glossary
Uchi	Japanese, striking, hitting, or knocking.
Uchi Deshi	Japanese, Apprentice, live-in student. An old Japanese practice where a student was apprenticed to a Martial Arts master in order to become an instructor in turn.
Uchi Tenkan	Japanese, spinning to the inside.
Uchi-Mata	Japanese, from Judo, inner thigh sweep, a more ballistic throw.
Ude	Japanese, Forearm or arm.
Ude Osae	Japanese, arm hold, a term used to describe the pinning methods used in Aikido and Jujutsu.
Ude-Garame	Japanese, Entangled armlock, V-arm lock, figure four up.
Ude-Gatame	Japanese, Straight armlock.
Uechi Ryu	Japanese, An Okinawan style of Karate founded by Kanbum Uechi. It is characterized by linear patterns and forceful breathing.
Uke	Japanese, Receiver. The partner upon whom the technique is executed. Between two partners, Uke is the one thrown, a term used in Aikido and Judo.
Ukemi	Japanese, breakfalls, falling techniques, methods of falling rolling and landing safely often taught in grappling-based Martial Arts.
Uki-Goshi	Japanese, from Judo, hip throw.
Uki-Otoshi	Japanese, from Judo, floating drop.
Uki-Waza	Japanese, from Judo, floating throw. Similar to Uki-Otoshi, but Thrower moves to a seated/semi-prone position, opposed to kneeling.
Ul Ji	Korean, the name of a form used in Tae Kwon Do, UL Ji is named after general UL Ji Mook Dok who successfully defended Korea against a Tang Dynasty invasion force of nearly one million soldiers led by Yang Je in 612 A.D., UL Ji employing hit and run guerilla tactics, was able to decimate a large percentage of the force. The diagram represents his surname. The 42 movements represent the author's age when he designed the pattern.
Ulo	The head.
Umbo	Italian, Fencing term, the swell in a surface of a shield which covers the handle behind.
Umbrella	A term used in the Filipino Martial Arts to describe a method of follow through to a Payong, which wraps the blocking stick around the head and strikes from the other side immediately after blocking.
Undong	Exercise.
Uno Dos	From the Spanish, Literally, "One - Two - Three..." this term is largely used in Doce Pares Eskrima to refer to a combination of successive strikes with the espada y daga, or olisi y daga (long and short).
Upo	Seat.
Uppercut	Thai, a term used in Thai Boxing, borrowed from English, to Uppercut.
Ura	Japanese, Reverse, hiding, or rear, from behind; subtle; a term used in Aikido and other traditional Japanese Ryu. Opposite of Omote.
Ura Zuki	Japanese, Reverse punch.
Uraken	Japanese, Reverse fist, inverted, palm-up punch; backfist strike.
Urong-Sulong	Shuffling forward and back footwork.
Ushiro	Japanese, back, rear, rearward, from behind.
Ushiro Ate	Japanese, strike from behind, a term used in Aikido to classify attacks.
Ushiro Geri	Japanese, Back kick.
Ushiro Mawashi Kake Geri	Japanese, Spinning back hook kick; spin heel crescent kick.
Utsu	Japanese, To strike or to hit.
Utsuri-Goshi	Japanese, from Judo, counter attack throw.
Uye	Japanese, "Up" or "upward."

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