Uchi uke

inside outside block. Pr: ooo-chee ooo-kay Opposite the soto uke, this block starts with fist palm down on one side of the body and swings up and to the outside, stopping about shoulder height on the other side, with the palm up. The word uchi can mean also a strike such as palm heel, back fist, etc. Adding the word uke makes this motion into a block.