The Soto uke protects the Chūdan level,the middle area of the body.
It directs the attacks with the help of a circular movement, from the outside to the inside, the attack to the side.
Soto uke rarely appears in the kata. However, as a combination, it already appears in the Heian nidan. The technique is also used in the master kata Bassai dai and Unsu.
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