However, the terms are distinct in that age comes from the verb ageru, meaning upward, and implying direction and/or motion.

In the martial arts, the noun jōdan refers specifically to a target area of the body, including the shoulders and above.

Age-uke in Karate is executed by bringing the arm up across the front of the body, and rotating the forearm so that it faces away from the forehead.

The blocking motion occurs while the forearm rises, pressing or sweeping aside the attack against which it is guarding.

When using the Sai or the Tonfa, age-uke looks similar to how it appears in Karate, with the weapon pressed along the forearm of the blocking arm to reinforce the technique.