Glossary: Ooking

Not to be confused with uke.

Ooking is a term wrestlers often use to describe the practice of re-setting yourself right before launching a technique. This could be stepping back before attempting a takedown, stepping forward before attempting a front-leg kick or pulling your hands back before a punch.

A clever opponent will pick up on these cues and be able to counter before the technique is launched - often when you are in a bad spot balance- or position-wise. It is difficult if not impossible to not ook at all, but one wants to make ooking as minimally as possible, or at least learn how to cloak it behind movement.

Aka telegraphing, telling or loading up.