Block Left, Block Right

Block Left – the blocking action is to the left of one’s centerline.

Block Left

The attacker RFF with a Right Strike.

1. Step RFF (interior line of defense)(angling your center across their strike 

about 20 degrees), and parry to the left with your right palm (just before their 

elbow). 

1.a. Your left open hand rises to the front of your right shoulder.

2. Then parry out with your left palm (also just before their elbow).

3. Execute a right rolling back hand strike into the side of their neck.

4. Then the left hand slips up to press into their shoulder from behind and you 

throw a right rising elbow strike into their shoulder.

And by just changing the angle, this is the rolling backfist strike at Seiunchin 

Kata ending (all versions), just with a different angle of execution. The palm 

strikes are done with 'mumichi' or a sticky flowing movement to press out and 

redirect their strike.

This technique really flows through a strike.

If the attacker is LFF with a Left Strike.

1. Step RFF (exterior line of defense)(angling your center across their strike 

about 20 degrees), and parry to the left with your right palm (just behind their 

elbow). 

1.a.Your left open hand rises to the front of your right shoulder.

2. Step further forward and the left palm strikes into their face with a flowing 

sticky movement, turning their head clockwise and becoming a forced takedown.

The key to both of these movements rests on setp 1.a. where the left hand rises 

to the shoulder, otherwise it will never get there in time.

Block Left Extended

If the attacker is LFF with a Left Strike.

1. Step RFF (exterior line of defense)(angling your center across their strike 

about 20 degrees), and parry to the left with your right palm (just behind their 

elbow). 

1.a Your left open hand rises to the front of your right shoulder.

2.  Step further forward and the left palm strikes into their face with a 

flowing sticky movement, turning their head and becoming a forced takedown.

3.  Your left open palm presses into the jaw to rotate their head 

counter-clockwise, as your right elbow strikes to the rear of their neck.

4. The right open hand rolls out and presses the palm out and down 

(clockwise)and across the attackers neck, for a forced takedown.

Block Right – the blocking action is to the right of one’s centerline.

Block Right

               If the attacker is LFF with a Left Strike.

1. RFF (interior line of defense) with a left rising back palm deflection parry 

as it rolls back to your shoulder.

2. Then use a right rising back palm deflection parry as it rolls back towards 

the shoulder.

3. Slide forward, the left hand presses in on their chest (and/or right arm) as 

you throw a rising right elbow strike to the side of the opponent’s rib cage.

If the attacker is RFF with a Right Strike

1. RFF (exterior line of defense) with a left palm deflection parry as it rolls 

back to your shoulder.

2. Then use a right rising back palm deflection parry as it rolls back towards 

the shoulder.

3. Right arm folds into a rising elbow strike into their ribs

Block Right Extended

If the attacker is RFF with a Right Strike

1. RFF (exterior line of defense) with a left rising and then descending palm 

deflection parry as it rolls back to your shoulder.

2. Continue RFF but angle to the right and then use a right rising back palm to 

roll across their arm and in turn reach down to their left hip, as if to touch 

it. The left hand flows to their back.

3. Right arm folds into a rising elbow strike into their face. The right forearm 

moves the face to rotate clockwise, and the left hand is placed behind their 

neck.

 Last night's Block Left practice