Red Sun Academy

Red Sun Academy

School  of  Martial Arts

Honor through the Martial Arts

BLOCKS

FRONT STANCE

DOWN BLOCK

UPWARD BLOCK

INSIDE BLOCK (traditional)

INSIDE BLOCK (New Age)

CHAMBER

Start with your arm laying across your belt with your palm facing upward.

TWO-HAND INSIDE BLOCK

OUTSIDE BLOCK

TWO-HAND DOWN BLOCK

CROSS BLOCK (upward)

CROSS BLOCK (downward)

FOREARM BLOCK

(one hand)

All blocks start with a chamber.

Blocks are generally (but not always) closed-fist and are hard.

Parries are generally open-hand and are soft.

CHAMBER

Fist starts at ear

End with your fist just past your leg

• Keep wrist straight

• Angle your arm

CHAMBER

Like you're drawing out a sword

• Fist at nose-level

• Pass your centerline

CHAMBER

Start with having your arm reach behind you while your palm faces outward.

• Fist at nose-level

• Pass your centerline

CHAMBER

Like you're drawing out a sword.

Non-striking hand

can be chambered (grabbing opponent) or by face

(to protect face)

Palm faces out in

New Age inside block

CHAMBER

An application could be, for example, someone trying to grab your hips for a take-down.

CHAMBER

An application could be, for example, someone trying to grab your around your shoulders for a take-down.

SIDE PARRY

UPWARD & DOWNWARD

PARRIES

FOREARM BLOCK

(two hands)

Downward Parry

Upward Parry

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