Top 10 Blocking Techniques in Martial Arts in detail with Video
VIDEO: See these very cool instructions on how to use various types of blocking techniques in various martial arts!
Here is a variety of martial arts blocks that are used in self-defense, sparring and many katas & forms. Blocks are used as a defensive tool in order to stop an opponent’s attack. Martial artists can use their arms, hands and legs to block an opponent’s strike. READ MORE
Basic Blocks – Many of these basic blocks can be done with an open hand or a closed fist.
High Block
Inside Block
Knife Hand Block – This is an open hand blocking technique.
Low Block
Outside Block
Palm Block – This is an open hand blocking technique.
Leg Blocks
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts.
