Technique Database
Knife Hand Block
Shuto Uke
Open-hand knife block performed from a side-on defensive structure.
Key steps
- Chamber the lead knife hand near the opposite shoulder and the rear open hand low.
- Step to back stance.
- Pull the rear hand to the solar plexus as the lead knife hand cuts down to shoulder height.
- Keep the elbow bent and the body settled into the stance.
Coaching points
- Chamber the lead knife hand near the opposite shoulder and the rear open hand low.
- Step to back stance.
- Pull the rear hand to the solar plexus as the lead knife hand cuts down to shoulder height.
- Keep the elbow bent and the body settled into the stance.