Technique Database
Punching Block
Tsuki Uke
Block delivered with a punching action to intercept or jam an incoming attack.
Key steps
- Keep the line direct and compact.
- Use the body to drive the block forward.
- Avoid swinging wide around the attack.
- Recover the hand quickly so it can become a counterattack.
Coaching points
- Keep the line direct and compact.
- Use the body to drive the block forward.
- Avoid swinging wide around the attack.
- Recover the hand quickly so it can become a counterattack.