Blocking exercises?

[bushido_man96]

You could also do some slipping and parrying drills with the hands. Stand in a closed stance, and when a partner throws a jab, you parry it with the same side (like a reflection), and step out a bit with your lead foot. Then set again and go. Get closer as you get better, so you don't get fooled by the distance.

[yingampyang]

Well i have done many blocking techniques from many different styles and some of the best come from shotokan and other types of karate. Yes ur instructor is right , the wrist is no good. You need to learn how to use your hands better and also your forarms , if it hurt , well what can i say too bad that martial arts for you. Learn how to ignor the pain.

I have handled worse.. but you kinda didnt tell me any exercises... you only told me that you have done many blocking techniques from many styles.. my original question was for you to share them??

lol you have a point, okay there are many blocking or defensive techniques and it would take me along time to right them dien soo ill give you some from one of the following styles you pick. ( Shotokan , Nin-jitsu , or CWB ) ??

[Throwdown0850]

shotokan..

[Chucksmanhood]

A few years ago i would get my forearms pretty badly bruiesed as well after a few blocks. After a while the body gets used to it and my forearms no longer ache like they once did.

[Throwdown0850]

A few years ago i would get my forearms pretty badly bruiesed as well after a few blocks. After a while the body gets used to it and my forearms no longer ache like they once did.

My body in general is pretty conditioned from Years of Kodokan.. but not my fists and forearms or shins, I am working on those..

[Treebranch]

Block or strike the arm and move out of the way this will slow them down a bit.

[yingampyang]

ahhhh shotokan then you have come to the right place. lol

age-uke: rising high-level block

empi uke: elbow block (e.g in the kata, Heian sandan)

gedan barai: sweeping low block

gedan morote barai: double sweeping low block (usually while going into

kiba dachi)

haiwan uke: square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian nidan)

juji uke: x block

kaisho ake uke: open-palm rising block

kaisho haiwan uke: knife-hand square side block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

kaisho juji uke: open-palm x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

kakiwake uke: floating x block (e.g. in the kata, Heian yondan)

morote uke: double forearm block (e.g in the kata, Heian sandan)

nagashi uke: rising palm sweep block (e.g. in the kata, Tekki shodan)

osae uke: palm block

otoshi uke: dropping forearm block

shuto gedan barai: knife-hand sweeping low block

shuto uke: knife hand block

soto uke: outside mid-level block

sukui uke: scooping block

tate shuto uke: half knife-hand block

te osae uke: dropping palm block

uchi ude uke: outside forearm block

uchi uke: inside mid-level block

uchi uke gyaku hanmi: inside mid-level block with reverse hand (e.g. in

the kata, Heian nidan)

ude barai: reverse sweeping forearm block

kami tsukami: hair grab (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

ushiro gedan barai: reverse low sweeping block (e.g. in the kata, Enpi)

and thats the arm blocking techniques.

[yingampyang]

and these are the kicking techniques , for blocking.

ashikubi kake uke: hooking ankle block

mika zuki geri uke: crescent kick block (e.g. in the kata, Heian godan)

nami ashi, a.k.a. nami gaeshi: leg snapping wave block (e.g. in the kata, Tekkishodan)

sokutei osae uke: pressing sole block

sokuto osae uke: pressing footedge block

There is alot of terminology in there but i hope it helped.

[bushido_man96]

So, do you have some drills to go along with those lists of techniques?

[yingampyang]

Yes i do but i run a school and get paid to teach them , so unless you pay lol i wont say anything.