MARTIAL ARTS 

ST. HELENS

ISAMI RYU

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BASIC BLOCKS

RISING HEAD LEVEL BLOCK (JODAN AGE UKE) – THE FIST IS CLOSED AND MOVES UP AND OUT FROM THE SHOULDER. TYPICALLY USED AGAINST STRAIGHT ATTACKS TO THE HEAD.

INSIDE HOOKING BLOCK (UCHI UKE) – THIS IS A MID RANGE BLOCK AND OUGHT TO BE USED WITH CORRECT BODY MOVEMENT. THE BLOCK BEGINS AT THE ELBOW AND ‘HOOKS’ OUTWARDS FROM THE BODY.

OUTSIDE-INSIDE BLOCK (SOTO UKE) – THE BLOCK STARTS OUTSIDE THE BODY AND CROSSES WITH THE FIST RAISED. THIS BLOCK IS EXTREMELY USEFUL AGAINST FAST ATTACKS.

DOWNWARDS BLOCK (GEDAN BARAI) – THE FIST DESCENDS FROM THE SHOULDER, DOWN THE ARM AND ACROSS THE GROIN. THIS IS A STRONG DEFENCE AGAINST GROIN AREA ATTACKS.

SWEEPING GROIN BLOCK (GEDAN UKE) – THE ARM IS DROPPED LOW AND SWINGS ACROSS THE GROIN. A GOOD BLOCK AGAINST FASTER GROIN LEVEL ATTACKS