MARTIAL ARTS 

ST. HELENS

ISAMI RYU

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INTERMEDIATE BLOCKS

DOUBLE BLOCK (CHUGE UKE) – THE BLOCK TRAVELS OUTWARDS FROM YOUR CENTRE TO FORM WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE END POSITION OF DOWNWARDS BLOCK WITH ONE ARM AND HOOKING BLOCK WITH THE OTHER. THIS BLOCK IS A STRONG DEFENCE AGAINST A ROUND KICK (NOT A DOUBLE PUNCH AS MANY THINK – WHO ATTACKS WITH A DOUBLE PUNCH?)

GRABBING BLOCK (KAKE UKE) – THE BLOCK TRAVELS FROM THE ELBOW ACROSS THE FACE AND BLOCKS WITH THE RIDGE HAND, A GRABBING MOTION PULLING BOTH IN AND DOWN IN THEN MADE.

KNIFE HAND BLOCK (SHUTO UKE) – AN ATTACK AS MUCH AS A BLOCK, THIS BLOCK IS INTENDED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE MUSCLE OF THE ATTACKER.