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Withers M.A.A.
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Joined: 28 Apr 2002
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A block is a block regardless if it is a parry or a solid forarm block. They do the same thing in stopping the punch of kick from hitting you.
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ckdstudent
Green Belt
Joined: 09 May 2002
Posts: 491
Location: Surrey, England
Styles: Choi Kwang Do
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| Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2002 8:30 am Post subject: |
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All parries are blocks, however not all blocks are parries.
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searcher
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Joined: 08 Apr 2002
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Styles: Chito-ryu(Shorin and Shorei), Isshinryu, Hawaiian Kenpo, Judo, Ryukyu Kobudo Currently studying ITF TKD
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To answer your question, Goju ryu uses both open and closed hand blocks. In every style I have studied we have learned both. As for use it depends on the situation and the need at the time.  |
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Eye of the Tiger
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| Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2002 1:47 am Post subject: |
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They are both good. Using closed hand strikes are more powerful espescially upper arm blocks where you leave the attacker open to a strike staright to the stomach which could quite easily kill them. Open blocks are used mainly for a counter attack of a non violant way of defeating the oppenant such as blocking grasp the arm and throw it over your body so he lands on his back immobolized, or jus a quick sweep works.
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Taikudo-ka
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Joined: 20 Mar 2002
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Location: Australia
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Well this turned into quite an interesting thread. Thanks again.
I've tried to use the closed fist blocks as taught during sparring, and they work just as well once I got the hang of it. The closed-fisters I've found can often lead into strikes in one movement. This is a "true parry" I think - I read about old sword fighting techniques and found that the "block" was always a sweeping parry which chambered the arm for the return strike in one motion.
Open handed "blocks" are presented to us as a way to, say, grab and rip down an opponents guard before striking. Hehe I like this stuff. |
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