Rising Block

Today I am practicing a Rising Block. I am in a diagonal position which means my lead shoulder and arm are slightly ahead of the other shoulder and arm.

I practice this as a light quick maneuver. My torso remains still and I use only my arm and a poised abdominal core to power this block. It hurts the attacker, redirects his arm and leaves me in a good position to either block again or counter attack.

This is not a passive technique. It is used after the attacker as initiated their punch.

Without prejudice