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Karate Blocks Part 4These karate blocks include defenses against attacks to the groin, leg attacks, general attacks and against sneak attacks.
Sweep Down Defense Against Blow to Groin
You use this karate defense when your opponent tries to strike you in the stomach or groin. It is called the Sweep Down Block.
It is similar to the Sweep Defense mentioned previously except that the opponent's hand is pressed or swept downward and away.
Scoop Karate Defense Against a Leg Attack
You face your opponent. He (or she) sends a leg thrust toward your groin. You use the Scoop Karate Defense to stop it. Briefly, you scoop the leg in mid-air and jerk it up, away from the target.
The enemy is thrown off balance.
Sleeve Defense Against a General Attack
When defending yourself, you must take every fair advantage at your disposal. That is not only a karate rule... it's a survival rule acknowledged by any fighting system. The Sleeve Karate Block is simple but an effective defensive technique.
Seize your adversary's coat lapel, sleeve, tie, shirt, (ie. whatever you can grab), and divert the full force of his/her thrust, thereby helping to throw him/her off balance.
Punch Defense Against a General Attack
In the Punch Defense you kill two birds with one stone. You defend against your opponent's blow, and you reciprocate with an attack yourself.
With one movement you ward off the punch with the outside part of your arm, and smack your foe on the jaw bone.
Heel of Palm Karate Block Against Sneak Attacks
Here you use the heel of your palm to block a sneak attack from a heel. Usually the sudden attack is directed to your face or solar plexus.
Shift your palm from the side, downward or upward—but stop the blow!
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