The Outside block is used to deflect movements aimed at the torso. The block will catch the technique on the little fingerside of the forearm and push the technique across the body.
Setup
When practicing, start with one hand in the chamber and the other in the block. The blocking arm is in front of the body. The hand is in a fist and the wrist is flat.
The elbow is bent so that the forearm is in line with the centerline of the body. The elbow is in front of the stomach and the blocking fist is shoulder height. The
blocking forearm should point from the fist down to the elbow to the navel. The blocking arm forms a 90 degree angle. The forearm is rotated so that the fist faces
the body.
Execution
The blocking arm straightens out into a guarding position (it looks just like a punch). At the same time, the chambered fist leaves the chamber, and raises so that the
fist is next to the ear. The fist's thumb is below the little finger and the fist is facing out (as if you are holding a telephone receiver upside-down). From this position,
the fist moves away from the ear and arcs around in front of the body. Do not let the arm straighten out to much. While arcing around, the elbow drops so that
when the arm has moved to the center of the body, the forarm is perpendicular to the floor and in line with the centerline of the body. Meanwhile, the arm that has
just completed the previous block retracts horizontally back into the chamber.
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