The overhead block is used to deflect movements aimed at the head.
Setup
When practicing, start with one hand in the chamber and the other in the block. The blocking arm is raised over the head. The hand is in a fist and the wrist is flat.
The elbow is bent so that the forearm is cross the centerline of the body. The blocking fist just above the head and about one fist width in front. The thumb of the
blocking fist is just visible above the opposite eye. The forearm is rotated so that the fist faces away from the body.
Execution
The blocking arm above the head drops down in front of the body to cross the chest as the forearm rotates so that the fist faces the chest. At the same time, the
chambered fist moves out of the chamber, up towards the chest. The arms should cross in front of the chest, making an "X", with the arm that will be doing the next
block on the outside.
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