How Do You Perform A Knife-Hand Block In Tae Kwon Do?
Do you know how to block a punch or a kick to the middle of your body? A knife-hand block will ward off an attack while setting you up for a strong counterattack. Face forward, and turn your body to the side, one leg ahead of the other. Rest your forward leg on the balls of the foot (back stance). Reach your forward arm across your front and extend it back to your rear shoulder, your open hand almost cupping your ear. Hold your extended fingers together tightly with your thumb tucked into your palm. Raise your other arm level with your chest, your hand formed into a fist. Position your back arm on the outside of your blocking arm. Move your blocking arm slightly downward and across the front of your body. Keep the elbow bent at a 90-degree angle, and twist your wrist so that the palm faces outward. Meet the attacker’s limb with the knife-hand edge of your hand (the fleshy part below the pinky finger). The block lands in line with the forward knee, the arm at a 90-degree angle, with the
