How to Perform a Low Block in Tae Kwon Do

Do you know how to block a kick aimed at your stomach or legs? A low block is an effective counter and one of the first techniques taught in karate and tae kwon do.

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Instructions

    • 1

      Face forward with one leg ahead of the other, keeping your legs shoulder width apart.

    • 2

      Make a fist with your forward arm.

    • 3

      Bring your forward arm up to your opposite shoulder so that the palm is facing the ceiling.

    • 4

      Sweep your blocking arm down across your body, turning your wrist until the palm faces down.

    • 5

      Stop your arm slightly beyond your forward knee.

    • 6

      Pull your other arm, hand in a fist, simultaneously in the opposite direction until it guards your side, palm-side up.