How to Perform a High Block in Tae Kwon Do

How would you protect your shoulders and head from an attacker's strike? Could you deflect the downward strike of a baseball bat or pool cue? When dodging the blow is not an option, the high block is an effective alternative.

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Instructions

    • 1

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

    • 2

      Form your hands into fists.

    • 3

      Bend your forward (blocking) arm under your other arm with your palm facing up.

    • 4

      Sweep your blocking arm upward slightly above your head, twisting your wrist so that the palm faces outward. Hold your arm at a 45-degree angle to deflect the power of the attacker's strike.

    • 5

      Pull the nonblocking arm back to the side of your body (as the blocking arm sweeps upward).

    • 6

      Point the nonblocking palm toward the ceiling.