Characteristics of uke. Basic block training

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To select a target, press [Z]. To cancel your selection, press again. [Z].
All your attacks will be directed at the selected target.
Choosing a target in battle is not necessary, but it will help you focus on a specific enemy.

Counterattack

To counterattack, press [LMB] just before an enemy attack.

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Hold down for a powerful attack. [Left Shift] and press [LMB]

Powerful attacks are slower than fast attacks, but deal more damage to strong opponents.
Weak opponents cannot block powerful attacks.

If you have keys assigned to change the type of attack and fast attack, you can also perform a strong attack. To do this, hold down the attack type change key and press the fast attack key.

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Outside of combat, the number of adrenaline points begins to gradually decrease.

Blocking is a defensive hold that is easy to learn and easy to apply. This is a quick movement of the hand, from the outside or from the inside, with which the opponent’s blow directed at you is deflected to the side. In principle, this is just a light touch of the opponent’s hand, in which there is little power, but just enough to make him miss.

Technically, blocking is performed with the hand and forearm, while the elbow is almost always immobile.

The blockade cannot be a strong movement, like the movement when cutting with a saber or brandishing a whip. Any unnecessary movement of the hand opens the body to new attacks. In other words, the blockade must be executed in such a way that the movement is sufficient to change the direction of the blow and can protect you from it.

The timing of the blockade is more important than the use of force. If you react too soon, the opponent can either change the movement of the strike or use your movement to deliver a second strike. React as late as possible, wait until the last moment, and block when the blow approaches you.

When you block a fast and energetic opponent or one who is much taller than you and who, accordingly, has longer arms or legs, you may need to take a step back.

The blockade must be performed while taking a step back, and not after you have taken it or not started at all.

Learn to block only a real attack. If, however, you instinctively begin to block a false attack, your movements must be controlled so that your hand does not make unnecessary movements.

Practice to learn to distinguish between real and fake attacks, even when your partner is kicking and punching. After a decent amount of practice, you will only block real attacks and will not react to trades.

In general, the blockade is a good and serious defense technique, but an experienced opponent can break through the blockade. If this happens, you must keep moving backwards while blocking.

The internal high blockade is most used, because most of the blows are directed to the face. If you compare the classical style of Chinese boxing with the Jeet Kune Do style shown in photo A, you will see that the Jeet Kune Do blockade is faster and more reliable.

Photo B shows that almost simultaneously with the blockade, a counterattack can also be carried out. But classical styles do not recommend doing this, because they teach that the blockade must be separated from the counterattack.

In photo A, Bruce Lee is on the left, and in photo B, he is on the right.

For internal high block exercises, Lee uses a long stick (Photo 95).

The partner pushes the stick straight into Lee's face. Lee shifts his body's center of gravity to his lead leg and flexes his front knee slightly. At the same time, with his left hand, he smoothly blocks the stick. This method of training is very important, because your partner may notice any mistake in your movements or balance. Lee blocks with an open hand, but when you have to block a heavy punch, like a kick, use your fist, as Li shows in photo 96.

This page shows defense against round punch. Li stands in a defensive position and prepares for defense (photo 97).

As soon as the opponent initiates a circular punch, Lee puts forward his right hand, as shown in Photo 98.

While he is blocking with his left hand, Lee strikes his opponent in the face with his right hand, as seen in photo 99.

Photo 100 shows the same blockade against a direct blow (direct) with the fist of the right hand.

Internal high blockade is performed by slightly rotating the joint in the opposite direction of the movement of the clock hand, at the moment when your hand touches the arm or leg with which the opponent strikes. This small movement actually protects you from being hit, as the movement of the joint moves the opponent's arm or leg away from you. Your arm is stronger when turned away from the body than towards it. IN classic styles Chinese boxing uses the exact opposite movement.

The rotation there is carried out in the direction of clockwise movement, respectively, towards the body.

An internal low block is used against punches or kicks to the lower body. When you are in the defensive position, make a semi-circular downward movement with your left hand in the direction of the clock hand, as shown in photo 101.

At the same time, shift the center of gravity of the body to the front leg and slightly bend the knee of this leg. At the same time, counter with the right hand at the same time, as shown in Photo 102.

In classical styles of Chinese boxing and karate, blocking is done by moving the arm down and obliquely, as seen in right side photograph 102 while the other hand is pressed to the side.

The disadvantage of this method of blocking is that the counter-punch is much slower due to the fact that you must first press the other hand to the side and then strike with it, which means that you need to make two movements. In Jeet Kune Do, the blockade and counterpunch are one movement of both hands.

Second drawback classic way blocking lies in the fact that the body, especially its upper part, remains constantly open to attack by the enemy (photo A).

In the photographs, Lee demonstrates the use of an internal low blockade. In photo 103, Li is standing in a defensive position and looking at the opponent.

As soon as the opponent starts the attack, Li immediately responds to his actions (photo 104).

The opponent strikes with his right hand, and Lee meets this blow with an internal low blockade, as shown in photo 105.

Lee turns his movement into or a capture technique.

With this almost continuous movement, he pulls the opponent towards him and moves forward to strike with the fist of the leading hand in the face of the opponent.

An external high block is more like a palm slap than an internal high block. With this blockade, the opponent's blow is directed to the opposite side of your body, and therefore your hand should go "to the other side", as shown in photo A.

Under no circumstances should you lose your counter-attack speed during this blockade, as with your lead hand you can strike at the same time as blocking. If you use to block left hand, then the leading hand, which is closer to the enemy, remains free and with it you inflict a counterattack. This moment is shown in photo B, on the right you see a wrestler using a classic blockade.

In the classical styles of Chinese boxing and karate, the same blockade is used for both external and internal high attacks, the only difference being that the blocking hand is changed. Instead of the left hand, in another type of attack, the right hand is used. Look at the photo.

In the next series of photographs, Bruce Lee explains how a high external blockade is used to protect against a punch to the head. In Photo 106, Li is waiting for the enemy's first move.

Then, in photo 107, you see Lee blocking the opponent's blow with a light slap on the striking hand, but hard enough to deflect the opponent's blow.

At the same time, with the leading foot, he takes a sliding step forward ten centimeters, bending the leg at the knee in order to transfer the center of gravity of the body to it.

After grabbing the opponent's blocking hand, Lee strikes with his right hand, as shown in Plates 108 and 108A.

If Li had blocked the blow with all his strength, he would not have been able to grab the opponent's arm with his shoulder.

Lee stands in a defensive position, while his opponent prepares to attack (photo 109).

As soon as the opponent starts the attack, as shown in photo 110, Li blocks the left hand of the opponent with his left hand and moves it to the side and at the same time delivers a counterblow with outstretched fingers of his right hand to his face, as shown in photo 111.

Lee must coordinate all his movements forward in order to properly block and defend. In photo 112, you can see Lee quickly changing the position of his hands in order to be able to deliver another blow, this time with the wrist of his left hand.

In photos 113, 114 and 115, illustrating high external blockade techniques, Lee combines these techniques with counter kick techniques. In photos 113 and 114, you can see Lee blocking a direct with his right hand, aimed at his face by the opponent.

Lee stays in place and almost simultaneously kicks forward to the opponent's groin (look at photo 115).

It's over reliable way defense than the one we talked about and which is shown in the photographs above, since here Lee does not have to make any movements to counterpunch, because the leg is longer than the arm.

When Li couldn't find an exercise partner, he trained with a wooden dummy. The three photographs on the page show how Lee practiced blocking. In photo A, he is blocking with his left hand while countering with his right.

In photo B, Lee's blocking arm passes under his right arm, which is simultaneously punching.

In the next photo (C), Lee is blocking with his left hand and simultaneously landing a low forward kick with his right foot.

The external low blockade against a punch is very similar and almost the same as the internal blockade, except that here the arms are kind of crossed in front of the body. The blocking arm protects the other side of the body from any kind of low impact, as seen in photo 116.

Therefore, more circular movements are used with external low block than with internal low block. As with an inside low blockade, the purpose of an outside low blockade is to deflect the opponent's low kick to the side.

Classical styles of Chinese boxing and karate use this blockade against all low-end strikes. Only the hands change positions (as seen in photo 117), where the wrestler on the left uses a classic blockade.

Here, the right hand performs the blocking and the left hand performs the counterattack. As with other classical blockades, two movements are required to counterattack here, instead of one, as in Jeet Kune Do.

In the next series of photographs, two wrestlers of the classical style are facing each other (photo 118).

The wrestler on the left stands in a classic position and tries to strike with his fist in the face, the opponent blocks this blow (photo 119).

Then the opponent delivers a counter-punch with his right hand, but it is blocked by the wrestler standing on the left (photo 120),

and carries out a counter-punch with the fist of the right hand in the stomach (photo 121).

The next page shows the same technique done in Jeet Kune Do style. Li is in the defensive position in photo A.

The enemy starts the attack, and Lee prepares to defend (photo B).

In photo C, you see a punch and a blockade and then a counter-punch to the face, executed in one continuous motion.

Against an opponent standing in a left-sided position ( left leg in front), as in photo 122.

Lee uses the following technique: finely kicking, he moves back, quickly stops the blow, blocking it when the opponent steps forward to land a right direct. Li's blockade turns into a hand hold and at that moment he counters with his right fist to the face, as shown in Photo 123.

An outside low blockade is usually used against a low kick. The hand can be open or clenched into a fist.

The classic blockade and the Jeet Kune Do blockade are similar at first glance (photos X and Y), but they differ in the way they are performed.

A Jeet Kune Do blockade is performed in a downward semi-circular motion just to deflect or control the kick. The classic blockade is performed with a strong downward movement to stop the kick.

In the next series of photographs, Lee shows how to defend against a jumping side kick. In photo 124, Lee is in a defensive position and is preparing to defend.

When the opponent jumps forward to strike, Li moves backward in sync with the opponent's movement (Plate 125).

He steps back just enough to avoid the blow, but stays close enough to move his leg away (Plate 126).

Lee takes advantage of this situation and turns the opponent up to those mountains until he has his back to him, and then strikes a forward kick to the groin (Plate 127).

Against a wrestler standing in a left-handed position, Lee uses the same technique: he moves back in sync with the opponent's advance. Lee has plenty of time to defend as the opponent attacks with his left foot behind him. Li stepped back a little because the attack with his left foot does not have much reach, as seen in photo 129.

Lee blocks the blow and prepares to defend against the next attack (photo 130).

This time he uses an inside low blockade against a right hand strike and grabs the opponent's hand. Then he delivers a counterblow, performing a direct with his right hand (Plate 131).

On his wooden dummy, Lee attached another "hand" to the middle of his dummy to be able to practice blocking low punches (Photo A).

The blow must be blocked so as to only take the arm or leg of the opponent; The blocking hand should not lean too far to the right or left, it should create an opportunity for a counterpunch.

Vary your blocking methods to discourage your opponent. Don't let him plan his attacks: instead, let him always guess what will happen next.

This will make him hesitant to attack.

If you need to perform several locks in a row, each lock must be completed and your hand must be in its original position before you perform the next block.

When your opponent makes a series of blows, perform the first blockade simultaneously with the movement of the left leg, and you must perform the next blockade in the same way, moving your legs back and expecting a further attack. Your left foot must move before the attack begins, not after the strike is made.

The Jeet Kune Do block is much more elegant than the power block in the classical styles of Chinese boxing or karate, where often the blockade is intended to damage the opponent's arm or leg. Blockades should not be used frequently, only when necessary. If you block an opponent's blow with force, you usually lose your balance, which creates the conditions for a new attack from the enemy. At the same time, the loss of strength prevents you from launching a counterattack.

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Blocking blows

Blocking is a defensive system by which you can put your opponent at a tactical disadvantage and turn his blows against him.

Blocking punches can make a good impression on referees in sports. Nevertheless, in a street fight, it is undesirable to block blows.

If it was not possible to immediately disable the enemy, it is better to run away. And only if all the ways to retreat are blocked and you have to provide active resistance, you should use the instructions below for setting up various types of blocks. At the same time, it must be borne in mind that if the bully is much larger, the set block will not stop him.

Upper block. Used to defend against blows to the head. Bring your left hand to the body so that the forearm is perpendicular to the floor. So protect the stomach, solar plexus and chin. At the same time, move the right hand towards the left elbow so that the forearm is in front and is perpendicular to the forearm of the left hand. In an intermediate position, both hands should form a cross. Turn the inner surfaces of the fists towards the body. After that, turn the right forearm away from you and lift it up, while pulling the left hand back and taking the starting position for the strike.

The block is considered completed at the moment when the right forearm is on the same horizontal line with the forehead. The clenched fist should be turned with the fingers away from you. The block with the left hand is performed similarly, only its implementation should be started with the turn of the right forearm with the elbow down so that it takes a vertical position, and the left forearm should form a cross with the right.

Middle block out. Used to protect against blows to the body. To perform this technique, you need to bring the forearm of your left hand in front of you to protect the most vulnerable points on the body. After that, the elbow of the right hand should go to the solar plexus, and the fist and forearm should be taken to the right. In this case, the left hand should move back to its original position to strike. At the end of the block, bring the forearm with the inside out to the right to a vertical position. In the same way, the block should be performed with the left hand. Leave the elbow of the right hand in place, while taking the forearm to the left. Lower your left hand and cover your groin, and then bend at the elbow. The elbow should remain motionless, and the forearm should be taken to the left. In this case, the right hand should move to its original position.

Middle block inside. Protects the body from impacts. It is performed by the inner surface of the forearm. The reception should be carried out by bending the left arm at the elbow, after which the fist should be turned outward with the back side.

To perform the middle block inside, with the right hand you need to take the left hand to the belt, after which the right hand should take its place. After blocking, the left hand will be closer to the attacking enemy, and therefore the enemy’s blow should be slowed down first with the left hand, and then you can block with the right.

Lower block. Needed to protect against blows to the lower body. Lower the left hand, while bring the right hand in front of the body so that the forearm and fist protect the vulnerable points on the body, forming a cross. After that, the left fist should go to the belt, and the right hand should effectively beat off the blow to the groin.

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Steps

Stand up

Raise your fists to face level. Your clenched fists should touch your cheeks. This will disperse the blow if it hits the face, and is the first defensive move to be made when you are almost certain that a blow is about to happen.

While clenching your fists, keep your thumbs on the outside of your fingers rather than tucking them in.
The goal is to protect as much of your face as possible with your fists, so position them to cover as much of your face as possible.
Raising your fists to your face puts you in an excellent position to strike back if needed. If you are not comfortable doing this, you can bring your elbows up to your face to block the blow; know it will take much longer to recover and you may have to take a second hit before you can fight back.

Tuck in your chin. This will reduce the area of your face and limit access to your neck. Keep it tucked into your chest with your fists raised, but don't tilt your head too low or you won't be able to see your attacker, you should be able to predict his or her move.

Keep your elbows pressed to the body. You must protect your organs, which can be severely damaged by accurate blows to the body. Your shoulders, chest, arms, and fists can withstand heavy blows with minimal damage. Substitute these goals for the enemy, protecting your vulnerabilities. The elbows should be close to the sides, but free enough to move and block the blow when it is thrown by the opponent.

Stand in a wide stance. Stand straight on bent knees, feet planted firmly on the ground. This lowers your center of gravity, helping you stay balanced. It also makes you a harder target, as you'll be ready to move and dodge if need be.
- Turn your body slightly away from the oncoming attack to protect your center line, including your groin, solar plexus, and throat.
- Position your dominant foot slightly forward and keep a little more weight on your back foot so you're ready to hit back if needed.
Keep an eye on the attacker. Maintain eye contact and pay attention to where his or her gaze is directed, as people usually look at the target before they strike. This gives you subtle hints as to where the blow might land and you can dodge it.
- If you think you will be frightened or confused by looking into a person's eyes, look at the solar plexus. Some people make eye contact specifically to distract an opponent.
- Avoid tunnel vision. When faced with a threat, it is very easy to make him the center of your attention. Avoid this natural tendency and try to maintain peripheral vision and awareness of your surroundings, especially other attackers.
Stay calm. Your instinct to fight or fly will probably fade, but you must think about it and retain the ability to make the right decisions. Keep your mind ready despite the possibility of pain; he can make it clear that the body has recovered surprisingly quickly after a strong blow. It's important to keep your head protected, so focus on that.

Body punch blocking
1. Tighten your press. If the impact is strong enough, it can damage internal organs and possibly kill you. Tension of the press helps to protect the vital organs. Try not to bend or bend over. Instead, if the situation allows, pull back a little.
  - It is difficult to tighten your abdominal muscles if they are weak, so do this: just before you hit, take a short series of bursts of air from your mouth or nose (very weak and fast breathing). Your abs will be tighter, minimizing both pain and damage to your vitals.
  - Try not to get hit when inhaling or holding your breath. This will lead to "getting short of breath" or as if "the breath has been knocked out of you." When the body receives a shock such as this, it is unable to respond for a few moments, giving the attacker time to strike again.
2. Twist with the beat. If you cannot avoid the impact, move along the path of the impact. Shifting your body towards the point of impact will avoid hitting it in the middle. This increases the exposure time, which changes the impact momentum and reduces its strength.
  
  Keep your balance. Being knocked down in a fistfight is a bad thing, as it reduces your ability to run, leaving you vulnerable to kicks, and increases the risk of being trampled and injured in the process of falling.
Blocking a punch to the face
1. Move with a kick. You should always roll with a punch, even if it's directed at your head; move with the flow of the blow, not against it. Never move your head in the direction of impact as this can cause serious injury and concussion.
  
  Open your eyes. It is natural that you want to close them when you see an approaching strike. Try not to close your eyes for too long. You must be able to predict the enemy's next moves and choose the time to strike your own.
- If you get hit in the head and start bleeding, know that your body naturally maintains higher blood pressure at the site of the injury. Don't panic about heavy nosebleeds, as they usually look worse than they really are. While it is important to see a doctor as soon as possible, the first thing you should do is remain calm and try to get rid of the immediate danger posed by the attacker.
- If you're knocked down, don't try to get up until you're out of your opponent's attack zone. Rising from the ground, you are completely open to any attack. Try to roll away from the attacking zone of the attacker (about 2-3 meters). Note that the attacker will still be standing during this, so while you roll away, try to keep a close eye on his movements.
- It's important to have an idea of what you're doing before entering a fight, such as not just swinging your arms in the air while trying to hit. Using moves such as "two punch, elbow strike" are better because they combine a series of strikes that increase the pain inflicted on the opponent, giving you time to escape.
- Try to maximize the time of the first blow inflicted on you. As a basic law of physics: the longer the duration of the pulse (in this case, the impact), the smaller its strength.
- Remember, learning how to take a punch takes a lot more than just reading about how it's done. You need to prepare your mind and your body, and it takes a lot of time and a lot of work.
Warnings
- A "smart" fighter will attack vulnerable areas of your body: groin, throat, eyes, kidneys, etc., or he will pick up something (beer bottle, chair, stone, etc.) to attack with them on you. Unfortunately, most of the time you will only understand your smart attacker's train of thought after he has already begun to attack you. Most the best option in any situation is to repel all attacks and generally avoid blows. Not try to "block" the blow, unless there is no way to avoid it. Most people are dishonest fighters, and if your life or health is in danger, you should be too. Kick the attacker in the groin, run and call the police.
- As soon as possible - avoid hitting! A blow can result in extremely traumatic injury with consequences for later life, such as neurological damage, remaining scarring, broken bones, and in extreme cases, even death. However, if you are in a situation where you are more likely to get punched, don't consider it until the confrontation is over.
- Sistema is a Russian martial art that places a lot of emphasis on grappling and blocking and is perfect for this kind of situation. When executed correctly, the blows will cause very little damage.
- Following these tips will not make you immune to all attacks. Always check with a doctor after you've been hit.
- This instruction Not designed to encourage fights. Fighting should always be, of course, the last resort in any situation. Running away is almost always preferable.

If you take 10 beginner fighters and try to teach them how to attack and defend at the same time, more than half of them will focus on defense instead of offense.

This is a natural human tendency because no one likes to get hit in the face or body.

This means that more than half of novice fighters will believe that it is much more important to protect your own nose than to punch your opponent's nose. They will learn protective actions, which they will adhere to in the future. Guys with "protective complexes" rarely grow into good strikers. Even if they are shown how to punch correctly, they develop incorrect striking skills when they concentrate on blocks, parries, withdrawals and other defensive actions. They pull their punches, do side steps or step back when they try to throw straight punches, they grab and tie their opponent in the clinch, they do a lot of spectacular but useless moves.

The small ditch of thought that was laid at the beginning will turn into a big channel of later boxing reactions.

You're lucky, you start with a mental focus on punches. And one hundred to one that your preference will not change in the future.

It's true that you haven't hit a live target yet, your opponent. Don't worry, there's still plenty of time for that. And when you start hitting a live target, you will definitely know how to hit. This knowledge will help you become accurate and accurate, like explosives, against a moving target.

19. SPARRING PARTNER

Before learning aggressive defense, you must get a sparring partner. This is the kind of guy who will throw punches at you so that you practice counterattacks.

In this regard, take my advice. At the beginning of the book, I said that it was written for any healthy guy from twelve to forty. Of course, every person who is not disabled and not registered with a doctor considers himself healthy, and, as a rule, he is. But I still recommend seeing a doctor to make sure that your heart can withstand a little increased stress. As soon as you get the green light from medicine, you can safely start training.

If you have the opportunity to visit the gym, there you will surely find someone who will agree to spar with you. I I use the word "sparring", but it will only come to real sparring after eight or ten workouts with a partner. Dedicate the first half of the training to practicing attacks on a moving partner, the second half to practicing defensive actions. Follow this routine for at least the first 10 workouts. If you start sparring before you have thoroughly studied defenses and counterattacks, you will develop incorrect reactions, so start learning technique with a partner at a slow pace and gradually build up speed.

Even though it doesn't matter at the beginning of training, try to choose a partner of the same weight as you, so that later you can spar comfortably. In any case, if you weigh less than 80 kg, never spar with a partner who is 10 kg or more heavier than you, even if he is a complete beginner. If your weight is more than 80 kg, try to select a partner with a difference of no more than 16 kg. Use 12 or 14 oz gloves for punching and defense. Don't try sparring with 8 oz amateur or 5-6 oz professional gloves until you've gained the necessary sparring experience. "Big" gloves are in any gym, in a pinch, they can be easily bought at any sports store.

At first, do not bandage your hands. An improperly bandaged fist is easier to injure than an unbandaged fist at all. Until you find a competent coach who will teach you how to properly bandage your specific fists, forget about taping altogether.

Also forget about protective helmets and caps for a while. You will need them only when preparing for amateur competitions.

To protect against accidental low blows, buy a good boxing shell or brace. They are sold at any sports store.

For training wear, use regular boxer shorts and leather boxers on your legs, if you can buy them. If this is not possible, normal loose pants and basketball or tennis shoes will do. Never wear low-top shoes, as a high-top shoe will protect your ankle from accidental sprains or sprains. You can train bare-chested or in a T-shirt.

If necessary, you can train in casual clothes right on the street, but gloves are still required in this case.

Now that you have gloves and a sparring partner, let's start learning defenses.

20. GENERAL PROTECTION AND BLOCKING

For our purposes, the term "protection" means the following: how to prevent your opponent's blows from hitting the target, and how to counterattack.

The blows your opponent throws at you will include blows to the body and head from the near and far hand.

They can be prevented in three ways:

1. complete evasion of a blow by slipping, retreating, side-stepping (leaving the line of attack);

2. repulsing the blow (parrying) with the palm, forearm, shoulder stand under the blow;

3. blocking an opponent's blow with the hand, forearm, elbow or shoulder.

The first of these methods is a priority, because when you use it, the opponent misses (falls through) and loses balance, which makes him open to your counter-punch. Also, since the opponent's punch didn't hit you, you keep your balance for your strong punch.

Next good method defense is to parry the blow, since parrying, knocking down, stands usually unbalance your opponent, but not you, and you yourself can also successfully counterattack.

Blocking is the least preferred method because, in addition to losing your balance, the contact of the blocking point with the opponent's hand can also cause damage. A repeated hit, for example, on the muscle of the shoulder, can seriously complicate the fight for you.

However, blocking should be learned first. It is much easier for a beginner to block a blow than to parry or dodge it.

So, let's start with blocks from direct blows to the head.

The straight left is blocked by your open right hand (fig. 48).

Keep your eyes open when blocking.

Never close your eyes. It doesn't matter what type of punch your opponent throws at you, and what kind you throw. Keep your eyes fixed on his left fist. After you develop the skill of keeping your eyes open, you will see that even if your gaze is focused only on his threatening fist, you will notice every movement of the enemy from the corners of your eyes.

Block multiple hits from your opponent at a slow pace. Then, you can speed up and do it faster. Be sure that you don't change your stance when you block, also that you don't try to step back or turn away from the punch.

The next thing you will learn is to block the opponent's left jab and counter at the same time.

Watch your opponent from close range. When he starts moving for a left straight punch, step towards him with a simultaneous left hand punch to his face while blocking his left jab with your right hand (fig. 50).

Figure 50

Throw out your left fist as fast and as hard as you can. Your punch must hit the target and unbalance it as you are blocking at the same time. You need to hit him in a split second before his fist hits your blocking hand. By doing this, you will combine in a strike both your striking mass and the mass of your opponent who strikes. This is the goal of most counterattacks - to catch the enemy at the entrance and add his mass to his striking mass too, which makes him much more effective.

Practice this foundational block and counterpunch until you find yourself doing them automatically, strongly and accurately. Make sure you use a "falling" step and that your hand comes to the target in a vertical position.

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