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Red Sun Academy
Red Sun Academy
School of Martial Arts
Honor through the Martial Arts
BLOCKS
FRONT STANCE
DOWN BLOCK
UPWARD BLOCK
INSIDE BLOCK (traditional)
![](images/blocks/Amy-Down-chamber.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Amy-Up.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Amy-Up-chamber.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Amy-Inside.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Amy-Inside––chamber.jpg)
INSIDE BLOCK (New Age)
CHAMBER
Start with your arm laying across your belt with your palm facing upward.
TWO-HAND INSIDE BLOCK
OUTSIDE BLOCK
TWO-HAND DOWN BLOCK
CROSS BLOCK (upward)
CROSS BLOCK (downward)
FOREARM BLOCK
(one hand)
All blocks start with a chamber.
Blocks are generally (but not always) closed-fist and are hard.
Parries are generally open-hand and are soft.
![](images/blocks/Amy-Down.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Amy-Outside.jpg)
CHAMBER
Fist starts at ear
End with your fist just past your leg
• Keep wrist straight
• Angle your arm
CHAMBER
Like you're drawing out a sword
• Fist at nose-level
• Pass your centerline
CHAMBER
Start with having your arm reach behind you while your palm faces outward.
• Fist at nose-level
• Pass your centerline
![](images/blocks/BlackBeltLine.png)
![](images/blocks/inside-chamber-Christy.jpg)
![](images/blocks/inside-NewAge.jpg)
CHAMBER
Like you're drawing out a sword.
Non-striking hand
can be chambered (grabbing opponent) or by face
(to protect face)
Palm faces out in
New Age inside block
![](images/blocks/Two-hand-DownUp- chamber.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Two-hand-Down.jpg)
CHAMBER
An application could be, for example, someone trying to grab your hips for a take-down.
![](images/blocks/Two-hand-DownUp- chamber-60.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Two-hand-inside.jpg)
CHAMBER
An application could be, for example, someone trying to grab your around your shoulders for a take-down.
![](images/blocks/Cross-chamber.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Cross-chamber-64.jpg)
![](images/blocks/CrossDown.jpg)
![](images/blocks/CrossUp.jpg)
SIDE PARRY
UPWARD & DOWNWARD
PARRIES
FOREARM BLOCK
(two hands)
![](images/blocks/Forearm-chamber.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Forearm.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Two-hand-Forearm-chamber.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Two-hand-Forearm.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Parry-side.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Parry-down.jpg)
![](images/blocks/Parry-up.jpg)
Downward Parry
Upward Parry
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