Introduction
All techniques, no matter the method or variety fall into one of the three principles of blocking, which are:

1. Damage to Utilise - to stun, inhibit motion or movement, or to stop the means of the attacker's thought and purpose.

2. Block to Control - To restrain or redirect the attackers energy.

3. Target Creation - To open another channel to resolve the attack. Each of these principles has an effect on the attacker and method to off balance their positive visulisation of victory. This is either by disturbing the attacker's mental state or to re-channel their energy physically.

Blocking techniques do not only mean the execution of techniques to counter a dynamic attack (Striking or kicking attack). Static attacks such as a body assault i.e. grabs, pushing or pulling etc.; use the same strategies to deliver a likened result.

The following chart outlines the effects on the attacker and the principles used in each technique.

Principle	D	C	T
Technique
Pushing		MP
Pulling		MP
Empty			MP
Stopping	MP
Grabbing		P
Deflecting			P
Cross	MP	P	P

Legend
Three principles
D - Damage
C - Control
T - Target Creation

Method of Off-balancing
M - Mental
P - Physical











Blocking Techniques
Pushing Block – is to capture the attackers energy by reversing the attackers ki effecting both their mental visulisation and physical equilibrium.

Pulling Block – is to capture the attackers energy by accelerating their motion, off balancing.

Empty Block – is to draw the attacker’s energy, to off balance both mentally and physically, by creating a target to cause the attacker to be over confident in their advance. This creates an opportunity to deliver a counter strike.

Stopping Block – takes Musashi’s strategy of “cutting corners’, by taking away the ability for the attacker to successfully carry out their visual advance and removing the means to continue attack.

Grabbing Block – is to ensnare the attackers advance, by capturing and redirecting the attackers energy to capitalise on their lack of balance.

Deflection Block – is to redirect the attackers energy, providing opportunity to off balance or to attack a point of weakness.

Cross Block – can utilise all three principles of blocking, depending on the needed result, to resolve the attackers advance.

Each of these techniques may use a palm, knife-hand or forearm strike or kicking technique to assist in executing the application.

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