Inner Forearm Block
Recommended Skill Analysis Tasks
Written Analysis: Analyze the following
- Stage: Identify the stage of the skill that is exhibited (e.g. beginner, intermediate, expert).
- Stage Characteristics: Describe 2-3 features of the movement on the video that is characteristic of the stage identified.
- What to Change: Identify and describe the most important aspect of the skill that will need to be changed for the subject to improve.
- Cue: Write the single most important verbal instructional cue to help the performer improve.
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Comments
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Stage: Intermediate
Stage Characteristics:
- Transition: your legs are straight upon moving into your horse stance causing you to fall hard into the stance. at the same time this sends your energy downward rather than into your block.
- Arm/shoulder position: upon contact your elbow is leading in front of your forearm. your lead shoulder is leaning into your opponent over your base leaving vulnerable to attack.
- Stance. Your knees are bending slightly inward.
What to change: Bend your legs prior to moving into the strike. this will change your levels and alter your weight distribution to the hips enabling you to move in closer to your opponent. Being in closer to your opponent will remedy your shoulder position ensuring that you don not overextending your self past your base while throwing the block. make sure that when throwing the (outer) inner forearm block your move you arm in a L or 90 degree form with the muscles of the shoulder. This will remedy your elbow being in front of your block. Tilt your pelvis forward this will ensure your knees do not buckle inward.
Cue: this time most of your problems are coming from not being a the proper level to defend the strike is would remind you by saying: "Lower your center of gravity"