High Knifehand Twist Block

Box title	Naming Blocks See Taekwondo Blocking for additional detail
Row 1 title	Naming
Naming	There is no universal standard, but the names of blocks are often constructed as follows: [Left Hand or Right Hand] + [Modifiers such as Twist, Assisted, or Supporting] + [Hand position: knifehand, palmheel, etc.; if omitted, the hand position is assumed to be a fist] + [Direction of blocking motion: upward, low, outside, inward, etc.] Example: "Left Augmented Knifehand Outside Block"

Twist Block in Taegeuk Yook Jang

A High Knifehand Twist Block (also called Knifehand High Twist Block, Twist Block, Twisting Block, or hansonnal olgul biureo makgi) is like an Outward Knifehand Block that:

• blocks at face-height (rather than shoulder height, as is normal for an Outward Block,
• is performed with the arm that is opposite the leading foot, and
• involves a twist at the waist at the end of the block, in the direction of the block in order to provide additional power to the block.

The idea of a Twist Block is that you are blocking for your face while simultaneously setting up the opportunity to grab your opponent's forearm for a counterattack.

References

• Twist Block on Taekwondo Preschool