Blocking & Parrying

Coach's take: Excellent: names three blocking energies and drills each one cleanly.

Coach's take: Clear, complete, honest fundamentals - great teaching.

Coach's take: About as clean a blocking-fundamentals lesson as you'll find.

Coach's take: Explains the reasoning behind picking one parry over the other, not just the motion.

Coach's take: Clear step-by-step teaching with real counter setups.

Coach's take: Clear, practical parry coaching with a usable drill.

Coach's take: Detailed, well-shown guard lesson — strong.

Coach's take: Clean, practical forearm block with good vision cues.

Coach's take: Packed with real detail, though you'll want to rewatch it slowly to catch it all.

Coach's take: Short clip, but it explains the reasoning, not just the motion.

Coach's take: Clear, layered defensive teaching.

Coach's take: Solid concept and progression; a touch rambly and demo-dependent.

Coach's take: Clean, credible fundamentals - catch, parry, angle off, counter.

Coach's take: Short, but it actually explains why the guard works, not just how to hold it.

Coach's take: Clear and honest - firm guard, parry with a step, dont lean back.

Coach's take: Right idea but thin: shows the up parry without the fine timing detail.

Coach's take: Useful block-and-cover coaching with counters.

Coach's take: Detailed and honest - shows why block-only fails and gives real escapes.

Coach's take: Handy drill, messy delivery; you need the video to follow it.

Coach's take: Good foundational explanation of why the guard works, not just what it looks like.

Coach's take: Excellent, credible defensive breakdown.

Coach's take: Useful reaction practice, thin on technique.

Coach's take: Handy beginner partner drill - good note on being a clean predictable feeder.