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Blocking

Act of stopping or deflecting an opponent's attack in martial arts

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Type
Blocks and parries
Martial arts
Kickboxing, Boxing
Classified as
combat technique, defense
Part of
martial arts

In martial arts, blocking is the act of stopping or deflecting an opponent's attack using any part of the body. A block usually consists of placing a limb across the line of the attack. A successful block prevents injurious contact.

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Facts from Wikidata Q195872 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.