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I'm Wesley Rhodes from the Chinese Kung Fu academy fro Expert Village. And this is how
to perform the outside palm block in the Praying Mantis style. And the outside palm block is
called such because you block to the outside. It's a palm block because you use the inside
of the hand, called the palm. When they punch, just do a straight punch for now. The idea
is to use a block and use the palm to guide the arm, wherever you want it. The cool thing
about the outside palm block is, that turns into a grab, very quickly. See, this way you
can pull and strike. Another interesting use for the palm block is, most people don't usually
punch straight on. Mostly skilled fighters know how to punch straight on. A lot of people
use this big overhead right technique. Yeah, just like that. A lot of people do Martial
Arts who want to know how to defend against the random technique like that. The outside
palm block is a very easy way to block against the technique. So do want it slow? See, just
like that. And do a one little faster. See, ooh! just like that. The cool thing again,
this technique turns into a grab, very quickly. See here. And then, you can use it to do your
throws. Outside palm block is a very useful technique when practiced properly. You want
to make sure you move from the right to the left or from the left to the right. Facing
the palm to the outside of the body. That's how you perform the outside palm block in
the Praying Mantis style.