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a) | proper alignments: |
i) | height = fist at eye-brow level |
ii) | width = blocking arm extended to outside of the same shoulder |
iii) | depth = elbow bent to vertical plane |
iv) | palm facing direct away from you |
b) | improper execution: |
i) | not obeying the rule of Margin for Error (also improper alignments): |
1) | not anchoring the elbow |
2) | not keeping the extended outward block vertical – i.e. over reaching |
ii) | not obeying the principle of Economy of Motion |
1) | over extending the block (outside of Outer Rim5) |
Examples of improper Extended Outward Block execution
(improper height - high / low, width, and depth - close / far)