Let’s be honest getting punched in the face is not fun under any circumstance and is one first topics budding students will ask their martial arts instructor in whatever discipline they train. So unless you have a granite chin like Mark Hunt you’re naturally going to want to know some basic blocks to not getting your head caved in.

In this technique tutorial the always entertaining Master Wong of Master Wong Wing Chun, helps a student who wants to know some basic blocks for some common western boxing punches.

Throughout the lesson you’ll learn about how to measure distance between yourself and your opponent, blocking and parrying techniques for punches coming in from different angles as well as how to make your opponent (or ugly friend as Master Wong puts its) pay the price for committing to a very hard punch.

More Master Wong Techniques:

How to defend the rear naked choke 

How to win a bare-knuckle boxing match 

About Master Wong:

Michael Wong originally came to England at the age of ten as a refugee from Vietnam. He first took up martial arts as a result of being bullied at school. Starting his training with a Chinese Master in the UK, Sifu Wong progressed quickly in skill and after 5 years traveled to Hong Kong and mainland China to study with a variety of Chinese masters in his early twenties.

Training in a wide variety of martial arts has given Sifu Wong a foundation and skill level rarely seen in the martial arts world. It also allows him to provide a highly comprehensive teaching program for a great many students with differing requirements. This eventually led to the opening of the Master Wong Academy at Charles Street in Ipswich, becoming one of only a handful of full-time training centers in the region. [Source: Master Wong Academy]