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We teach that Every Block in Kajukenbo is a Strike. As was taught early on. Get on the offensive from the get go.

When looking at forms though a block can also be a grab, a path to Kuzushi to set up a takedown, a break, a lock, a disarm, or a redirect. Or more.
Explore options. If something “doesn’t work” see if you are being too rigid with your translation.

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One of the most limiting words in martial arts may be the word “is.”

“This movement is a block.”
“This technique is a throw.”
“This kata movement is for escaping a wrist grab.”

The moment we say “is,” we often stop exploring.

A movement becomes frozen in place. The student stops looking for timing variations, positional changes, alternate targets, different tactical goals, or contextual adaptations. The technique becomes a museum piece instead of a living skill.

But “can be” changes everything.

“This movement can be used as a throw.”
“It can be a strike.”
“It can be a frame.”
“It can be a limb destruction.”
“It can be a transitional position.”
“It can be a method of creating space.”
“It can be a moment of tactile control.”

Now the door is open.

Traditional forms, kata, and drills are often better understood as containers of possibility rather than single fixed answers. The body only moves in so many ways. Human beings only bend in so many ways. Under pressure, the same shapes and mechanics naturally reappear across many functions.

A rising motion can lift an arm, strike a chin, break posture, jam a shoulder, intercept a punch, or create a wedge for a takedown. The motion itself is not imprisoned into a singular meaning.

This does not mean “anything goes.”

Some interpretations are mechanically stronger.
Some fit the timing better.
Some better match the style’s tactical assumptions.
Some are more historically probable.
Some hold up under pressure, and others collapse immediately.

But exploration has to be allowed before refinement can occur.

Too often, martial artists inherit answers before they inherit questions.

The danger of “is” is not merely technical limitation. It is psychological limitation. It trains certainty too early. It encourages memorization over investigation.

“Can be” preserves curiosity.

And curiosity is one of the things that keeps an art alive.