Using a Simple Parry

• 1). Face forward with your body turned to the side at the hips. Your forward foot will face the attacker. Your rear foot will face outside at a 90-degree angle.
  
  
• 2). Keep your weight on the balls of your feet with a low center of gravity. Slightly bend your knees.
  
  
• 3
  
  
  Wait for the attacker to begin the execution of a jab or straight punch.
  
  
• 4
  
  
  Lean slightly away and parry (strike) with your open palm against the forearm of the attacker's punching arm.
  
  
• 5). Use only enough force to deflect the attacker's punch perpendicular to the direction of the strike. Over-deflection of a parry leaves you open for a counterattack.
  
  
• 6
  
  
  Counterstrike with the opposite arm or return to your fighting position.