My youngest son has just started karate along with my older son and me. Today he learned to block a mawashi geri by hooking the leg. When I studied Goju Ryu we would practice mawashi geri by leaning into the kick, and taking it on the back shoulder blade. It seemed to me at the time the best counter was not to back away, but to move in. Today when we were working on it we would hook the leg with one hand. Another option is to block with the forearm, and step in with the opposite foot with a lunge punch.
I really question the value of blocking with the forearm. I think you are more likely to break your forearm than your shinbone.
In class we also talked about getting your leg back on the side kick. Our sensei held out his leg and said "what is this good for?" My older son came up with the line of the night when he said "doing the Hoki Poki." Another time sensei asked "what can your opponent do if they can't feel their legs?" Not being as quick as my son, it occurred to me later that they would try to bite your legs off.
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