courses when the blocks are aligned side by side within each course 16 similarly the lock flanges 26 form a continuous lock flange that extends the length of the upper of the mating courses 16 which is received by the continuous lock channel of the lower of the mating courses although the blocks 14 preferably are provided with such locking means 22 it will be appreciated that the anchoring system of the present invention can be used with substantially any segmental retaining wall blocks by way of example the present system could be used with any of the blocks produced by anchor wall systems inc such as any block of the anchor diamond u00ae and or anchor vertica u00ae product lines or any block disclosed in u s pat no 5 827 015 which is hereby incorporated by reference into the present disclosure moreover the present system could be utilized with the segmental blocks produced by other manufacturers such as keystone mesa versa lok newcastle and piza irrespective of the particular configuration of the wall blocks 14 each of the wall blocks typically includes an interior opening 32 that either extends through the block horizontally side to side or vertically top to bottom when the blocks 14 are correctly aligned in their respective courses 16.