14/11/17: Thai drills and tactics, pad work and wrist lock flow

Warm up:

Shadow boxing: hands only, add elbows, add knees, add kicks

Thai Drills:

Class was split into two sections - these are the notes from the higher grade drills:

Defence from rear teep: use lead elbow to knock teep wide (to your right -also off balances partner), use the body mechanics of your twist to fire an immediate cross reply (try not to move feet), then rapidly (on half beat) step off and follow up with a jab, and then a low line rear round kick.

Defence from lead teep: use rear elbow to knock teep wide (to your left), use body mechanics to fire an immediate jab (or lead hook depending on distance) and then a cross (again on half beat hitting rapidly to keep high line occupied) then either step of and lead round kick or switch kick and lead round kick.

Defence off jab: Parry jab with force - you want to off set your partner and twist them up a bit, follow with an immediate jab (almost one motion), then fire a cross but as you do this step forward with your lead leg and have you foot at 45 on a hard angel - this sets you up to fire an immediate rear knee. The tick with this is to do the drill slowly but smoothly first with no pauses. you can then parry jab step and cross rapidly (half beats) which keeps high line occupied for a very painful knee!

These drill are all about flow, drive and intention, keeping partner occupied to free up high or low lines

Pad drills: (close range boxing)

Start in a boxing clinch (leaning on each other) - use shoulder to bump off (left lead) as soon a there is a gap throw a rear uppercut, lead hook combo. Then go back into the clinch (right shoulder forward but still left leg in front) - bump off and throw a lead uppercut, cross or rear hook (3 min round)

10 second bursts (full speed):

jab cross
cross hook
uppercuts
hooks

Wrist locks: (first 4 of the lock flow)

example if done on partners right hand

1) grab thumb with your left hand, use other hand to put a wrist lock on by pushing back of their hand down and at an angle.

2) Keep hold of hand/thumb. Turn the hand over and use your free hand (right hand) to grab their wrist (like you are shaking a hand). Let go of thumb controlling hand and slide their hand up your forearm to wedge it in the crook of your elbow. Lock the arm in place and then apply pressure on their elbow using the blade of your arm in a rolling motion.

3) Grab the wrist again (with your right hand) in a shanking hands motion, turn the hand over and use your free hand to dumog drag (roll blade of forearm down bicep to drag into you. lift arm up and put into figure 4 and continue wrist lock pushing the bent arm back over their shoulder.

4) Keep hold of wrist, unlock other hand and twist wrist down and around so palm of their hand is up. gab thumb with other hand and apply wrist lock (slight pull push motion)

Locks very difficult to describe but hopefully you get a general idea