Friday, 20 July 2018

19/7/18: Sweep the leg!

Tonight sessions was focused around Panatukan (Filipino boxing) and the blending of arts - specifically sweeps from Silat.

Essentially we looked at 4 sweeps and the application of this. During discussion we noted how sweeps (much like wrist locks etc) are accidental and incidental... following hits, when range has closed and "shapes" become available. Of course in order to take advantage of these you need to drill the techniques correctly with quality repetitions so that you brain does the unconscious noticing for you... if you try to find it/look for it, it won't work and your get hit in reply.

This session was very taxing on the brain - especially due to the co ordination required, the off balancing element and then getting the range correct in order to sweep.

It is also important to note that these are not true "sweeps"... you are basically smashing across the ankle after off balancing your partner to take them down without them being able to break fall.... and if the don't fall they are so off balance you can do pretty much what you want with them!

It I was to break the technique down to it's simplest form:

1) Off Jab - Parry the jab with rear hand, lead hand then pushes their punching arm at the elbow (palm up!) to twist their body as far away as possible. As you push slide forward so your lead leg is against /in the middle of their lead leg (jam the knee). Then take a slight step to the side and hack across with your lead leg at the ankle to off set.

2) Off the cross - Parry with lead hand and then push their punching arm at the elbow with your rear hand (twisting them as far away as possible) - as you do this step fwd with rear leg (switching leads) so that it is now outside their lead leg.. Then tak a slight step to the side and hack across with your leg at the ankle to off set.

3) Off jab (same entry as 1) except this time instead of sliding your leg between their legs do a slight shuffle slide so you go deep OUTside their lead leg (hip to hip), your pushing hand can then push through to their shoulder and you can sweep behind their leg.

4) Off cross (same entry as 2) except as you step fwd with rear leg your foot is now in the middle of the legs (you missed getting outside their leg)... from here go into a backsweep (pivot body to face same way as partner, uderhook to back of head and sweep)

We worked on many variations of these techniques form entries (e.g. split entry into hammerfist which leads to sweeps) but the technique was the same and I for one know I need lots of flight time on this in order to see it everywhere. But it's worth the effort as once it is there you can "get in" from anything...boxing thai etc

You can also do these techniques in EXACTLY the same way against a south paw (the inside sweeps become outside sweeps) and you can adapt on the fly if they step back and change leads etc

A key element to these sweeps (as with most throws) is to twist the opponents body.. to get the top half of the body moving one way and the lower half the other, that way posture balance and strength are all compromised making the sweep/throw "easier"

Pad round:

to get rid of the thousand yard stares

1x 3 min round (though it felt like 5!) any combo your partner called

followed by 10 second burst of:

jab cross
cross hook
hooks
uppercuts
over hand and uppercut
any hits you want

Knife:

Continued to refine Palasut Cycle from various feeds, adding 4 x disarms and tweaking body mechanics

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