This session was looking at functionality. A couple of interesting points were raised.
1) The Muay Thai square stance - is actually really practical for "the street" you have all your weapons available and you are practically in a fence position. (plus most likely you will be in a pair of jeans so longer "stances"/bouncing around may not be as effective or practical)
2) Pads - you don't have to kill them and go a hundred miles and hour, the pad holder does not have to feed endlessly in rapid succession. The pad holder is NOT helping anyone doing that. It is FAR better to do high quality, technically sound combos at 70% max to make sure you get it right 90% of the time... 20 quality reps as opposed to 50 shit ones! then as you get more comfortable the striker can up the speed and power, but slow down a tad when the technique is going pear shaped!
Warm up:
Shadow boxing
Muay Thai:
continuing with the jab, cross hook, rear round kick combo form last week, adding extra variations to defences.
1) out of range, full extension punches and whip (spin round) with kick, stepping off line with the hook.
2) in range as above, defender using long guard to cover and let round kick hit thigh
4) as they jab throw a rear teep (knee up first and drive out through hips) and rear round kick (mentality of no matter what they do you are driving that teep through them!... just remember to keep hands up to cover just in case!)
4) Parry jab, then as cross comes use the hand that just did long parry to throw a cross with a slight move off line and stepping forward (deep), follow up with upper cut and cross
We were discussing range and making sure when you hit there is a slight bend in the arm so that you are hitting through the target in stead of being fully locked out on impact.
Pad rounds:
2x 3 mins
1) jab cross hook rear round kick
2) rear teep to push them back, step forward slightly off line and rear round kick
Note: Balance - especially important when kicking. Make sure that after you kick you land in a balanced position. Just do single kicks on pads if you need to practice. I find that if I can throw a decent cross after I have thrown a kick I have landed in a good, strong, balanced position, if I have to adjust, I have landed too narrow or wide. This is why you have to work thet pads intelligently - yes they help power and stamina, but they are for APPLYING your technique, and if the pad holder is "sparring with you" you will not be in a position to defend their reply effectively. Practice and drill for the best "effective" technique you can, so that when things speed up and become more chaotic your responses and attacks, although not technically perfect, will still be effective and allow you to move.
Arm bar flow:
1) Partner throws lead hook, drive in with elbow cover then wrap over arm into arm bar.
2) This does work, so let slip through to 2 on one (driving shoulder just above elbow)
3) They bend arm. so move into "cut the chicken" ... keep arm vertical as you put lock on to drive them down.
Then I added..
4) single arm clinch - reach round with free arm (wrapping round ead to opposite ear), fingers into neck/jaw, head on head and use head to twist and throw into the ground.
flow is then repeated on the other side
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