This session was focused on double stick. The key was to not focus on collecting lists of drills and flows, but rather ensuring that the basics are correct and then playing with those. that way your creativity creates combinations for you to explore rather than lists to robotically follow. yes its nice to see variation but it is more useful to make sure what you have works rather than have a dozen lists of 17 hit combo's etc etc
Double stick drills:
Looking at basic angle 1 and 2 strikes, high line and low line and varying these and also implementing sinwalai (weaving motion) - heaven and standard 6
RH A1 and 2, LH A1 and 2
RH A1 and 2, LH A1 and 2 and then heavan 6
RH A1 and 2, LH A1 and 2 and then standard 6
RH A1 and 2, RH half of heavan LH A1 and 2 LH half of heavan
RH A1, watik A2, follow through A2 then RH half of heavan, LH A1, watik A2, follow through A2 the LH half of heavan.
RH - HLH RH half of standard, LH - HLH LH half of standard
Cob Cob (open and closed stance)
Cob cob is a tight motion, not much arm extension, using your body rotation to make the stick hit. It is much more like a tap tap tap like a hammer type of motion as opposed to a baseball bat swing with follow through
RH A1, A2
LH A1,A2
open cob cob RH fisrt (HH, MM, LL)
hit through with RH A1 into closed position
closed cob cob LH first (HH MM LL)
hit through on last low strike then start flow again but with opposite hand
LH A1, A2
RH A1,A2
open cob cob LH fisrt (HH, MM, LL)
hit through with LH A1 into closed position
closed cob cob RH first (HH MM LL)
hit through on last low strike then start flow again but with opposite hand
We did more variations I am sure but the key here was to look at some types of strikes and in partner drills combine them. working with a partner also encourages you to focus on range, hitting with correct part of stick and exploring footwork.(as well as reacting to some slightly wild feeds on occasion!)
Now that we had drilled these concepts we were able to implement them into correnza (stick shadow boxing) - using the footwork we know and combining these striking families (and others we might know but mainly these ones today) - finding ways to implement cob cob into the flow as well, visualising who and what you are hitting and where you are htting them to give your flow purpose.
Syllabus:
We then split into groups to work on syllabus stuff.
I worked with the other higher grades on:
upperbody and arm bar/clinch flows
Take downs from jab and cross
Hubud variations (standard hubud, punching hubud, Lop sau cyle and parry repost) including switches.(1 lop on the hit, 2 inside parry of hit into punch which is bong sau'd - 1 stop, inside, parry, chop, 2 inside parry and punch through with other hand instead of chop)
knife work
5 count hammer and anvil from stab to heart (5 motions not five different feeds -hammer anvil, on me not in me, scoop, slap, elbow control)
Palasut cylcle
THOUGHTS: What was important to note here is that the higher grades "know" these drills - though admittedly a bit rusty - but there are stages to the learning.
Step 1 is mechanical- getting used to the technique and drilling the motion and feel for it - even if it is a natural motion (which most are -if it's not natural then its not going to work in "real life) - you still need to practice it in this compliant form
Step 2 - add forward intent - we are at a stage when we should be aiming for everything we do to have forward pressure, this means motions are tight, "solid" almost "aggressive" in mentality/intent but not at the cost of technique at this stage (and obviously not smashing your training partner but hitting them to let them know they need to keep their hands up etc)
Step 3 - variation and chaos - once you have the forward pressure and have drilled the flow and variations you then apply chaos.. controlled at first - so the focus is on applying the skills, making them work but having to be alert enough to adapt to whatever is given to you (again it is conditioned chaos to start otherwise your not learning) - this means that you have to be focused on what you are trying to do e.g in hubud/trapping: I want to grab them for a clinch or hit them.... that's all... and depending on what gets in the way will decide what I do to remove that thing so I can still grab them or hit them!
Step 4 - sparring.. no compliance and seeing what you can make work BUT to get the most out of it although the sparring might be anything goes YOU have to have a plan of what things you want to try... otherwise you are just sticking to your main/favoured tools
So a very technical brain frying session but a lot of little tips throughout the session, specifically in how to approach the drills, to try and take your training to the next stage.
At the end of the day just keep turning up, work hard, be consistent - but most of all have fun and enjoy! the rest will take care of itself
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