8/11/18: Round kick dounters during Chaos and continuing to devlope the U drill

Warm up:

Double stick carenza (maintain right lead, then left lead)
Single stick carenza (right and left hand)
Stick and knife Carenza (stick in right then left hand)
Knife carenza
Legs/knees only shadow boxing
Elbows only
Punching only
combine all strikes

(Gentle full motion to warm up)

Technical Mirror drill:

Partner A feeds any two strikes - punches kicks knees elbows (careful with elbows) - focus on being on target correct technique and range - trying to hit your target/put leather on them!.

Partner B defends as best they can (not running away). Partner B then responds with the same attack Partner A did. (Partner A is choosing the attack)

Keep going with Partner A changing the 2 strikes every time to keep partner B guessing.

After designated time switch so that partner B chooses the attack and partner A responds.

During technical drill you need to focus on technique and making it "perfect" movement, range guard, body mechanics on strikes etc.

Round kick defences:

We looked at the following defences

1) Check ( traditional Thai block using shin)
2) Stop kick - either a teep to body, or  jeet tek type kick to standing leg (kick with either leg)
3) Stop hit - a cross while stepping fwd and slightly 45 to jam the kicking leg
4) evasion - shuffle step or slide and step of get out of the way and then bounce back in with immediate follow up (punch or kick)

To make this more challenging and to explore timing and range the defences need to be applied while being fed with a mixture of attacks:

jab rear round kick
Jab cross rear round kick
Jab cross hook rear round kick.

This is challenging because of the timing on the attacks based on the speed and rhythm of the strikes and the fact that the attacker is constantly moving off line to land the strikes and line up the round kick. You are also needing to use a solid defence to stop the punches form landing as they are trying to hit you and you have to work on your own balance and range while trying to carry out and a defence. needless to say it was scrappy looking but that is the point. drill perfection so that in chaos you are "good enough" to get something in the way/stop them and respond.

U drill:

continuation of drill for Tuesday added to this was the attacker controlling the defenders elbow forcing them to twist body out of the way.

Also note this is a drill for something that is a moment in time - as you are looking to jam them and disarm/control knife arm rather than an endless flow.

we also added some strikes during the flow (if we could) and discussed flowing from U drill to hamer and anvil drill by adding a straight stab to the heart.