Warm up:
variety of stretches to warm up body especially shoulders for ground work
Ground work flow:
side 4 quarters:
1) wrist lock
2) straight arm bar
3) bent arm (arm down) - keep elbow against body, upper arm in straight line with shoulder and fig 4 wrench (variations - also push head away with elbow or grab head and pull away)
4) step over head (keep close during transition) and fig 4 wrench
forgot to add these
bent arm (arm up) fig four the other way (pull they elbow down and in and you wrench up)
bent arm (arm up) one handed fig four using elbow to push head away
bent arm (arm up) on handed fig four grabbing head and pulling away
5) they go to push your head away - wrap arm (into your armpit) reach under head then grip ands together. post up into feet and drive shoulder down twisting forearm.
6) flow into scarf hold
7) bring rear leg up to arm break
8) swap to lower leg for arm break
9) straight arm wrap one leg over the arm and scissor it
10) bend the arm and use the leg to war arm, lift hips and wrench shoulder (variation hug head and pull away as you wrench
11) blade of forearm across throat
12) they push your face you pass the arm and drive shoulder into their throat after posting up into feet
13) flow into side 4 quarter keeping their arm trapped against their body and grabbing tshirt to mask trapping the arm.
14) into kneeling north south trapping head between knees, using posting arm to help tip them onto side. grabbing arm branch down and twisting.
15) tino arm bar - "stamp" on head shin on back and fall backwards trapping arm between legs and then extending.
16) they push leg loff so use other leg to hook kick round the back of their hear and foot under their armpit. keep arm lock on and lock ankles together and stretch.
17) now apply wrist lock to start them moving (driving head down towards floor face first, us other leg to lock arm and once in pigeon pose sitting position start to sit up... driving shoulder blade into spine
These notes will make sense to me but not sure if that makes sense to others. need to video it! Essentially keep tight and placement of arm before locking is important.
Teep drills:
No matter what punch is thrown rear teep to counter
1) rear teep, land on hard ankle and knee
2) rear teep, but they are forced back so land on hard ankle as before (now into right lead) now take another step (back into left lead) and rear knee
3) rear teep, land on hard ankle and knee - land next to inside or partner lead leg (jam knee if needed) and sweep lead leg following up with half beat ABC to hit as the way down
4) rear teep, but they are forced back so land on hard ankle as before (now into right lead) now take another step (back into left lead) and rear knee - land in between their legs and go into backsweep - then either ABC or fott trap sweep the "standing" leg
Friday, 27 September 2019
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
20/8/19: inside fighting drills
Excellent session taken by James all about in fighting
warm up:
punching to the beat/music - keeping arms in tight like in a cast, not flaring out and throwing form the hips. head dow.
1) lead hook (shovel hook), rear upper cut - weight on front foot keep arms in tight.
2) tight jab cross - hands like handle bike handlebars, weight in the middle rotation of hips to throw punches not over extending.
3) rear upper cup, lead hook/shovel hook - weight on back foot again arms tight in.
we then mixed them up.
Standing static and slipping punches
standing static and tic toc/windscreen wiper body motion (like mike tyson) varying speeds and sets of 3 (e.g. L,R,L or R,L,R)
Standing static and bob and weave 9focus on switching lead shoulder
then mix all three evasions.
Drills:
Looking at body positioning of in fighting - how many positions are 50/50.
We looked at making sure head is down driving onto opponents face/neck (like in wrestling) in order to get a dominant position. This was simulated by a pad holder holding pad against your head as you use forward pressure against it then go into inside punching on the pads.
1) lead body hook, upper cut - keep arms in tight, use body rotation and a "bounce hit" so not over committing and loosing balance.
2) rear upper cut lead hook - as above
From this we added variations (in case they try to hit you back):
1) lead hook, rear upper cut - shuffle step to the right (left foot to your right foot then pivot around) and follow up with left body hook to sternum.
2) rear upper cut, lead hook - shuffle step to the left (right foot to your left foot then pivot around) and follow up with right body hook to sternum
3) lead hook, rear upper cut - bob and weave out to the right (away) and follow up with a right cross.
4) rear uppercut, lead hook - bob and weave out to the left (away) and then pivot so you get back into left lead and follow up with multiple jabs - moving away.
Stick flows:
switching hands over shoulder/tricep
Under shoulder/tricep
3 variations of 5 count with switching to practice left and right.
4 count flow: horizontal jab, cut to floor, cut back up and into horizontal jab. (add foot work)
then add radondo, steeping forward angle 2 (now in left lead) then stepping back angle 1now back in right lead) to start flow again.
extra: discussion about getting into in fight range (usually from a slip then bob into head on chest/neck/face or against ropes? trapping?)
Looked at some "boxing" hand fighting when in close to get sensitivity to create openings or shut them down.
warm up:
punching to the beat/music - keeping arms in tight like in a cast, not flaring out and throwing form the hips. head dow.
1) lead hook (shovel hook), rear upper cut - weight on front foot keep arms in tight.
2) tight jab cross - hands like handle bike handlebars, weight in the middle rotation of hips to throw punches not over extending.
3) rear upper cup, lead hook/shovel hook - weight on back foot again arms tight in.
we then mixed them up.
Standing static and slipping punches
standing static and tic toc/windscreen wiper body motion (like mike tyson) varying speeds and sets of 3 (e.g. L,R,L or R,L,R)
Standing static and bob and weave 9focus on switching lead shoulder
then mix all three evasions.
Drills:
Looking at body positioning of in fighting - how many positions are 50/50.
We looked at making sure head is down driving onto opponents face/neck (like in wrestling) in order to get a dominant position. This was simulated by a pad holder holding pad against your head as you use forward pressure against it then go into inside punching on the pads.
1) lead body hook, upper cut - keep arms in tight, use body rotation and a "bounce hit" so not over committing and loosing balance.
2) rear upper cut lead hook - as above
From this we added variations (in case they try to hit you back):
1) lead hook, rear upper cut - shuffle step to the right (left foot to your right foot then pivot around) and follow up with left body hook to sternum.
2) rear upper cut, lead hook - shuffle step to the left (right foot to your left foot then pivot around) and follow up with right body hook to sternum
3) lead hook, rear upper cut - bob and weave out to the right (away) and follow up with a right cross.
4) rear uppercut, lead hook - bob and weave out to the left (away) and then pivot so you get back into left lead and follow up with multiple jabs - moving away.
Stick flows:
switching hands over shoulder/tricep
Under shoulder/tricep
3 variations of 5 count with switching to practice left and right.
4 count flow: horizontal jab, cut to floor, cut back up and into horizontal jab. (add foot work)
then add radondo, steeping forward angle 2 (now in left lead) then stepping back angle 1now back in right lead) to start flow again.
extra: discussion about getting into in fight range (usually from a slip then bob into head on chest/neck/face or against ropes? trapping?)
Looked at some "boxing" hand fighting when in close to get sensitivity to create openings or shut them down.
Thursday, 23 May 2019
21.5.19: Trapping variation and single stick flow "let it go!"
Exploring some of the traditional aspects of JKD looking at variations and a couple of alterations
Trapping:
1) pak the lead arm hit and follow up hits
2) Pak, hit, they block to ton sau (ignore it) and hit (then into eye gouge, clich back of neck and pull down onto your head for head but
3) starting with low connection (as if you throw a body shot which they "block") then pak, hit, ton sau/ignore etc as above
NOTE: if you throw a body shot and they block it/start with the low line connection you don't have to go into the trap... just throw the cross as soon as you feel the connection ad they hig line is open.
4) Pak, hit, block ove center line, roll with it into back fist then keep hitting as above.
5) Pak hit block over centerline go with it into bon sau (keep arm straight and basically slap them put thumb in eye and push off balace) follow with hits as above.
6) Pak and hit but they dont move... arm is still there. lop lead arm and cross. then drive forward stepping forward as you do (changing leads ) to jam their lead leg. also push their rear arm against their body and crash forward with and elbow (into neck or to jam their arms). then into hits and sweep lead leg as you have their upper body slightly twisted and off balance.
stick:
8 count
letting it flow trying to go fast keeping arms loose and using body to throw the stick, using for hand and back hand umbrella motions (bakalou?) and adding them after a defang off the 8 count flow. (back off after the defang to let the stick fly!
Trapping:
1) pak the lead arm hit and follow up hits
2) Pak, hit, they block to ton sau (ignore it) and hit (then into eye gouge, clich back of neck and pull down onto your head for head but
3) starting with low connection (as if you throw a body shot which they "block") then pak, hit, ton sau/ignore etc as above
NOTE: if you throw a body shot and they block it/start with the low line connection you don't have to go into the trap... just throw the cross as soon as you feel the connection ad they hig line is open.
4) Pak, hit, block ove center line, roll with it into back fist then keep hitting as above.
5) Pak hit block over centerline go with it into bon sau (keep arm straight and basically slap them put thumb in eye and push off balace) follow with hits as above.
6) Pak and hit but they dont move... arm is still there. lop lead arm and cross. then drive forward stepping forward as you do (changing leads ) to jam their lead leg. also push their rear arm against their body and crash forward with and elbow (into neck or to jam their arms). then into hits and sweep lead leg as you have their upper body slightly twisted and off balance.
stick:
8 count
letting it flow trying to go fast keeping arms loose and using body to throw the stick, using for hand and back hand umbrella motions (bakalou?) and adding them after a defang off the 8 count flow. (back off after the defang to let the stick fly!
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
30/4/19 and 2/5/19: Thai counter fun and games and exploring stick and knife ideas.
Thai boxing counters:
all off the jab cross hook (moving off line) rear round kick.
1) block/parry the punches and Cut kick on the round kick, follow with a spinning backfist/hammerfist/clothesline!
2) block parry the punches then drive in with lead elbow (shielding hook with rear arm) on the hook - follow up with elbows and spinning elbow for flavour!
3) Parry the jab and double hand lop the cross (long guard parry but grab the arm and drag them forward!) as you do slept slight 45 and drive rear knee followed by lead, rear elbow and rear knee
4) hard parry and eye swipe motion off the jab but instead of swiping eye control elbow and push off line follow with cross uppercut cross and lead round kick
mix all off of jab cross hook rear round feed (trying to implement the defences/counters during the combination
Single stick:
working on body mechanics of individual strikes left and right hand and female triangle footwork:
Figure 8 strikes (down, horizontal and up and combo's of horizontal forehand upwards back hand etc)
Abinico: (high line, low line towards knees/hips - hand lower on these strikes - and a combo of the two)
Radondo: forhand and back hand
Florrette: in a triangle flow - charging stick but also flowing into different directions and angles without stopping.
Jabbing: like fly fishing full extension, vertical and horizontal jab
carenza (shadowboxing these ideas non stop, slow, fast just practice! left and right hand
Stick and knife flows:
with partner - back hand, follow through with knife (while chambering stick under armpit) another back hand and then knife stab to head
finding the above flow out of various strikes: HH, LL, HLH, LHL, HHL, LLH, HLL, LHH
used in a "defensive drill"
A1 attack, defang with A1 hit follow with A2, A1 then use the above flow (back hand, follow through with knife (while chambering stick under armpit) another back hand and then knife stab to head ) - partner then feeds back hand (A2 and follow the force umbrella defence followed by uppercut slash with stick on the knife hand, another uppercut, downward strike on wrist and then into - back hand, follow through with knife (while chambering stick under armpit) another back hand and then knife stab to head
AS above but attacks are horizontal A3 and A4
AS above but attacks are upward slashes A6 and A7
key to this is range, defanging snake, hitting hand, moving round and moving in and out (to stab get closer and to hot with stick moving out.
great to get back to fundamentals rely focussing on quality of movement making everything as crisp as possible without pressure to build economy of motion.
all off the jab cross hook (moving off line) rear round kick.
1) block/parry the punches and Cut kick on the round kick, follow with a spinning backfist/hammerfist/clothesline!
2) block parry the punches then drive in with lead elbow (shielding hook with rear arm) on the hook - follow up with elbows and spinning elbow for flavour!
3) Parry the jab and double hand lop the cross (long guard parry but grab the arm and drag them forward!) as you do slept slight 45 and drive rear knee followed by lead, rear elbow and rear knee
4) hard parry and eye swipe motion off the jab but instead of swiping eye control elbow and push off line follow with cross uppercut cross and lead round kick
mix all off of jab cross hook rear round feed (trying to implement the defences/counters during the combination
Single stick:
working on body mechanics of individual strikes left and right hand and female triangle footwork:
Figure 8 strikes (down, horizontal and up and combo's of horizontal forehand upwards back hand etc)
Abinico: (high line, low line towards knees/hips - hand lower on these strikes - and a combo of the two)
Radondo: forhand and back hand
Florrette: in a triangle flow - charging stick but also flowing into different directions and angles without stopping.
Jabbing: like fly fishing full extension, vertical and horizontal jab
carenza (shadowboxing these ideas non stop, slow, fast just practice! left and right hand
Stick and knife flows:
with partner - back hand, follow through with knife (while chambering stick under armpit) another back hand and then knife stab to head
finding the above flow out of various strikes: HH, LL, HLH, LHL, HHL, LLH, HLL, LHH
used in a "defensive drill"
A1 attack, defang with A1 hit follow with A2, A1 then use the above flow (back hand, follow through with knife (while chambering stick under armpit) another back hand and then knife stab to head ) - partner then feeds back hand (A2 and follow the force umbrella defence followed by uppercut slash with stick on the knife hand, another uppercut, downward strike on wrist and then into - back hand, follow through with knife (while chambering stick under armpit) another back hand and then knife stab to head
AS above but attacks are horizontal A3 and A4
AS above but attacks are upward slashes A6 and A7
key to this is range, defanging snake, hitting hand, moving round and moving in and out (to stab get closer and to hot with stick moving out.
great to get back to fundamentals rely focussing on quality of movement making everything as crisp as possible without pressure to build economy of motion.
Friday, 12 April 2019
12/4/19: Takedowns and ground work: a little knowldge and conscious incompitance.
Tonight's session was based on the take down and grappling elements of the grading syllabus. One that I am very interested in and is fair to say one I struggle with the most (which is mainly from the point that it is the one I have the least experience with, the one I find the least "natural" and need more practice!)
Take downs:
off jab:
1) split entry, ear slap and hook leg take down to submission
2) parry and eye swipe, punch to face and figure four take down
Off cross:
1) split entry to arm drag take down
2) cut punch into arm bar/break take down.
Ground work on pads:
on back partner inside guard - ten punhes at focus mits, then sweep (one leg on floor other shin driving up towards arm pit and then "scissor motion" to take down) then you are on top inside guard and punching down 10 times, then roll them back on top, insode guard.. continue x3 mins
Ground work:
alternate escape form scarf hold - they keep following you and deny space. hook leg over. thread arm through and under their arm and reinforce with other hand, pull them away and roll and you now have their back.
from side control: push way and insert knee, hip swivel into guard and synch in tight (arm locking in under arm pit their head tight to your shoulder
punch proof grapping:
at 30% partner only punches you while you defend using grappling and look for submissions (starting in kneeling position
"light" resistant rolling:
looking for submissions and getting position
Grappling thoughts:
I got tapped A LOT and constantly, despite my best efforts. Now I KNOW that every time you get tapped you learn (even though it is frustrating) but in order to learn you must be aware of what is happening as well as how and why it is happening in order to do something about it. right now, though I have a LITTLE knowledge of the ground game, my ability to apply my limited knowledge, let alone adapt it, it very low.
There is a theory of learning, you start off unconscious incompetent (you don't know things and you are un aware that you don't know anything), you then move to conscious incompetent (you know that you don't know things!) and this is the place that you have to be in order to start to learn... but how?
My experience of doing any rolling at the moment is not pleasant. I essentially feel like I am fighting two battle's one against myself and then one against my partner.
My body is tight and frequently cramps, moving form one position to another is awkward and exhausting (and that's without someone else sitting on me) and my brain is screaming at me desperately trying to remember how to do things where to put and arm and a leg how to grip etc. and how am I supposed to put a submission on if I can't even see the opportunity for one in the first place cause my mind is full of all these other things?
Obviously the answer to this is practice, and there are only so many hours on the day and so many arts to study where do you put your time? especially when this particular art more than most needs someone to be working with for the constant feedback. (And also I do not want to play the ground game, I want to know enough to get off the ground and get away but being more knowledgeable and effective at the ground game will help me to get my ass off the ground instead of being held down and my head kicked in!)
But how can I make my practice work for me? how can I develop a skills set that I can translate to rolling. What are my goals?
Based on my thoughts about last nights session I think the follow is going to be my best way forward in relation to developing this area of my game:
1) to be able to move my own body without instant cramp (warm up drills, solo movement drills, and fanning around the body and position flow drills)
2) know some submissions that are drilled well enough that I know how to apply them effectively without conscious effort - this means with a solid grip, exactly where limbs need to be placed, leverage points etc (drill, drill and drill again individual submissions (arm barss and chokes from various positions... over and over and over again) - I need much, much more repetition on this
3) positions rolling with a focus on noticing where a submission can be found (this may need explicit commentary by an observer first so that frames of reference are developed?)
All I know is I have a long way to go in this aspect of my game and I'm ok with that,(just frustrated at my own expectations of what I should and should not be able to do!)
Now will someone please just give me a sticka nd a few 12 count flow variations... makes so much more sense! lol
Take downs:
off jab:
1) split entry, ear slap and hook leg take down to submission
2) parry and eye swipe, punch to face and figure four take down
Off cross:
1) split entry to arm drag take down
2) cut punch into arm bar/break take down.
Ground work on pads:
on back partner inside guard - ten punhes at focus mits, then sweep (one leg on floor other shin driving up towards arm pit and then "scissor motion" to take down) then you are on top inside guard and punching down 10 times, then roll them back on top, insode guard.. continue x3 mins
Ground work:
alternate escape form scarf hold - they keep following you and deny space. hook leg over. thread arm through and under their arm and reinforce with other hand, pull them away and roll and you now have their back.
from side control: push way and insert knee, hip swivel into guard and synch in tight (arm locking in under arm pit their head tight to your shoulder
punch proof grapping:
at 30% partner only punches you while you defend using grappling and look for submissions (starting in kneeling position
"light" resistant rolling:
looking for submissions and getting position
Grappling thoughts:
I got tapped A LOT and constantly, despite my best efforts. Now I KNOW that every time you get tapped you learn (even though it is frustrating) but in order to learn you must be aware of what is happening as well as how and why it is happening in order to do something about it. right now, though I have a LITTLE knowledge of the ground game, my ability to apply my limited knowledge, let alone adapt it, it very low.
There is a theory of learning, you start off unconscious incompetent (you don't know things and you are un aware that you don't know anything), you then move to conscious incompetent (you know that you don't know things!) and this is the place that you have to be in order to start to learn... but how?
My experience of doing any rolling at the moment is not pleasant. I essentially feel like I am fighting two battle's one against myself and then one against my partner.
My body is tight and frequently cramps, moving form one position to another is awkward and exhausting (and that's without someone else sitting on me) and my brain is screaming at me desperately trying to remember how to do things where to put and arm and a leg how to grip etc. and how am I supposed to put a submission on if I can't even see the opportunity for one in the first place cause my mind is full of all these other things?
Obviously the answer to this is practice, and there are only so many hours on the day and so many arts to study where do you put your time? especially when this particular art more than most needs someone to be working with for the constant feedback. (And also I do not want to play the ground game, I want to know enough to get off the ground and get away but being more knowledgeable and effective at the ground game will help me to get my ass off the ground instead of being held down and my head kicked in!)
But how can I make my practice work for me? how can I develop a skills set that I can translate to rolling. What are my goals?
Based on my thoughts about last nights session I think the follow is going to be my best way forward in relation to developing this area of my game:
1) to be able to move my own body without instant cramp (warm up drills, solo movement drills, and fanning around the body and position flow drills)
2) know some submissions that are drilled well enough that I know how to apply them effectively without conscious effort - this means with a solid grip, exactly where limbs need to be placed, leverage points etc (drill, drill and drill again individual submissions (arm barss and chokes from various positions... over and over and over again) - I need much, much more repetition on this
3) positions rolling with a focus on noticing where a submission can be found (this may need explicit commentary by an observer first so that frames of reference are developed?)
All I know is I have a long way to go in this aspect of my game and I'm ok with that,(just frustrated at my own expectations of what I should and should not be able to do!)
Now will someone please just give me a sticka nd a few 12 count flow variations... makes so much more sense! lol
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
9/4/19: jab catch drills, pad work and syllabus work
After an amazing seminar with guru Terry Barnet, back to the real work, embedding skills and making them work.
Jab catch Drill:
jab, Catch the jab and return a jab, catch the jab and return a jab
Distance is key, driving forward so that you have a bent arm on the jab (so you have more drive and power), moving/snapping back when you catch, and then driving forward and again on the final jab. circling after the final jab
2 variations on this.
1) Off final jab - simultaneous slide step with rear foot hidden by jab and then lead teep.
2) Off final jab - drive jab in to occupy high line then teep with rear foot.
Important. The jab hides the kick so put it in to distract partner
Pad rounds:
round 1:
1) catch jab and defend lead teep with rear elbow and follow with hook cross lead round kick.
2) catch jab defend rear teep with lead elbow and follow with cross hook rear round
round 2:
1) scoop lead teep with lead hand on outside line, then push away and follow with rear round, hook cross lead round
2) Scoop rear teep with rear hand on outside line, push away and follow with lead round kick, cross hook rear round.
round 3:
90 secons thai rear round kicks, 1, 2, 3, 2 ,1 continue
90 secons thai lead round kicks, 1, 2, 3, 2 ,1 continue
Syllabus:
Clinch flow: swimming 50/50 into double arm clinch.
Working light and exploring some counters to the clinch and also looking at "throws". Massive thanks to Darren on this and a bit of a light bulb moment - couldn't think of any throws and then ended up with dozens that "just happened" when essentially all I did was apply takedowns that I have drilled from strikes and applied them to the clinch. Just looking at similar reference points for them to "just happen". Again this was not pressure testing this was exploring, playing and finding and was good fun!!!!!
Alo look and snake and vine disarms from double stick 5 count sambrada guntins and a look at variations on 8 count stick disarm flow.
Jab catch Drill:
jab, Catch the jab and return a jab, catch the jab and return a jab
Distance is key, driving forward so that you have a bent arm on the jab (so you have more drive and power), moving/snapping back when you catch, and then driving forward and again on the final jab. circling after the final jab
2 variations on this.
1) Off final jab - simultaneous slide step with rear foot hidden by jab and then lead teep.
2) Off final jab - drive jab in to occupy high line then teep with rear foot.
Important. The jab hides the kick so put it in to distract partner
Pad rounds:
round 1:
1) catch jab and defend lead teep with rear elbow and follow with hook cross lead round kick.
2) catch jab defend rear teep with lead elbow and follow with cross hook rear round
round 2:
1) scoop lead teep with lead hand on outside line, then push away and follow with rear round, hook cross lead round
2) Scoop rear teep with rear hand on outside line, push away and follow with lead round kick, cross hook rear round.
round 3:
90 secons thai rear round kicks, 1, 2, 3, 2 ,1 continue
90 secons thai lead round kicks, 1, 2, 3, 2 ,1 continue
Syllabus:
Clinch flow: swimming 50/50 into double arm clinch.
Working light and exploring some counters to the clinch and also looking at "throws". Massive thanks to Darren on this and a bit of a light bulb moment - couldn't think of any throws and then ended up with dozens that "just happened" when essentially all I did was apply takedowns that I have drilled from strikes and applied them to the clinch. Just looking at similar reference points for them to "just happen". Again this was not pressure testing this was exploring, playing and finding and was good fun!!!!!
Alo look and snake and vine disarms from double stick 5 count sambrada guntins and a look at variations on 8 count stick disarm flow.
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
2/4/19: Applying round kick defences and sllabus work
Round kick defences from syllabus
1) Crush
2) Cut kick
3) Shuffle step into ABC
4) Stop hit: Punch/cross
5) Stop hit: kick (stamp on standing leg with rear leg)
Defences applied out of motion to:
Jab rear round kick
Cross rear count kick
lead hook rear round kick
lead round, rear round kick
Not all will work depending on angle of attack, variety of combo's etc... it's messy but helps get you in tune with distance angles and looking for openings to exploit.
Sparring:
Various conditioned rounds working against different partners and abilities.
Always good to have a plan of what to practice depending on who you are training against. By having conditions you are not always using your fave techniques so helping yourself to grow.
jab only
jab vs cross
Body shots only
jab, rear round kick only
round kicks only (low line only)
hands vs legs (any kick any punch)
Syllabus work:
8 count strip flow (change of final strip to vine (stick on hand/thumb!) keeping arm high to strip the stick.
Arm bar flow with head twist variation
Clinch flow and finding 3x "throws" (compliant drill) looking at different clinch, counter clinch and throwing positions
double stick guntin sambrada
any weapon vs any weapon sambrada flow
1) Crush
2) Cut kick
3) Shuffle step into ABC
4) Stop hit: Punch/cross
5) Stop hit: kick (stamp on standing leg with rear leg)
Defences applied out of motion to:
Jab rear round kick
Cross rear count kick
lead hook rear round kick
lead round, rear round kick
Not all will work depending on angle of attack, variety of combo's etc... it's messy but helps get you in tune with distance angles and looking for openings to exploit.
Sparring:
Various conditioned rounds working against different partners and abilities.
Always good to have a plan of what to practice depending on who you are training against. By having conditions you are not always using your fave techniques so helping yourself to grow.
jab only
jab vs cross
Body shots only
jab, rear round kick only
round kicks only (low line only)
hands vs legs (any kick any punch)
Syllabus work:
8 count strip flow (change of final strip to vine (stick on hand/thumb!) keeping arm high to strip the stick.
Arm bar flow with head twist variation
Clinch flow and finding 3x "throws" (compliant drill) looking at different clinch, counter clinch and throwing positions
double stick guntin sambrada
any weapon vs any weapon sambrada flow
Friday, 22 March 2019
21/3/19: Apply hook defences, pad drill variations, syllabus work.
Drilling intensity, applying skills and syllabus practice was focus of this session.
Applying Hook defense drills:
applying a particular Hook defence off of the following feeds:
Jab lead hook
Cross lead hook
Body cross lead hook
Rear round kick lead hook
1) defend the first hit (jab - waslik/catch, cross - long guard or parry, body cross - elbow parry, round kick - crush) and then stepping off line extend arm to a bicep stop - fully extend arm to create distance and keep free arm up to protect head - follow up with lead elbow, rear elbow, rear knee rear round kick.
2) defend initial hit then crash in with lead elbow and use rear hand to block hooking arm (try and get inside the arc of the hook) - follow up with rear hook knee rear round kick
3) defend initial hit then bob and weave, body shot as you bob, cross hook switch kick with lead leg moving off line.
The key to this was intensity. the attacker was trying to make the attacks land forcing the defender to really focus at all times - this was almost like sparring
Pads: (3 min rounds)
1) Back to wall drill - partner calls out defence (half guard, double pillar, crazy monkey or anything goes) they attack for a bit then flash pads for a 4-6 hit combo before attacking you again.
2) Round kick defences (crush, cut kick, shuffle step) all followed with rear round, hook, cross, lead round kick
Syllabus:
I chose to use my time to quickly go through the majority of my syllabus, lightly touching on many aspects (various weapon drills and flows, parry repost, upper body arm flow, U drill, take down entries) as a mini test that I "know" the material - not perfectly (its never perfect) but that I know how its done so I can then isolate and drill with more intensity each aspect in the next few sessions. useful to identify the specific areas that need more flight time.
Steve suggested using a times 2/3mins pick a technique and then drill it for that time repeatedly to polish a particular technique once you know what needs work on. (which is always all of it!)
Applying Hook defense drills:
applying a particular Hook defence off of the following feeds:
Jab lead hook
Cross lead hook
Body cross lead hook
Rear round kick lead hook
1) defend the first hit (jab - waslik/catch, cross - long guard or parry, body cross - elbow parry, round kick - crush) and then stepping off line extend arm to a bicep stop - fully extend arm to create distance and keep free arm up to protect head - follow up with lead elbow, rear elbow, rear knee rear round kick.
2) defend initial hit then crash in with lead elbow and use rear hand to block hooking arm (try and get inside the arc of the hook) - follow up with rear hook knee rear round kick
3) defend initial hit then bob and weave, body shot as you bob, cross hook switch kick with lead leg moving off line.
The key to this was intensity. the attacker was trying to make the attacks land forcing the defender to really focus at all times - this was almost like sparring
Pads: (3 min rounds)
1) Back to wall drill - partner calls out defence (half guard, double pillar, crazy monkey or anything goes) they attack for a bit then flash pads for a 4-6 hit combo before attacking you again.
2) Round kick defences (crush, cut kick, shuffle step) all followed with rear round, hook, cross, lead round kick
Syllabus:
I chose to use my time to quickly go through the majority of my syllabus, lightly touching on many aspects (various weapon drills and flows, parry repost, upper body arm flow, U drill, take down entries) as a mini test that I "know" the material - not perfectly (its never perfect) but that I know how its done so I can then isolate and drill with more intensity each aspect in the next few sessions. useful to identify the specific areas that need more flight time.
Steve suggested using a times 2/3mins pick a technique and then drill it for that time repeatedly to polish a particular technique once you know what needs work on. (which is always all of it!)
Thursday, 21 March 2019
19/3/19: snake and vine
single and double stick sessions. lower grade worked getting the snake strips from 5 angles single stick, higher grades worked vine strips with double stick from 5 angles.
Double stick drills:
Focus on defanging (hitting the hand) and follow up strikes - trying to let it go a little and flow.
using 6 angles A1, A2, (diagonal down for and back hand) A3 A4 (gorizontal fore and back hand) and final 2 angles were diagonally upwards (forehand and back hand)
1) Sticks hitting (to represent hitting the hand)
2) Follow up with a watik (to represent hitting the hand and an immediate follow up strike)
3) Follow up with watik and then heaven 6 (left or right side depending on where you are) - representing hitting hand follow up strike and continuous flurry
We then split into groups. one group worked on "snake" strips (wrapping from the inside line?) from 5 angles of attack, the other worked on vine strips (wrapping from the outside line?)
Vine strips:
A1 - double stick hit (on on hand other stopping stick) then using the stick tat hit hand to hit writ or stab to face and then strip while walking off line.
A2 - double stick outside deflection, immediate stab to chest/stomach, wrapping hand under wrist and trap thiumb if possible. keep the wrapping stick vertical. then pull towards and you push their stick with your forearm (towards their elbow)
A3 - as A1 but drop to lower level (bend knees)
A4 - Block with one stick down the other up (like an A4 knife block) then use A2 vine
A5 (stab) - either vine can be used (e.g. like A3 or A4 strips) depending on if you block on inside line or go to outside.
We drilled each of these individually and then put them together into a flow - this took a lot of time and repetition.
Shadow boxing to flow at end - double stick, single stick (left and right hand), stick and knife, double and single knife (left and right hand), boxing and thai boxing.
Double stick drills:
Focus on defanging (hitting the hand) and follow up strikes - trying to let it go a little and flow.
using 6 angles A1, A2, (diagonal down for and back hand) A3 A4 (gorizontal fore and back hand) and final 2 angles were diagonally upwards (forehand and back hand)
1) Sticks hitting (to represent hitting the hand)
2) Follow up with a watik (to represent hitting the hand and an immediate follow up strike)
3) Follow up with watik and then heaven 6 (left or right side depending on where you are) - representing hitting hand follow up strike and continuous flurry
We then split into groups. one group worked on "snake" strips (wrapping from the inside line?) from 5 angles of attack, the other worked on vine strips (wrapping from the outside line?)
Vine strips:
A1 - double stick hit (on on hand other stopping stick) then using the stick tat hit hand to hit writ or stab to face and then strip while walking off line.
A2 - double stick outside deflection, immediate stab to chest/stomach, wrapping hand under wrist and trap thiumb if possible. keep the wrapping stick vertical. then pull towards and you push their stick with your forearm (towards their elbow)
A3 - as A1 but drop to lower level (bend knees)
A4 - Block with one stick down the other up (like an A4 knife block) then use A2 vine
A5 (stab) - either vine can be used (e.g. like A3 or A4 strips) depending on if you block on inside line or go to outside.
We drilled each of these individually and then put them together into a flow - this took a lot of time and repetition.
Shadow boxing to flow at end - double stick, single stick (left and right hand), stick and knife, double and single knife (left and right hand), boxing and thai boxing.
Friday, 8 March 2019
7/3/19: Knife sparring, double stick back to the wall pad work and syllabus stuff
Knife sparring:
various conditions.
points to remember - stay edge on, point of knife pointing at opponent, keep knife moving
Targets - hand, arm, shoulder/chest, lead leg (wear goggles!)
1) right hand normal grip
2) right vs left hand
3) normal grip vs ice pick grip
4) single knife vs double knife
5) 2 people with knives vs 1 person with knife!!
Double stick:
Various coordination flows
Heaven 6 (to get warmed up)
Heaven 6 as fast as possible
Standard 6 (HLH)
HHH half of heaven with right hand, HHH half of heaven with left hand
8 count (all high)
HLH half of 8 count, right hand then left hand
then asme as above but 8 count standard (HLLH)
corenza (double stick shadow boxing)
Pads:
Back to wall drill... defend and the pads hitting you then hit the pads for 5/6 hits continue with this or 2 mins each section.
1) Half guard
2) double pillar (great tip from Darren - after we had done the drill! - keep the arms parallel to the floor - makes defence tighter, forearms are then higher)
3) Crazy monkey with two people hitting you!
Syllabus work:
parry riposte hubud flow with switches
8 count strip flow with sticks
double stick 5 count sumbrada with guntings and 3x strips
various conditions.
points to remember - stay edge on, point of knife pointing at opponent, keep knife moving
Targets - hand, arm, shoulder/chest, lead leg (wear goggles!)
1) right hand normal grip
2) right vs left hand
3) normal grip vs ice pick grip
4) single knife vs double knife
5) 2 people with knives vs 1 person with knife!!
Double stick:
Various coordination flows
Heaven 6 (to get warmed up)
Heaven 6 as fast as possible
Standard 6 (HLH)
HHH half of heaven with right hand, HHH half of heaven with left hand
8 count (all high)
HLH half of 8 count, right hand then left hand
then asme as above but 8 count standard (HLLH)
corenza (double stick shadow boxing)
Pads:
Back to wall drill... defend and the pads hitting you then hit the pads for 5/6 hits continue with this or 2 mins each section.
1) Half guard
2) double pillar (great tip from Darren - after we had done the drill! - keep the arms parallel to the floor - makes defence tighter, forearms are then higher)
3) Crazy monkey with two people hitting you!
Syllabus work:
parry riposte hubud flow with switches
8 count strip flow with sticks
double stick 5 count sumbrada with guntings and 3x strips
Thursday, 7 March 2019
My Why
Everyone has a story as to why they started Martial Arts. for some it's dramatic - based around some sort of event or trauma, for others it was a hobby turned into a passion. Then again some people just like fighting.
Here's mine.
As a kid I watched the odd Karate film and thought it was cool and at the grand old age of 4 and a half, (either after watching no retreat no surrender of shortly before I watched that "classic") I started up at a local kickboxing club.
I quickly fell in love and was naturally ok at it. Not the best but flexible and picked things up quick enough. By the time I was 8 I had got my black belt, had won a few kata competitions (I love the "art") but struggled with sparring (I was and am still slight of build and really didn't like fighting.. I hated the thought of hurting someone even more than the thought of getting hit.. which I also was not a fan of).... a couple of years later I was training with the adults doing circuit training and technique classes even though I was no more than 11 or 12
I had kept things to myself until Nigel Benn came to a class and took a boxing segment (I was too young to appreciate this!) and ended up on the news.. which was then plastered all around my primary school so "everyone new"
I kept training and enjoying it, even got a 2nd dan but teenage life struck and motivation started to wain.
And then real life hit me.. literally.
The local lads from the estate started making it known that they "knew" I did karate and therefore I must have thought I was "ard". One particular lad ( a good few years older) walked up to me while surrounded with a pack of his mates, made some comment about me thinking I'm tough and then punched me solid in the cheek. Just once. I did nothing other than stumble in shock (I was probably 13?). thankfully I was round the corner from my house so I stumbled home. No one followed. they just laughed. I was embarrassed and sore and felt completely powerless. But otherwise ok
A few week later a couple (2) of the younger members of the pack decided to approach me and a mate as we were walking home, they made my mate uncomfortable so I told him to get on his bike and go home, leaving me with the two lads. one of them squared up to me and so I gave him the hardest football volley to the testicles that I could. Which dropped him, fortunately (see all those years of martial arts were a good investment.. a football volley!!!!). His mate backed off and I walked home. that was it. no grand punch up just one kick and done. When I got home I was shaking and burst into tears as the adrenaline overtook me. Again I felt like I had done nothing and was powerless.
Shortly after that I was training at the club when I was introduced to a knife. A live blade. we practiced a very simple slow "evasion" of this. Now this was very, very nerve wracking despite it being really "safe" and controlled. however I still managed to cut my arm. nothing deep just a scratch but that was enough to make something click in my head. I didn't want to train any more. I was scared. and so instead of talking about it and facing it I avoided it and stopped going. A regret I have to this day. I didn't talk to my teacher about being hit in the street, the incident with the bike or how I felt about the knife. If I had who knows I might be a different person in some respects today.
So those three things were the sum total of my "violent encounters" and to this day they still are.
After a few years of no martial arts I gradually started getting the bug again. I missed it but didn't know what to do. I tried a few different arts but it wasn't quite right. also I wasn't sure WHY I wanted to do them Just that I missed the training.
Fast forward a few years and I had the opportunity to go travelling.... and this was the inspiration I needed. Having been bought up on too many martial art movies where the young hero goes to far off countries to learn at the hands of a wise and slightly crazy master I could not turn the opportunity down to learn "real" martial arts. And so Thai land and 2 months of thai boxing. 7 hours a day 5 days a week. (and the teacher was brilliant.. and slightly nuts in a good way)
It was during this time I learned a few things about myself and the martial arts.
1) I'm a bit more robust than I thought I was
2) I do actually pick things up reasonably quickly
3) my muscle memory from childhood was still there.
4) I am scared
Training in Thailand gave me many opportunities to explore the fact number 4.
Running through rice fields being chased by wild dogs
Pad rounds and sparring properly for the first time in my life
Being hit so hard I was almost knocked out (for the first time and embarrassingly made me quite emotional and upset)
I loved learning the art, the technique, applying it and getting a tiny bit better at sparring - even starting to enjoy sparring which I never had before. But the one thing I could not get over was my fear. I was worried about being hurt, flinching all the time always moving backwards. Not quite flashing back to being a child, but having that same feeling of nerves. On top of that I did not want and do not want to hurt the person I am training with and so always pull my punches even if I know I wouldn't hurt them anyway. Which means I have difficulty "letting it go" when sparring and the intensity increases. The instructor noticed this and gave me advice which I live by to this day. learn to block first then to move then to attack. and THAT is what helped me start to get comfortable in controlled sparring. well as comfortable as you can get.
I also learned that as much as I wanted a fight to resemble a movie. It wasn't.
The scared feeling for me is the same as when I get near a rollercoaster. My body temperature goes way up, my jaws clench, I physically start to shake. I sweat, massively... and I freeze.. which is NOT the response I want. My muscles lock and I forget to breath.
Now don't get me wrong. I spar a lot. I work in a job were I am with unhappy and slightly aggressive people at times, but this is the feeling I get when things start to ramp up in intensity and I feel threatened. As I have gotten older I have discovered that THIS is why I train. Its not for a belt (though that's nice) its not to be better than anyone (though they are benchmarks to assess yourself with) it is literally a battle against myself. to keep going despite this. Week in week out. Push my self more, make myself more efficient. and more than that it is the only time in my life where I can switch off and totally be in the moment. (like getting lost in a good book).
Yes it's great to have cool techniques and lovely movement. I LOVE the art. Its better to be able to apply it. But for me... now.. its not about trying to be the hero in my own movie any more. It's about trying to fight my own fear and stop it form holding me back. I don't win that fight all the time. far from it. But it's one fight I won't give up on.
I am not "ard" quite the opposite in fact. I'm a comic book geek with a passion and want to be the best I can. I want to be able to know that, if it came to it, I would act and not freeze in an aggressive situation. I want to learn and enjoy and share knowledge with a group of people that will help push and improve each other. A sort of brotherhood that bond by punching each other in the face.
Ultimately, that's why I do it. I have no idea if this rambling makes sense. It's just something I felt I needed to get out. Everyone has their why and their story and I think it's important to acknowledge that and hold onto it. To help motivate and inspire yourself and others.
And if that doesn't work remember this: Martial arts is cool and makes you look like you're ninja in a movie or a video game.. Jason Bourne eat your heart out! ;0)
Here's mine.
As a kid I watched the odd Karate film and thought it was cool and at the grand old age of 4 and a half, (either after watching no retreat no surrender of shortly before I watched that "classic") I started up at a local kickboxing club.
I quickly fell in love and was naturally ok at it. Not the best but flexible and picked things up quick enough. By the time I was 8 I had got my black belt, had won a few kata competitions (I love the "art") but struggled with sparring (I was and am still slight of build and really didn't like fighting.. I hated the thought of hurting someone even more than the thought of getting hit.. which I also was not a fan of).... a couple of years later I was training with the adults doing circuit training and technique classes even though I was no more than 11 or 12
I had kept things to myself until Nigel Benn came to a class and took a boxing segment (I was too young to appreciate this!) and ended up on the news.. which was then plastered all around my primary school so "everyone new"
I kept training and enjoying it, even got a 2nd dan but teenage life struck and motivation started to wain.
And then real life hit me.. literally.
The local lads from the estate started making it known that they "knew" I did karate and therefore I must have thought I was "ard". One particular lad ( a good few years older) walked up to me while surrounded with a pack of his mates, made some comment about me thinking I'm tough and then punched me solid in the cheek. Just once. I did nothing other than stumble in shock (I was probably 13?). thankfully I was round the corner from my house so I stumbled home. No one followed. they just laughed. I was embarrassed and sore and felt completely powerless. But otherwise ok
A few week later a couple (2) of the younger members of the pack decided to approach me and a mate as we were walking home, they made my mate uncomfortable so I told him to get on his bike and go home, leaving me with the two lads. one of them squared up to me and so I gave him the hardest football volley to the testicles that I could. Which dropped him, fortunately (see all those years of martial arts were a good investment.. a football volley!!!!). His mate backed off and I walked home. that was it. no grand punch up just one kick and done. When I got home I was shaking and burst into tears as the adrenaline overtook me. Again I felt like I had done nothing and was powerless.
Shortly after that I was training at the club when I was introduced to a knife. A live blade. we practiced a very simple slow "evasion" of this. Now this was very, very nerve wracking despite it being really "safe" and controlled. however I still managed to cut my arm. nothing deep just a scratch but that was enough to make something click in my head. I didn't want to train any more. I was scared. and so instead of talking about it and facing it I avoided it and stopped going. A regret I have to this day. I didn't talk to my teacher about being hit in the street, the incident with the bike or how I felt about the knife. If I had who knows I might be a different person in some respects today.
So those three things were the sum total of my "violent encounters" and to this day they still are.
After a few years of no martial arts I gradually started getting the bug again. I missed it but didn't know what to do. I tried a few different arts but it wasn't quite right. also I wasn't sure WHY I wanted to do them Just that I missed the training.
Fast forward a few years and I had the opportunity to go travelling.... and this was the inspiration I needed. Having been bought up on too many martial art movies where the young hero goes to far off countries to learn at the hands of a wise and slightly crazy master I could not turn the opportunity down to learn "real" martial arts. And so Thai land and 2 months of thai boxing. 7 hours a day 5 days a week. (and the teacher was brilliant.. and slightly nuts in a good way)
It was during this time I learned a few things about myself and the martial arts.
1) I'm a bit more robust than I thought I was
2) I do actually pick things up reasonably quickly
3) my muscle memory from childhood was still there.
4) I am scared
Training in Thailand gave me many opportunities to explore the fact number 4.
Running through rice fields being chased by wild dogs
Pad rounds and sparring properly for the first time in my life
Being hit so hard I was almost knocked out (for the first time and embarrassingly made me quite emotional and upset)
I loved learning the art, the technique, applying it and getting a tiny bit better at sparring - even starting to enjoy sparring which I never had before. But the one thing I could not get over was my fear. I was worried about being hurt, flinching all the time always moving backwards. Not quite flashing back to being a child, but having that same feeling of nerves. On top of that I did not want and do not want to hurt the person I am training with and so always pull my punches even if I know I wouldn't hurt them anyway. Which means I have difficulty "letting it go" when sparring and the intensity increases. The instructor noticed this and gave me advice which I live by to this day. learn to block first then to move then to attack. and THAT is what helped me start to get comfortable in controlled sparring. well as comfortable as you can get.
I also learned that as much as I wanted a fight to resemble a movie. It wasn't.
The scared feeling for me is the same as when I get near a rollercoaster. My body temperature goes way up, my jaws clench, I physically start to shake. I sweat, massively... and I freeze.. which is NOT the response I want. My muscles lock and I forget to breath.
Now don't get me wrong. I spar a lot. I work in a job were I am with unhappy and slightly aggressive people at times, but this is the feeling I get when things start to ramp up in intensity and I feel threatened. As I have gotten older I have discovered that THIS is why I train. Its not for a belt (though that's nice) its not to be better than anyone (though they are benchmarks to assess yourself with) it is literally a battle against myself. to keep going despite this. Week in week out. Push my self more, make myself more efficient. and more than that it is the only time in my life where I can switch off and totally be in the moment. (like getting lost in a good book).
Yes it's great to have cool techniques and lovely movement. I LOVE the art. Its better to be able to apply it. But for me... now.. its not about trying to be the hero in my own movie any more. It's about trying to fight my own fear and stop it form holding me back. I don't win that fight all the time. far from it. But it's one fight I won't give up on.
I am not "ard" quite the opposite in fact. I'm a comic book geek with a passion and want to be the best I can. I want to be able to know that, if it came to it, I would act and not freeze in an aggressive situation. I want to learn and enjoy and share knowledge with a group of people that will help push and improve each other. A sort of brotherhood that bond by punching each other in the face.
Ultimately, that's why I do it. I have no idea if this rambling makes sense. It's just something I felt I needed to get out. Everyone has their why and their story and I think it's important to acknowledge that and hold onto it. To help motivate and inspire yourself and others.
And if that doesn't work remember this: Martial arts is cool and makes you look like you're ninja in a movie or a video game.. Jason Bourne eat your heart out! ;0)
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
26/2/19: sparring, sparring, sparring, and some pads!!!!
Steve was determined to kill us tonight! or help us push ourselves to new levels which ever you prefer!
shadow boxing warm up
Conditioned sparring rounds:
no idea how long the rounds were, los of changing partners so probably 2 mins ish per round. Each round had a specific condition to work and implement.
1) jab only
2) lead hand (anything) vs two hands
3) both hands vs both hands
4) round kicks only
5) any kick
6) jab vs kicks
7) jab rear round kick vs cross lead round kick
8) hands and feet
2 on one sparring!
Hands and feet and stand up grappling.. what every you can think of.... focus on this was staying alive! moving off line, trying to not show your back and trying to line opponents up one at a time
There was so much in all of this, exploring timing rhythm and distance, spotting patterns and fakes, trying to manage energy levels and adapt what you are doing to you rapidly exhausted bodies capabilities, and to just keep going. It also paid to have a playful attitude to sparring at times as this allowed you to try things without getting too smashed up... but you know.. people get carried away at times...
Pad rounds:
working 4 variations off of split entry off jab
1) split entry, scoop jabbing hand and follow with cross hook cross lead kick
2) split entry into hammer fist cross hook cross lead kick
3) split entry into hammer fist, then ton sau and straight hit down middle into hook cross hook rear round kick
4) split entry into hammer fist they block hammer fist over centre line, roll over into back fist then cross hook cross lead round kick.
Kinfe flow:
by this point brains and bodies were not working!!!!!
To cool down.... defences off is ice pick stab (salute) and stab to belly (drop on arm and disarm) and also back hand ice pick stab (cup and strip) and steab to heart (cut punch off line into crocodile/hammer and anvil into cup and strip or two on one.... can be done using either hand)
shadow boxing warm up
Conditioned sparring rounds:
no idea how long the rounds were, los of changing partners so probably 2 mins ish per round. Each round had a specific condition to work and implement.
1) jab only
2) lead hand (anything) vs two hands
3) both hands vs both hands
4) round kicks only
5) any kick
6) jab vs kicks
7) jab rear round kick vs cross lead round kick
8) hands and feet
2 on one sparring!
Hands and feet and stand up grappling.. what every you can think of.... focus on this was staying alive! moving off line, trying to not show your back and trying to line opponents up one at a time
There was so much in all of this, exploring timing rhythm and distance, spotting patterns and fakes, trying to manage energy levels and adapt what you are doing to you rapidly exhausted bodies capabilities, and to just keep going. It also paid to have a playful attitude to sparring at times as this allowed you to try things without getting too smashed up... but you know.. people get carried away at times...
Pad rounds:
working 4 variations off of split entry off jab
1) split entry, scoop jabbing hand and follow with cross hook cross lead kick
2) split entry into hammer fist cross hook cross lead kick
3) split entry into hammer fist, then ton sau and straight hit down middle into hook cross hook rear round kick
4) split entry into hammer fist they block hammer fist over centre line, roll over into back fist then cross hook cross lead round kick.
Kinfe flow:
by this point brains and bodies were not working!!!!!
To cool down.... defences off is ice pick stab (salute) and stab to belly (drop on arm and disarm) and also back hand ice pick stab (cup and strip) and steab to heart (cut punch off line into crocodile/hammer and anvil into cup and strip or two on one.... can be done using either hand)
Monday, 25 February 2019
21//2/19: Knife flows - U drill, knife tapping, pad rounds and syllabus work
Knife flow:
U drill - ear bladder ear feed
using cat stance to gain space, using back of forearm to push knife arm into their body.
Then adding tapping if partner removes "blocking arm" or "double pumps"
Then adding different ranges by mixing 5 count flow knife defence, hammer and anvil form the stab and U drill
Pad rounds:
as pervious session, from kick defence feed but adding stop hit instead of stop kick.
Syllabus:
helping Ian with 5 arm bar (up across down, salute arm wrench and number 2 wrist lock)
8 count stick strip flow and looking at how to incorporate into 5 count sambrada.
U drill - ear bladder ear feed
using cat stance to gain space, using back of forearm to push knife arm into their body.
Then adding tapping if partner removes "blocking arm" or "double pumps"
Then adding different ranges by mixing 5 count flow knife defence, hammer and anvil form the stab and U drill
Pad rounds:
as pervious session, from kick defence feed but adding stop hit instead of stop kick.
Syllabus:
helping Ian with 5 arm bar (up across down, salute arm wrench and number 2 wrist lock)
8 count stick strip flow and looking at how to incorporate into 5 count sambrada.
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
19/2/19: Arm bar flow, 3 on one drill, pads, and syllabus
Straight into it tonight... with grading looming and a lot of work to be done (there always is!) focus, intensity and getting each element "right" is that aim of the game... no use rushing through things if you aren't even getting the first step right.. the arm bar flow below is a great example of that, if you get the first one right it's "all over" the point of the flow is in case it doesn't go right.. not to rush through all the steps.
Arm bar flow:
feed hook - drive elbow in and then over hook arm wrench (lock arm out first, hold tight and free hand on shoulder/throat - then bend at hip, shoulder over arm and wrench - stepping fwd or back but breaking their posture), they free their arm so go into 2 on 1, then flow into cut the chicken (push wrist down then rotate slightly), then go into single arm clinch (using the arm that was on their wrist, and head on their head on the other side), steering wheel motion to turn and off balance them... then do same on the other side.
Disturb and lock:
Working a variety of locks from various lock flows - allow partner to get the lock and then disturb it.. otherwise is just a mess of slapping hands and someone will get hurt!
3 on 1:
One person in the middle, one at a time a random person attacks with a singe hit (jab cross hook etc), person in the middle does what they know to defend.
A great way to test repertoire, and develop skills under pressure. As this is the first time we did this drill we went reasonably slow. We also put conditions on this one as we were focussing on ending our "defence" with a wrist lock/arm bar/choke
This is a great drill and can be really good for testing specific skill sets under pressure to get them to work. it is also great for chaos you don't know who is going to do what so you have to be switched on and you can really see if what you have works. this is great to get some "chaos experience. it's different to sparring and closer to a controlled street fight. The beauty of this is that you can tailor it to drill specific skill sets from chaos. as always start slow so people start t get experience of this, then you can increase pressure once someone gets the feel for it. this will always be uncomfortable messy but so is a real fight! now imagine this with a weapon (knife anyone!) and your fast twitch reflexes are going to get a workout!
Shadow boxing to loosen up for pad rounds
movement and mechanics focus
Pad rounds - round kick defences:
all off rear round kick feed. 2 min rounds
1) check the kick and respond with rear round, hook cross lead round
2) evade (pendulum step) jab cross hook rear round or cross hook cross rear round
3) Jeet tek with rear leg (stamp on kickers standing leg) follow (forward pressure) with rear round hook cross rear round
4) cut kick (like a switch kick to the standing leg getting off line), cross hook lead round kick
Syllabus:
Stick strip flow - roof block, inside sweep, crush hand, hit forearm, scoop round, pull back on punyo, grab stick and hit forearm, stab under and figure 4 wrench - keeping off line
also worked some trapping (pak and lop variety) with punches and hammer fists and first 8 of lock flow.
Arm bar flow:
feed hook - drive elbow in and then over hook arm wrench (lock arm out first, hold tight and free hand on shoulder/throat - then bend at hip, shoulder over arm and wrench - stepping fwd or back but breaking their posture), they free their arm so go into 2 on 1, then flow into cut the chicken (push wrist down then rotate slightly), then go into single arm clinch (using the arm that was on their wrist, and head on their head on the other side), steering wheel motion to turn and off balance them... then do same on the other side.
Disturb and lock:
Working a variety of locks from various lock flows - allow partner to get the lock and then disturb it.. otherwise is just a mess of slapping hands and someone will get hurt!
3 on 1:
One person in the middle, one at a time a random person attacks with a singe hit (jab cross hook etc), person in the middle does what they know to defend.
A great way to test repertoire, and develop skills under pressure. As this is the first time we did this drill we went reasonably slow. We also put conditions on this one as we were focussing on ending our "defence" with a wrist lock/arm bar/choke
This is a great drill and can be really good for testing specific skill sets under pressure to get them to work. it is also great for chaos you don't know who is going to do what so you have to be switched on and you can really see if what you have works. this is great to get some "chaos experience. it's different to sparring and closer to a controlled street fight. The beauty of this is that you can tailor it to drill specific skill sets from chaos. as always start slow so people start t get experience of this, then you can increase pressure once someone gets the feel for it. this will always be uncomfortable messy but so is a real fight! now imagine this with a weapon (knife anyone!) and your fast twitch reflexes are going to get a workout!
Shadow boxing to loosen up for pad rounds
movement and mechanics focus
Pad rounds - round kick defences:
all off rear round kick feed. 2 min rounds
1) check the kick and respond with rear round, hook cross lead round
2) evade (pendulum step) jab cross hook rear round or cross hook cross rear round
3) Jeet tek with rear leg (stamp on kickers standing leg) follow (forward pressure) with rear round hook cross rear round
4) cut kick (like a switch kick to the standing leg getting off line), cross hook lead round kick
Syllabus:
Stick strip flow - roof block, inside sweep, crush hand, hit forearm, scoop round, pull back on punyo, grab stick and hit forearm, stab under and figure 4 wrench - keeping off line
also worked some trapping (pak and lop variety) with punches and hammer fists and first 8 of lock flow.
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
14/2/19: Clinch work, boxing pad drills and take downs
Warm up:
Shadow boxing
Clinch work.
working a variety of combat related clinches exploring variations of range of clinch. Focus on minimising what the opponent may do to you while getting out of the clinch (if you find yourself in one!)
1) they come at you from a long ish range with two hands - drop down pushing up with your arms on their elbows and driving them back, follow with a rear leg teep and then get them into your own clinch.
2) they get a long range on you but have managed to cinch it in tight. Move back slightly, bring shoulders up to "trap their arms" reach both arms over, one hand on op of other and push their head back making them arch and break posture, then swim into clinch or escape.
3) they get two arm clinch on tight - immediately get your body in tight, straight back thigh in thigh, reach on arm over both other their clinching ands and grab a tight, trapping both arms giving some defence against elbows, reach your free arm under one oftheir arms and grip their opposite bicep, then lever up in a scissors motion to break clinch/create a gap then swim into clinch.
4) as above but clinch is too tight. Again grab both arms as detailed above but this time reach over the top and push their head away (like hitting jaw and twisting it away) - reaching for their opposite shoulder, to break posture then swim into clinch or escape.
We then put all of these into a flow
be mindful of gaps for knees, take downs and elbows
Pad rounds:
jab, slip, cross slip, jab cross boob and weave, cross hook bob and weave hook cross finish
Take downs:
variety of take downs from syllabus -
split entry into ear slap and hook lead leg takedown into arm bar
parry eye strike, dumog drag into figure 4 take down into submission
Split entry form cross into dumog drag take down into step over arm bar
cut punct the cross into arm bar into walking takedown and lay on arm arm bar submission/break
Shadow boxing
Clinch work.
working a variety of combat related clinches exploring variations of range of clinch. Focus on minimising what the opponent may do to you while getting out of the clinch (if you find yourself in one!)
1) they come at you from a long ish range with two hands - drop down pushing up with your arms on their elbows and driving them back, follow with a rear leg teep and then get them into your own clinch.
2) they get a long range on you but have managed to cinch it in tight. Move back slightly, bring shoulders up to "trap their arms" reach both arms over, one hand on op of other and push their head back making them arch and break posture, then swim into clinch or escape.
3) they get two arm clinch on tight - immediately get your body in tight, straight back thigh in thigh, reach on arm over both other their clinching ands and grab a tight, trapping both arms giving some defence against elbows, reach your free arm under one oftheir arms and grip their opposite bicep, then lever up in a scissors motion to break clinch/create a gap then swim into clinch.
4) as above but clinch is too tight. Again grab both arms as detailed above but this time reach over the top and push their head away (like hitting jaw and twisting it away) - reaching for their opposite shoulder, to break posture then swim into clinch or escape.
We then put all of these into a flow
be mindful of gaps for knees, take downs and elbows
Pad rounds:
jab, slip, cross slip, jab cross boob and weave, cross hook bob and weave hook cross finish
Take downs:
variety of take downs from syllabus -
split entry into ear slap and hook lead leg takedown into arm bar
parry eye strike, dumog drag into figure 4 take down into submission
Split entry form cross into dumog drag take down into step over arm bar
cut punct the cross into arm bar into walking takedown and lay on arm arm bar submission/break
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
12/2/19: Boxing basics and drills and syllabus work
Getting the basics right.
Warm up:
Glove on left hand focus mitt on right hand, taking turns partner A flashes a pad and partner B jabs it. pad won't be out for too long (but don't whip it away mid hit or your partner will hurt themselves!)... Keep moving around all the time keeping range and looking for an opening.
We then swapped glove and pad hand and practiced this with the cross.
Drills:
1) Jab to face x 3 - first hit at nose hit other hits and chin/neck height, this forces defender to block the punch lower leaving a slight gap. on 3rd jab follow with a half beat cross into the gap created
2) Jab to face x 3 as above but this time on the 3rd jab punch to body then follow up with stepping off line left and simultaneous hook followed by ABC
3) mix the combos so partner doesn't know what's happening.
note: still watch your range don't march straight at partner or they will be hitting you!!!
Body sparring:
left lead foot against foot. shoulder to shoulder. staying tight, body and head shots- chin down and keep hitting, looking for targets, umping off, using an arm to hid a sneaky uppercut. keep working!
Then right lead
Then foot on a small yoga mat.. so a little range but still close can move in and out slightly
Syllabus:
Helped with 16 count lock flow and then focused on sambrada with multiple weapon varieties (e.g. stick vs stick, stick vs knife, double stick vs double stick, double stick vs double knife and stick and knife vs stick and knife)
Note: pressure!!! with knife you have to almost constantly drive forward, with stick you want to keep range. Some of the standard sumbrada flow will not work so you need to adapt... e.g. do not gunting an arm with your knife if they are holding a stick as they will hit you in the head with it!
You can only work this out through play - so start slow, explore and then when you speed up you end up out of the flow and just hitting/redirecting.. when it gets too chaotic slow back down into a flow
Warm up:
Glove on left hand focus mitt on right hand, taking turns partner A flashes a pad and partner B jabs it. pad won't be out for too long (but don't whip it away mid hit or your partner will hurt themselves!)... Keep moving around all the time keeping range and looking for an opening.
We then swapped glove and pad hand and practiced this with the cross.
Drills:
1) Jab to face x 3 - first hit at nose hit other hits and chin/neck height, this forces defender to block the punch lower leaving a slight gap. on 3rd jab follow with a half beat cross into the gap created
2) Jab to face x 3 as above but this time on the 3rd jab punch to body then follow up with stepping off line left and simultaneous hook followed by ABC
3) mix the combos so partner doesn't know what's happening.
note: still watch your range don't march straight at partner or they will be hitting you!!!
Body sparring:
left lead foot against foot. shoulder to shoulder. staying tight, body and head shots- chin down and keep hitting, looking for targets, umping off, using an arm to hid a sneaky uppercut. keep working!
Then right lead
Then foot on a small yoga mat.. so a little range but still close can move in and out slightly
Syllabus:
Helped with 16 count lock flow and then focused on sambrada with multiple weapon varieties (e.g. stick vs stick, stick vs knife, double stick vs double stick, double stick vs double knife and stick and knife vs stick and knife)
Note: pressure!!! with knife you have to almost constantly drive forward, with stick you want to keep range. Some of the standard sumbrada flow will not work so you need to adapt... e.g. do not gunting an arm with your knife if they are holding a stick as they will hit you in the head with it!
You can only work this out through play - so start slow, explore and then when you speed up you end up out of the flow and just hitting/redirecting.. when it gets too chaotic slow back down into a flow
Thursday, 7 February 2019
5/2/19: Jab cross defences, Pad rounds syllabus work
Warm up:
Foot work/movement - fwd back left right inc jab and cross, pivot left, L step right and combine them.
Jab cross defences:
1) Slip with simultaneous/half beat uppercut then ABC
2) Salute, arm break elbow
3) Waslik scoop, lead uppercut ABC
4) Split entry, gunting (hit bicep), hammer fist into ABC
Then we mixed them up in any order with partner feeding jab or cross (on target!!!!)
Pad rounds:
5 hit combo - jab cross hook cross hook for 3 mins?
then 10 second bursts of:
jab cross
uppercuts
hooks
cross hook
overhand uppercut
Syllabus work:
exploring mixed weapons (e.g. stick vs knife, double stick vs double knife, stick and knife vs stick... any combo (needs lots of drilling and I need a partner to go slow with me to start to get the brain firing)
Palasut cycle (need faster twitch)
Parry riposte hubud cycle with switches
upper body arm/clinch flow
Foot work/movement - fwd back left right inc jab and cross, pivot left, L step right and combine them.
Jab cross defences:
1) Slip with simultaneous/half beat uppercut then ABC
2) Salute, arm break elbow
3) Waslik scoop, lead uppercut ABC
4) Split entry, gunting (hit bicep), hammer fist into ABC
Then we mixed them up in any order with partner feeding jab or cross (on target!!!!)
Pad rounds:
5 hit combo - jab cross hook cross hook for 3 mins?
then 10 second bursts of:
jab cross
uppercuts
hooks
cross hook
overhand uppercut
Syllabus work:
exploring mixed weapons (e.g. stick vs knife, double stick vs double knife, stick and knife vs stick... any combo (needs lots of drilling and I need a partner to go slow with me to start to get the brain firing)
Palasut cycle (need faster twitch)
Parry riposte hubud cycle with switches
upper body arm/clinch flow
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
29/1/19: Drilling with intensity, pad rounds and syllabus work
Warm up:
Partner shadow boxing out of range but using partner as target. (great warm up!)
punches only
elbows and knees
kicks
punches and kicks
Thai drills:
The focus for today was intent, and making each hit count. Everyone at some point is guilty of going through the motions. We worked hard on making sure there was an intensity to our drilling. That does NOT mean trying to knock each others block off. What it does mean it trying to touch leather to face. To actually touch your target and keep your partner honest. To work your range and moving in and out and to work on your forward pressure (while trying to remain balanced and not over commit). Nothing wrong with going through the motions at the start to understand the combo etc, but as soon as you got that, you do need to try and make it work.
One thing I did notice was distance issues. A lot of us in the drills marched forward and then did our jab cross feeds. However, the marching forward got us so close to our partner that in reality we would have been eating shots before we had a chance to throw our own. A quick fix for this in the drill was holding your lead arm out, almost like a jab, into their face (or touching their gloves) to keep them at an appropriate distance. This forces them to work harder to get in range rather than just let them walk up really close to you and then hit you without being able to respond (which I worked out the hard way!).
1) Catch jab cross with rear hand.
2) after 2 x catching jab cross, on 3rd rep use lead hand to parry the cross and off balance, step off line to the left and follow up with cross hook/uppercut, cross rear round kick.
3) after 2 x catching jab cross, on 3rd rep use rear hand to scoop the cross and off balance, step off line to the left and follow up with jab cross hook read round kick
Swapping partners to get different energy
Thai pads aka bring the pain:
1) Jab cross hook rear round kick
2) cross hook cross rear round kick
3) multiple kick drill (to finish us off and force us to dig deep) 5 x single rear round kick, 5 x double round kick, 5 x triple round kick, 5 x double round kick, 5 x single round kick.
Syllabus work:
people then split off into different groups and worked syllabus specific drills including lock flows, hubud variations and mixed weapon sumbrada.
Partner shadow boxing out of range but using partner as target. (great warm up!)
punches only
elbows and knees
kicks
punches and kicks
Thai drills:
The focus for today was intent, and making each hit count. Everyone at some point is guilty of going through the motions. We worked hard on making sure there was an intensity to our drilling. That does NOT mean trying to knock each others block off. What it does mean it trying to touch leather to face. To actually touch your target and keep your partner honest. To work your range and moving in and out and to work on your forward pressure (while trying to remain balanced and not over commit). Nothing wrong with going through the motions at the start to understand the combo etc, but as soon as you got that, you do need to try and make it work.
One thing I did notice was distance issues. A lot of us in the drills marched forward and then did our jab cross feeds. However, the marching forward got us so close to our partner that in reality we would have been eating shots before we had a chance to throw our own. A quick fix for this in the drill was holding your lead arm out, almost like a jab, into their face (or touching their gloves) to keep them at an appropriate distance. This forces them to work harder to get in range rather than just let them walk up really close to you and then hit you without being able to respond (which I worked out the hard way!).
1) Catch jab cross with rear hand.
2) after 2 x catching jab cross, on 3rd rep use lead hand to parry the cross and off balance, step off line to the left and follow up with cross hook/uppercut, cross rear round kick.
3) after 2 x catching jab cross, on 3rd rep use rear hand to scoop the cross and off balance, step off line to the left and follow up with jab cross hook read round kick
Swapping partners to get different energy
Thai pads aka bring the pain:
1) Jab cross hook rear round kick
2) cross hook cross rear round kick
3) multiple kick drill (to finish us off and force us to dig deep) 5 x single rear round kick, 5 x double round kick, 5 x triple round kick, 5 x double round kick, 5 x single round kick.
Syllabus work:
people then split off into different groups and worked syllabus specific drills including lock flows, hubud variations and mixed weapon sumbrada.
Friday, 18 January 2019
15.1.19: Thai kicks and empty hand vs knife flow
Warm up:
Stretches and shadow boxing
Beginners:
Jab defence:
Catch and reply
Slip uppercut hook
elbow destruction
Think about footwork, balance and rocking/snap back motion
Pads:
Jab cross hook upper cut
Pad holder feed jab, catch and reply with jab or elbow destruct and cross.
Experienced:
Thai drills:
Isolate Kicks -Teep for teep, round for round, knee for knee (hand position staring at chest/neck, distance and technique)
Jab in to rear round kick (partner defending the punch) off line punch and kick, punch then move off line and kick or punch and kick form where you are.
Add cross (straight or loping) and lead round kick (move off line)
Occasionally the defender adds an shin check/block and respond with a knee.
focus: touch leather to face. not hard but make the punch work otherwise the kick won't be as effective occupy the high or low line then hit the free space.
Pads:
lead round kick, cross hook rear round kick.
lead teep, rear knee... (follow up with a push to drive pad holder back and get you back onto a left lead) cross rear elbow (power combo)
Knife:
basic 5 angles
empty hand defence - fore hand hits: block with blade of arm simultaneous hit to throat, parry knife arm (pushing in to body) and away, keep your body clear, control elbow and move off line.
back hand hits: block with blade of arm and hit to head, parry knife arm (pushing in to body) and away, keep boy clear, as you knife arm is swung away slap to turn head, chop neck and move off line to pick up and control their free arm.
We then added strips and a defence against a stab to heard (cut punch scoop, control arm - on me not in me) punch to face scoop away and move off line) - hammer and anvil drill
Friday, 11 January 2019
10/1/19: Syllabus work, thai pads and Kali stick drills
Took the session for Steve tonight. Personal development note: occasionally feel like I'm giving too much info. Need to let the lads figure some bits out themselves with some guidance. What works for me may not be what works for them, but at least I can give pointers and they can play with the concepts. However, was happy with general structure of session, take a concept and try to build on it and add some flight time.
Warm up: Footwork
fwd, back left right
slide and step fwd and back
pivot left
L step right
combine them all adding some punches.
Note: for beginners was trying to help them get a feel for movement and rhythm - your hit lands and you foot lands at the same time in an almost "tick tock" like pattern/motion/feeling
Beginners:
Cross loop drill - focus on distance, twisting body and slight rock forward/backwards motion (back heel off the floor really important)
Parry
lead elbow destruction
shoulder roll/lean back
bob and weave
Pad rounds X2
1) jab, jab cross, jab cross cross
2) Jab, jab cross, pad holder throws a cross which you parry and then return a cross
3 count high box sambrada
A1, Roof block, reply with A1, inside sweep, reply with A2 outside deflection/drop stick
Important: range - clos enough to check hand and hit head with tip of stick but no closer otherwise you get into trapping and clinch range. focus on slow and gentle actions, getting used to movement and getting body out of way and hitting the stick first before the check.
Mid grades
Thai four count - lead round, cross hook rear round, and rear round, hook, cross, lead round
focus on technique, on your toes, treading grapes, hips up, tummy crunched hands high and forward, twisting on ball of toes for the kicks and targeting.
once warmed up started to add any lead or rear punch to keep defender alive.
Then we practiced a couple of light double kicks. When doing the second kick in rapid succession keep shoulder forward, and bring the kick back to a very narrow almost square stance so it doesn't have to travel all the way back. the standing leg need s to lift up onto toes on every kick to aid a bounce feel and the kicking leg needs to bounce off the floor (bit like the feeling your ankle has on a snap back).
Thai pads X 2
1) Lead round cross hook rear round
2) jab cross, rear round x2
5count sambrada and strips:
The usual 5 count with the following strips:
From roof block - checking hand/arm wraps around stick hand trapping it under arm pit, then a thumb a lift motion twisting body and using your stick to reinforce the strip.
From inside sweep - after checking the hand push your stick behind their arm in a stab the face motion. slide checking hand down their stick and then walking way from them (off line) using the stick and leverage use a scissor motion to strip the stick.
From Drop stick (when they stab the belly) - using only a couple of fingers from your hand that is controlling their wrist, lift up as you smash your forearm down on the their stick (your stick is hitting their head at the same time!)
Experienced:
Re cap the round kick defences from Tuesday
Thai four count - lead round, cross hook rear round
Add the round kick defences to the flow - experiment with timing and also how can you get the defences while you are also defending punches - some worked better and were more natural than others. Also it depending when the round kick came. If the round kick was first more of the defences "worked" (were more clean) where as if it was mid or end combo a few of the defences were more effective than others. Something to explore and continue to play with.
Thai pads X 2
As above
Double stick 5 count sambrada and strips:
worked a variety of strips while recapping the double stick 5 count, also looked at modifications needed due to holding two sticks and movement to create space. Strips similar to the ones above but with some slight adaptations.
Warm up: Footwork
fwd, back left right
slide and step fwd and back
pivot left
L step right
combine them all adding some punches.
Note: for beginners was trying to help them get a feel for movement and rhythm - your hit lands and you foot lands at the same time in an almost "tick tock" like pattern/motion/feeling
Beginners:
Cross loop drill - focus on distance, twisting body and slight rock forward/backwards motion (back heel off the floor really important)
Parry
lead elbow destruction
shoulder roll/lean back
bob and weave
Pad rounds X2
1) jab, jab cross, jab cross cross
2) Jab, jab cross, pad holder throws a cross which you parry and then return a cross
3 count high box sambrada
A1, Roof block, reply with A1, inside sweep, reply with A2 outside deflection/drop stick
Important: range - clos enough to check hand and hit head with tip of stick but no closer otherwise you get into trapping and clinch range. focus on slow and gentle actions, getting used to movement and getting body out of way and hitting the stick first before the check.
Mid grades
Thai four count - lead round, cross hook rear round, and rear round, hook, cross, lead round
focus on technique, on your toes, treading grapes, hips up, tummy crunched hands high and forward, twisting on ball of toes for the kicks and targeting.
once warmed up started to add any lead or rear punch to keep defender alive.
Then we practiced a couple of light double kicks. When doing the second kick in rapid succession keep shoulder forward, and bring the kick back to a very narrow almost square stance so it doesn't have to travel all the way back. the standing leg need s to lift up onto toes on every kick to aid a bounce feel and the kicking leg needs to bounce off the floor (bit like the feeling your ankle has on a snap back).
Thai pads X 2
1) Lead round cross hook rear round
2) jab cross, rear round x2
5count sambrada and strips:
The usual 5 count with the following strips:
From roof block - checking hand/arm wraps around stick hand trapping it under arm pit, then a thumb a lift motion twisting body and using your stick to reinforce the strip.
From inside sweep - after checking the hand push your stick behind their arm in a stab the face motion. slide checking hand down their stick and then walking way from them (off line) using the stick and leverage use a scissor motion to strip the stick.
From Drop stick (when they stab the belly) - using only a couple of fingers from your hand that is controlling their wrist, lift up as you smash your forearm down on the their stick (your stick is hitting their head at the same time!)
Experienced:
Re cap the round kick defences from Tuesday
Thai four count - lead round, cross hook rear round
Add the round kick defences to the flow - experiment with timing and also how can you get the defences while you are also defending punches - some worked better and were more natural than others. Also it depending when the round kick came. If the round kick was first more of the defences "worked" (were more clean) where as if it was mid or end combo a few of the defences were more effective than others. Something to explore and continue to play with.
Thai pads X 2
As above
Double stick 5 count sambrada and strips:
worked a variety of strips while recapping the double stick 5 count, also looked at modifications needed due to holding two sticks and movement to create space. Strips similar to the ones above but with some slight adaptations.
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
8/1/19:Footwork, Round kick drills, Thai pads and stick drills
Warm up:
Foot work patterns
step and slide fwd, back left and right
slide and step fwd and backwards
pivot left (slight step left before pivot)
L step right (hard ankle pushing off with your switching leg)
Circle right
L step left
Circle right
circling and changing directions (inc L steps)
Pivot on the spot, left and right (for when someone if trying to move around you, you hold your position)
Shuffle step
Round kick defences: Off rear round kick
Check/ block with lead leg - 90 degrees out - standing foot pointing forward, long guard to off balance and cover head in case kick goes high.
Stop hit (punch) - as kick comes in drive forward to jam the kicking leg and fire a cross straight down the middle (this is why it is important for the kicker to keep the swiping arm high so its a line of defence)
Jeet tek with your rear leg stomping onto the kickers standing leg/knee as they throw a kick to off balance/damage standing leg
Shuffle step back then forward and follow up with ABC (lead hook uppercut jab or cross good here) - trick is to work shuffle step so you are out of the way and back in before they have spun all the way round or can re adjust
Cut kick - switch kick with lead leg to the kickers standing leg, moving to your right away form their kick
Pad rounds: 3 min rounds
1) Jab cross, rear round x2
2) jab rear round cross switch lead round kick. (trying to make it a fast 123, then 4 beat as apposed to a 1, 2,3,4 beat)
Stick drills:
experienced guys did 8 count sinwali, standard earth and heaven, then also played with 5/10 count sinwali (I will try and get some clips form class and add them to this to show what it looks like as hard to explain)
Also did an ABCdario (HH, HH, HLH, HLH, open cob cob, hit through, closed cob cob then repeat starting with left hand)
Key points: Balance rhythm flow are important, having a "bounce feel" all over, from your stepping, to kicking to punching (A bit like the feeling of a snap back or jumping.. the moment you feel that tiny bit of resistance/loading is when you "go"). Not a hard and fast rule but something I have been experimenting with during training to make things a bit snappier. I've also found that with the odd injury hear and there mentally I've not been going all out (nor can I physically) but I have noticed I have been less tense, more "relaxed" but focused and more concerned with targeting as opposed to trying to hit hard and I just feel this is helping in some way. Not sue if that makes sense but just a thought
Foot work patterns
step and slide fwd, back left and right
slide and step fwd and backwards
pivot left (slight step left before pivot)
L step right (hard ankle pushing off with your switching leg)
Circle right
L step left
Circle right
circling and changing directions (inc L steps)
Pivot on the spot, left and right (for when someone if trying to move around you, you hold your position)
Shuffle step
Round kick defences: Off rear round kick
Check/ block with lead leg - 90 degrees out - standing foot pointing forward, long guard to off balance and cover head in case kick goes high.
Stop hit (punch) - as kick comes in drive forward to jam the kicking leg and fire a cross straight down the middle (this is why it is important for the kicker to keep the swiping arm high so its a line of defence)
Jeet tek with your rear leg stomping onto the kickers standing leg/knee as they throw a kick to off balance/damage standing leg
Shuffle step back then forward and follow up with ABC (lead hook uppercut jab or cross good here) - trick is to work shuffle step so you are out of the way and back in before they have spun all the way round or can re adjust
Cut kick - switch kick with lead leg to the kickers standing leg, moving to your right away form their kick
Pad rounds: 3 min rounds
1) Jab cross, rear round x2
2) jab rear round cross switch lead round kick. (trying to make it a fast 123, then 4 beat as apposed to a 1, 2,3,4 beat)
Stick drills:
experienced guys did 8 count sinwali, standard earth and heaven, then also played with 5/10 count sinwali (I will try and get some clips form class and add them to this to show what it looks like as hard to explain)
Also did an ABCdario (HH, HH, HLH, HLH, open cob cob, hit through, closed cob cob then repeat starting with left hand)
Key points: Balance rhythm flow are important, having a "bounce feel" all over, from your stepping, to kicking to punching (A bit like the feeling of a snap back or jumping.. the moment you feel that tiny bit of resistance/loading is when you "go"). Not a hard and fast rule but something I have been experimenting with during training to make things a bit snappier. I've also found that with the odd injury hear and there mentally I've not been going all out (nor can I physically) but I have noticed I have been less tense, more "relaxed" but focused and more concerned with targeting as opposed to trying to hit hard and I just feel this is helping in some way. Not sue if that makes sense but just a thought
Friday, 4 January 2019
3/1/19: Post Xmas mince pie buster - Thai drills, thai pads and a little stick
The joy of the first session back after Xmas, getting rid of a few cobwebs, getting the engine started again and trying to remember what your doing with your hands, feet etc.
Warm up:
light shadow boxing - body mechanics and movement
Thai drills:
kick for kick round kicks
double kick for kick (e.g. lead then rear round kick)
teep and knee (lead or rear teep with opposite knee)
1) Jab and rear round kick (playing with the lead hand - straight down middle, slight fake, round the outside head height only) one for one partner working on punch defences.
2) add the occasional cross lead round kick (to keep partner guessing (again playing with timing and through the middle or outside lines)
3) Add occasional Kick defence (receiver adds an occasional crush with kick/teep/knee reply) only occasional to stop the attacker from being gun shy with kick (i.e. stopping them short)
I worked with James on this and had great fun working on concepts while focusing on correct technique. we both played with range and timing of strikes, checking partner's guard, long guard and positioning (how can I make myself harder to hit and be able to anticipate what is going to happen) and keeping work rate up
Thai pads:
3 min rounds
1) Jab rear round kick, cross lead round kick.. steady rate partner keeping your hands up and keeping you moving.
2) Power shots: cross, rear elbow, rear knee rear round kick
Note: injuries suck but they force you to listen to your body and adjust what you do so don't be afraid to tell your partner. my shoulder is not in good shape at the moment so I went lighter than usual on the cross and on the power round I mixed doing cross and rear elbow with jab and lead elbow - after discussion with my partner. I also asked him to do light technical cross/elbow on his rounds too as the pad holding was also causing some pain. You have to be mindful of your training partners during drills as you can still learn and develop even if you are carrying an injury - you just work around it
Stick work:
5 count sumbrada and box pattern - focus on flow and movement a little mixing of responses to feeds and then using the left hand! (again adapting due to injury) - using the left hand makes using the stick like trying to man handle a drunk octopus! Needless to say, break it down to smaller chucks, go very slow and light and get mechanics and movement nailed first.
Warm up:
light shadow boxing - body mechanics and movement
Thai drills:
kick for kick round kicks
double kick for kick (e.g. lead then rear round kick)
teep and knee (lead or rear teep with opposite knee)
1) Jab and rear round kick (playing with the lead hand - straight down middle, slight fake, round the outside head height only) one for one partner working on punch defences.
2) add the occasional cross lead round kick (to keep partner guessing (again playing with timing and through the middle or outside lines)
3) Add occasional Kick defence (receiver adds an occasional crush with kick/teep/knee reply) only occasional to stop the attacker from being gun shy with kick (i.e. stopping them short)
I worked with James on this and had great fun working on concepts while focusing on correct technique. we both played with range and timing of strikes, checking partner's guard, long guard and positioning (how can I make myself harder to hit and be able to anticipate what is going to happen) and keeping work rate up
Thai pads:
3 min rounds
1) Jab rear round kick, cross lead round kick.. steady rate partner keeping your hands up and keeping you moving.
2) Power shots: cross, rear elbow, rear knee rear round kick
Note: injuries suck but they force you to listen to your body and adjust what you do so don't be afraid to tell your partner. my shoulder is not in good shape at the moment so I went lighter than usual on the cross and on the power round I mixed doing cross and rear elbow with jab and lead elbow - after discussion with my partner. I also asked him to do light technical cross/elbow on his rounds too as the pad holding was also causing some pain. You have to be mindful of your training partners during drills as you can still learn and develop even if you are carrying an injury - you just work around it
Stick work:
5 count sumbrada and box pattern - focus on flow and movement a little mixing of responses to feeds and then using the left hand! (again adapting due to injury) - using the left hand makes using the stick like trying to man handle a drunk octopus! Needless to say, break it down to smaller chucks, go very slow and light and get mechanics and movement nailed first.
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