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.
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