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