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)
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
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
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