Last week we worked on sparring. It was a good wake up call for me to see which direction the lessons should go. So we worked on out fighting a bit (out fighting meaning starting from a distance i.e. not chi sau or grappling or ground work).
The class went great! It's easy to just show somebody how to do something. What's much more difficult is to analyze them doing it and find what can improve. While feeding Tyler a jab, I realized that we had been concentrating on touch sensitivity so much that he wasn't using his eyes to find the incoming follow up attack, which was just a right cross. All it took was that realization for him to completely jump to a new level. woohoo!
Katelyn got some video of the class, and hopefully I'll be posting it here soon. Also, she's figured out that her lower center of gravity allows her to throw people easier, which is hilarious to watch her throw Tyler.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Sparring
We sparred last night!
It was interesting to spar after not having done so in a while, but my students did well!
The rules for sparring were established as thus:
1. the first to 3 hits wins the round
2. no hitting the groin (although I accidentally got Ryan a little... whoops)
3. 50% power/speed
It was Tyler's first time ever sparring, and it was definitely jarring for him! He pulled through though. I think he needed that to become a true martial artist. We all did well yesterday :D
Hopefully we'll spar more in the future!
It was interesting to spar after not having done so in a while, but my students did well!
The rules for sparring were established as thus:
1. the first to 3 hits wins the round
2. no hitting the groin (although I accidentally got Ryan a little... whoops)
3. 50% power/speed
It was Tyler's first time ever sparring, and it was definitely jarring for him! He pulled through though. I think he needed that to become a true martial artist. We all did well yesterday :D
Hopefully we'll spar more in the future!
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Headlock centipede
Headlock centipede drill
Made a new drill last night. I put everyone in a line facing one direction. Then I faced the last person in that line and over punched. Which is to say that I over-stepped, turned too much, and punched without reserve. The person in front of me then moved behind me and put me in a headlock.
After getting out of the headlock, I moved to the next person in line and proceeded to punch too hard again. Again there was another headlock. Once I moved on from the 2nd person to the 3rd in the same procedure, the 1st person in line turns and punches too hard at the 2nd person. I'll try this drill again a few times.
How to get out of a headlock:
1. grab the arm around your neck and pull down to clear your wind pipe
2. Where ever your head is in relation to your butt, move it into a straight up and down line
3. Move your leg behind your opponents, and place your knee into the back of their leg so they can't move
4. Regain your center line while standing up.
If done fluidly, your speed and structure will put you in a winning position. Fill the gap after pushing them off you or turn and run if that's the best option.
Made a new drill last night. I put everyone in a line facing one direction. Then I faced the last person in that line and over punched. Which is to say that I over-stepped, turned too much, and punched without reserve. The person in front of me then moved behind me and put me in a headlock.
After getting out of the headlock, I moved to the next person in line and proceeded to punch too hard again. Again there was another headlock. Once I moved on from the 2nd person to the 3rd in the same procedure, the 1st person in line turns and punches too hard at the 2nd person. I'll try this drill again a few times.
How to get out of a headlock:
1. grab the arm around your neck and pull down to clear your wind pipe
2. Where ever your head is in relation to your butt, move it into a straight up and down line
3. Move your leg behind your opponents, and place your knee into the back of their leg so they can't move
4. Regain your center line while standing up.
If done fluidly, your speed and structure will put you in a winning position. Fill the gap after pushing them off you or turn and run if that's the best option.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Start 071414
I'm starting a blog to follow my adventures in Wing Chun Kung fu. I'm not sure where this will take me, but the intention is to have fun here by reposting interesting fights and techniques that I find or create.
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