The mighty Josh Barnett applying a devastating scarf hold
SINGLE STICK
3 beat high box sumbrada
Getting flight time on the drill. Extra teaching points were: zoning off; using the stick like a sword – flowing motions. This was aided by the no clicks version of the drill.
Flowing into punyo hubud
After the roof block on the angle #1, grab/control his wrist holding the stick and step in and strike to the head with the punyo of your stick. From here, because you are crashing from medium to short range, he will insert the initial hubud motion and the punyo hubud drill begins.
Snake strip off angle #1
Against the #1: use the roof and crash in, wrap the checking hand around his attacking arm, his arm will now be tightly held under your left armpit. You are using the arm to wrap his arm, not the hand – your left thumb is pointing up and your right elbow/forearm is covering in front of your face: ready to strike with the butt of the stick or simply to protect the face. To complete the strip, turn towards his weaponised arm and ‘punch’ his wrist (punyo up) to complete the strip.
Vine strip of angle #1
Against the #1: block and check, step to the outside of his stick hand as you stab on the outside of his attacking arm, sliding the tip of your stick towards his face. Ensure you have taken hold of his stick. From this position, lever the stick down for the disarm.
GRAPPLING
Fanning round an opponent
Partner A is simply acting as a body on the floor for Partner B to practise and refine the fanning motions.
Scarf hold on the left – to side control on the left – to reverse scarf hold on the left – to mount – to reverse scarf hold on the right – to side control on the right – to scarf hold on the right.
Steve was very meticulous in his teaching as always, showing us how to move slowly through each position whilst maintaining pressure on the opponent and limiting their potential options to move or defend the positions being sought.
Josh Barnett showing the possibilties from the scarf hold position:
T-bar escape loop drill
Scarf hold escape using the T bar - upper forearm against the jaw sitting on top of the lower forearm which is acting as a support. The upper forearm looks like the top of a capital T, and the lower forearm looks like the spine of the capital T. This happens as you get on to your side, that lower elbow must be on the floor. Shrimp the hips out and tuck the head into his ribs, as his head is forced back, lift the leg over the face and reverse the position to take you to the scarf hold.
Side control escape and reversal
Get on your side, place your lower hand at the hip and upper hand at the neck. Straighten the arms and shrimp the hips out. If the arms are straightened, you’re using your structure to maintain distance control, the more the arms bend, then you’re relying on muscle power. We must assume that we are working against a bigger and stronger opponent. There is no way to out muscle someone bigger and stronger which is why straight arms is the preferred method. As he pushes back in to you to close the range and distance, drop the left hip to the floor and use his momentum to sweep him over.
JKD grappling mind-set this is not a sport grappling mind-set. We want to be able to escape damage, escape the position and get to our feet. This is something I need to focus on, because when I’m on the floor, my mind-set is still sport grappling (as my grappling background is based in competition and sport, not survival). Obviously, it is very easy in class not to consider the possibilities of the real world: concrete, shit on the floor, awkward clothing, more than one attacker, weapons, alcohol. These considerations are new for me and so time spent in the positions, whilst being cognisant of the mind-set, is something that I must spend more time practising.
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