30/5/17: pre-grading syllabus work

RED BELT FOCUS (Paul, Nick and Ian): The work we did in our group was focussed and continually being refined with the help of Nigel plus video to see ourselves and mistakes in action.

Footwork: male and female triangles both open and closed, the hour glass, the pivot and the L-step.

Kick for kick: working on range, hands and eye focus, pace of response, variety of kick

Energy drills: pak and hit, lap and hit as well as hubud. Working the 'energy' aspect.

BLUE BELT FOCUS - Charlie and James

"Free work' - Adam working with Tom.

Notes kindly provided by Adam:

Footwork:

Box pattern (forward, backward left right) - focus on keeping feet same distance apart, back heel off the ground. Added jab and cross ensuring each punch landed with each step e.g jab when first step landed cross when second step landed.

Later in the session we used this footwork in a lead and follow exercise. Partner A faces partner B and moves in any direction (fwd, bck, L,R) Parnetr B mirrors that so if A moves fwd B moves Bck.

Female and Male triangles – focusing on spring and how you can use front hand or rear hand with each step (e.g jab/cross)

Pivot - making sure you end up balanced at the end of the pivot. If you can throw a solid cross after then your feet are in a good base, if you can’t then adjust your feet.

L step

Jab defences:

Catch jab

Slip and uppercut (in one motion – you may have to slightly adjust your rear foot for balance and to enable your uppercut to “reach”)

Cut punch

Salute – (drive saluting elbow fwd to take jab off the line.. same with cross)

Split entry - into dumog drag, hooks to the ribs and push away

Slip salute and split entry need to utilse slip footwork

Cross defences (same as jab):

Catch parry - don’t over commit parrying hand or you leave centre line open.

Catch, slip –upper cut then any follow up

Catch, Cut punch

Catch, Salute

Catch, split entry

Single stick:

Figure 8 (then inc female and male triangles)

Cinco terros (5 angles)

1) Down down across across stab (for, back, for , back, stab)
2) Down, across, across down stab (for, back, for, back, stab)
3) Down up up down stab (making an X shape - for, back, for, back, stab)

3 count sumbrada – focus on footwork and checking hand and maintaining distance.

For fun: Tom asked to clarity some knife work, so we worked on defanging (cutting) on an 8 count feed, using the monitoring hand to pass (open and closed scissor motion)

We finished with a quick lock flow (first 4) and hubud

25/5/17: syllabus focus for all

SHADOW BOXING WARM UP (ALL)

RED BELT SYLLABUS FOCUS

Jab defences:
1: catch and jab

2: slip and uppercut

3: cut punch

4: outside deflection

5: split entry into dumog pull

6: lead high elbow cover into hammer fist

Jab-cross defences:
1: catch and jab

2: bob and weave

3: outside deflection

4: split entry into dumog pull

5: parry left and overhand right

6: cut punch

PAD ROUNDS: (ALL) the focus was defending the clinch then striking
1: against the single arm clinch - shrug off with the elbow followed by cross-uppercut-cross

2: against the single clinch - inside gunting - followed by cross-uppercut-cross

3: against the double clinch - bob and weave - followed by cross-uppercut-cross

4: against the double clinch - drop the level and push up against the triceps - followed by teep-cross-hook-cross

5: against the double clinch - arms over and push against the chin - followed by overhand-uppercut-overhand

6: THAI PADS - right rear leg round kick-left hook-right cross- rear leg round kick

SINGLE STICK:

Downward figure 8

Upward figure 8

Cinqo teros patterns:

1-2-3-4-5

1-4-3-2-5

1-upward backhand-upward forehand-2-5

Putting them all together in a loop drill

ADVANCED SYLLABUS WORK

As always, thanks to James for the detailed notes

Thai 4 Counts

Partner steps in to J, as he steps in front leg teep, step down with a hard ankle and rear leg thai (RLT), LH, RC, step-off inside leg kick (ILK).
Partner steps in to J, as he steps in rear leg teep, step down to the R. and ILK, RC, step-off LH, RLT.

Clinch

Cover the J with R. forearm (L. elbow cover your face) and immediately move R. hand to the crown of his head (hit his neck with your forearm on the way in) and the L. hand to his R. bicep or his forearm if his guard is tight, then put L. hand on top of R. (palm to palm), before the forearms are completely pinned together your partner bob and weaves out (keeping the forearms low and horizontal to cover the knee) then RC, step-off LH, RLT.

Cover the J with R. forearm and cover the C with L. forearm (R. elbow cover your face) and immediately move L. hand to the crown of his head and the R. hand to his L. bicep or his forearm if his guard is tight, then put R. hand on top of L. (palm to palm), and bring forearms together and sink weight down, your partner moves his hips in tight to yours then shrug his shoulders up to trap your arms, brings both arms over the top and pushes against his chin (one hand on top of the other) as he straightens his arms and brings his elbows together then pushes out and RLT.

Double Stick

From open guard step out to the right and A1, A2, swing the L. stick under your R. armpit then do heaven 3 (alternatively, you can swing the L. stick at the same time as you A2) & go back to open guard; step out to the left and A2, A1, swing the R. stick under your L. armpit and heaven 3 then go back to open guard.

Do drill (1) then step out to the right and A1, A2, step out to the left and A2, A1 then heaven 6.

From open guard step out to the right and A1, low backhand watik; step out to the left and A2, low backhand watik, then standard 6.

From open guard step out to the right and A1, low backhand but this time follow through and at the same time swing your L. stick under your R. armpit then heaven 3 & go back to open guard; step out to the left and A2, low backhand follow through and at the same time swing your R. stick under your L. armpit then heaven 3 & go back to open guard.

From open guard step out to the right and A1, A2, step out to the left and A2, A1 then heaven 6 and go back to open guard; step out to the right and A1, low backhand watik, step out to the left and A2, low backhand watik, then standard 6 and go back to open guard; step out to the right and A1, low backhand watik, A2; step out to the left and A2, low backhand watik, A1 then earth 6 and go back to open guard.

23/5/17: syllabus focus plus humility on the Thai pads

Red belt syllabus group

Below are extra or further refinements in terms of learning points that Steve was exemplifying.

Jab defences
- Catch and jab:

- Cut punch:
dominate the line of his punch, step off line slightly.

- Split entry to dumog drag:
Don't bring him down but bring him towards you.

- Slip and uppercut:
Lead with the left shoulder, lose your neck and make it one smooth movement not two separate ones.

- Salute to arm break:
Affect his structure

- Scoop and lead uppercut:
Be dynamic

Cross defences

- Cut punch:
As above: shift off line and dominate his line and structure of the punch.

- Bob and weave, body hook:
Avoid just going under the punch, it is more like a forward corkscrew motion.

- Lead high elbow to hammer fist:

- Split entry:
Dumog pull needs to be in to your centre to affect his balance and base.

- Slip and uppercut:
Lead with the right shoulder.

- Parry and overhand right:
Drive the overhand straight down his centre.

Humility on the Thai pads
My first time on the Thai pads and learned many valuable and ego shredding lessons. The beauty of them, they expose, very quickly, gaps. Here are just a few that I noticed within 20 seconds of hitting them after doing the four count (lead leg round kick - cross - hook - rear leg round kick).
Structure is poor and unsound - there was no turning the hip over in the kicks
No flow - I was throwing 4 techniques and not a flow of 4 as 1.
Barely any power - bouncing off the pads.
Hands were dropping after each 4 count.
Staying in range after each 4 count.
Shot my load very quickly - as Conor McGregor would say, I was inefficient with my energy.

Pad rounds alongside the Thai pads had a clinch focus
1: Pad holder puts right hand on shoulder of puncher, simulating the single arm clinch, puncher shrugs off the clinch with the left elbow/shoulder shrug then follows up with a cross - hook - cross.

2: Pad holder puts right hand on shoulder of puncher, simulating the single arm clinch, inside gunting followed by cross - hook - cross

3: Pad holder puts both hands on shoulders of puncher, simulating the double arm clinch, puncher bobs and weaves followed by cross - hook - cross.

4: Pad holder puts both hands on shoulder of puncher, simulating the double arm clinch, puncher drops their level and pushes up on the triceps of the pad holders then follows up with cross - hook - cross.

3 count sumbrada plus 3 strips

STRIPS:
Snake against angle #1
Roof and shoot the left-hand arm/hand straight and wrap from there (rather than trying to cover the hand and wrap). Wrap with the left thumb up and high. Your hand and his should be at eye level. Add the rotation and hitting his stick arm for the strip.
If it does not go, insert your stick to the other side of his wrist as you slide you left hand down his stick. Continue the opposite direction motion to strip the stick and flow with a combination of strikes.

Vine against angle #1
Inside sweep and check the stick, moving to the left and away from the empty hand that could strike, jab to the eyes with your stick and lever his stick vertical. This angle was key for an effective strip. If this doesn’t work, take your stick out and put the tip in your left hand, you will now have his and your stick tips in one hand. Using the right hand, use the similar rotating motion as in the snake strip to take his stick. We were also shown a nasty variation where the hand is trapped and crushed between the two sticks.

Vine against the angle #2:
Drop stick and check the hand but control the hand by grapping the thumb. Insert your punyo over his hand and affect his structure by extending his arm. If this does not work then jab to the eyes with the stick then loop under and behind his forearm for an elbow extension and stripping of the stick.

18/5/17: functional trapping masterclass

The function of trapping is to hit. If the hands are low; hit. If there is a gap in their guard; hit through. If they have a tight and alive guard; trap and hit. The two drills below were an opportunity to get flight time in the motions meaning no power, heavy paks or punches with depth.

There are many classical variations of using pak sau and lap sau, here are a few we looked at.

Pak sau cycle
Person A pak (R) and punch (L) (to get the attachment), Person B short parries across the centreline, with the rear hand, Person A comes under their punching arm to get an attachment on Person B’s arm. This could be a tan sau type shape or a biu type shape, so long as it moves his arm off the centreline to enable pak (L) and punch (R). And the drill continues.

Pak - lap cycle:
Person A does short lap (L) and punch (R) just to get the attachment but not a reaction from the rear hand, this is then followed by pak (R) and deep punch (L) and from here the drill continues in the above fashion.

Trapping applications in gloves and motion:

3 pak and hits against the jab
1: Before – ‘nothing’ is happening apart from movement, range finding and an alive guard from both people. No strikes are being thrown until you attack with pak and punch.

2: During – as above in terms of movement then he jabs, and as he jabs, you pak and punch.

3: After – as he jabs, you lean back like a shoulder roll and catch the jab and follow it back with pak and punch.

Lap and hit:
Send the left arm long, like an eye strike then pull with the lap to clear the arm for the simultaneous punch. There was also some triangular footwork in stepping right as you punch to give a clearer shot to the head.

Trapping into locking. The ‘locks’ below are wrenches, throws or breaks. We train slowly to be technically sound but the intention, which comes from the Filipino arts, is destruction and immobilisation

Pak and hit – wheel the arm and go edge on – chicken wing control and thumb in the neck. Ensure his arm is bent, elbow is tight to you and blade of outer wrist is across his elbow crease.

Lap and hit – dumog arm pull – his elbow tight to your chest – wrist lock #3 (figure 4 over the shoulder)

This is an interesting illustration of trapping in Muay Thai. Move the arm and hit, it is neither pretty nor classical but clearly effective.

16/5/17: counters to the cross, pad rounds and lockflow

Tonight, was about putting in high quality reps of the cross so we had to ensure:
• Left hand up
• Turn and extend through the right shoulder
• Rear heel up
• Punch to target
• Chin down

CROSS LOOP DRILL

5 motions against the cross

1: short parry – keep the left arm tight and part of your structure, it is as if the parry comes from the turn or angling of the shoulder towards the cross.

2: shoulder roll – put the rear heel down and lean back, edge on. Right hand protecting the face and the left arm tight to the lower body.

3: long parry to the eyes – the thumb is up so that it effects the structure of the punch in the most efficient way. His punch should cross his centre.

4: lead elbow cover / punch destruction – left palm to the crown of the head and look with one eye, the right eye as the left elbow points forward. The right is up close to the elbow to add another layer of defensive cover.

5: uppercut – zone out to the left as you capture the cross with the right hand and throw the uppercut under his punch.

Each of the above counters to the cross were also worked in the jab catch drill that was worked at the Guro Terry Barnett seminar at the weekend:
Partner A jabs, Partner B catches and returns with a jab, Partner A catches and returns with jab – cross. Partner B then worked the specific defence.

Each counter was worked in the cross loop drill and then in the jab catch drill out of motion.

The final few rounds/changes of partner was alternate jab catch drills moving around and any of the defences could be worked in any order.

PAD rounds

Person A throws Jab – cross, pad holder steps back so Person A has to cover the distance and move forward throwing the jab – cross.

LOCKFLOW
1 – 4 and back again, left and right arms.

Lock-flowing-drill: Looking for locks out of motions. Partner A picks up the #1 lock, Partner B then pushes against the elbow so Partner A needs to yield and move and then find the #1 lock. When Steve was demonstrating, it looked like he was constantly controlling and changing the base and structure of his partner. Never letting them settle their centre so it was always moving. This is the beginnings of doing Numerada lock flow – defending locks and seeking any appropriate lock out of motion in a non-defined pattern.

13/5/17: Guro Terry Barnett seminar - boxing fundamentals and double stick fundamentals

Thanks to James for putting the time into to compiling the notes from the seminar today. Top quality instruction from Guro Terry Barnett to a room full of people wanting to learn, improve and evolve their skill set.

Boxing

● Hands by eyebrows, constantly moving.
● Elbows in.
● Rear heel up.
● Circle in both directions and move laterally so you’re not predictable.

Rhythm Drills:

1. J (partner catches), you catch partner’s J, J (partner catches). Then your partner initiates the drill. Vary distance - so at longer range you would move in as you J and move out as you catch. At close range there is less footwork. Aim for the face not the glove.

2. As (1) but add a RC after the final J.

3. As (2) but add a LH after the RC.

4. Do drill (3) but with a third person who stands behind your partner and slowly walks to the L. or R. and you use your footwork to ensure your partner remains between you and the third person.

Off the Final Jab of the Rhythm of 3 Jab Drill:
1. Catch the J.

2. Zone L. and RC to the chin (your L. hand can either cover the L. side of your chin or the R. side of your face).

3. Switch leads using female triangle footwork but done as more of a Superman punch and LC to chin.

Off the Final Cross of the Rhythm of 3 Jab, Cross Drill:

1. Catch the J, catch the RC.

2. Catch the J, slip outside the RC and RC down the middle (like a split entry).

3. Catch the J, slip deeper outside the RC and keep your R. elbow tight to his R. ribcage, LBH, recoil then LH, recoil, then pivot off clockwise.

Sparring:

● 20% of full power.

● Have a gameplan and stick to it. Decide what you want to work on in an environment where you need not worry about being hit hard.

● You can put a pair of focus mitts under your elbows to ensure they are kept tight to your body. It also forces you to use body mechanics when punching.

● Use your shoulders to create space when on the inside - same motion you would use for a J or a RC.

Double Stick

From Closed Guard

1. Heaven 6. From a neutral stance - point your R. toe (like a cat stance) when doing the first 3 strikes then shift your weight and point the L. toe when doing the next 3 strikes.

2. One side feeds heaven 6 then when they want to the other side uses the R. stick to hit a forehand, forehand, backhand then the L. stick to hit a forehand, forehand, backhand. These are quick shots with short retractions. The non-hitting stick can be chambered on the shoulder like in open guard or just by your side. This drill develops timing and rhythm.

3. Heaven 6 then Standard 6.

4. Heaven 6, Standard 6, Earth 6. When doing Earth 6, when doing the first 3 strikes bend your L. knee so you’re in a lunge position then for the next 3 strikes bend your R. knee in a lunge position on the other side.

5. Start doing heaven 6 standing then continue as your partner drops to one knee, then both knees, then drops his hip and lies on his back. Maintain the correct distance to allow you to keep doing the drill then start to circle him while he is on his back and he will follow you. He then makes his way back to both knees, then single knee, then standing. Then you do the same.

From Open Guard

Drill 1:

1. Partner hits an A1 with the R. stick, you gunting (scissor motion with both sticks hitting simultaneously, the R. stick is lower and would hit the hand, with an A1 the L. stick is higher and passes the stick) as you zone L. Your arms with be crossed in the finishing position. Then both sides backhand watik.

2. Partner hits an A2 with the R. stick, you gunting ( the R. stick is lower and would hit the hand, with an A2 the L. stick is higher and passes the stick) as you zone R. Your arms with be open in the finishing position. Then both sides forehand watik.

3. Both sides switch leads by moving their R. foot to the bottom R. of the triangle and their L. foot to the point of the triangle.

4. Partner hits an A2 with the L. stick (forehand), you gunting (the L. stick is lower and would hit the hand, with an A1 the R stick is higher and passes the stick) as you zone R. Your arms with be crossed in the finishing position. Then both sides backhand watik.

5. Partner hots and A1 with the L. stick (backhand), you gunting ( the L. stick is lower and would hit the hand, with an A2 the R. stick is higher and passes the stick) as you zone L. Your arms with be open in the finishing position. Then both sides forehand watik.

6. You then feed for your partner.

Drill 2:

1. Your partner feeds either an A1 or A2 with the R. stick or L. stick in a random order. You gunting based on the angle of attack, not on which stick is hitting. For example, you could treat an A2 with the L. stick (forehand) in the same way as you would an A2 with the R. stick (backhand). Be economical.

5 Count Sumbrada

Drill 1:

Exactly the same as empty hand but the second stick replaces the checking hand. If ever you’re unsure of the placement of the stick, think of where the checking hand would be. This should be practised on both sides.

1. Partner feeds A1, you roof.

2. You feed A1, partner inside sweeps.

3. Partner feeds A3, you either drop stick (other stick comes underneath in a sandwich motion) OR wing block and pass it with the other stick.

4. You feed A5, partner wing blocks (other stick should be horizontal on top of his wrist with the tip facing you).

5. Partner feeds A2, you shield then feed an A1 and the drill starts again.

Drill 2:

1. Partner feeds A1, you roof.

2. You feed A1, partner guntings.

3. Partner feeds A3, you either drop stick (other stick comes underneath in a sandwich motion) OR wing block and pass it with the other stick.

4. You feed A5, partner guntings (hits over the top with the R. stick and passes with the L.).

5. Partner feeds A2, you shield then feed an A1 and the drill starts again.

11/5/17: 8 angles of the knife, long range knife sparring and side control/scarf hold escapes.

KNIFE

8 angles of the knife
1: Downward forehand slash
2: Upward backhand slash
3: Upward forehand slash
4: Downward backhand slash
5: Stab to the abdomen
6: Backhand horizontal slash
7: Forehand horizontal slash
8: Backhand stab on the high line to the head

No wasted motions, keep it all tight and smooth. One person at a time working the motions on their partner.

Mirroring:
Facing your partner, using them as the focus for the knife and both partners performing each angle in sync.

Defanging:
Cutting the weaponised hand or wrist as one partner feeds the 8 angles, this was a long range practise.

Checking range:
Cutting and passing or cutting and checking the 8 angles. In this drill, footwork, controlling the knife hand, being zoned off behind the knife hand were key teaching points.

Long range knife sparring
8 or 9 rounds. The target in the early rounds was the knife hand and lead leg, in later rounds, the abdomen (if available). A constant mantra from Steve was keeping the knife out in front of you as well as always pointing it towards him coupled with staying edge on. High work rate and repeated change of partners made the drill both challenging and tremendous fun.

GRAPPLING

Back break fall:
Sit the hips low, rock back, keep the chin tucked and slap the floor with both arms.

Tactical get up:
Base out with the left behind you, have the right arm up in front defending the head space. Swing the left leg back to get both feet flat to the floor and keep that right hand up and extended. Now step back and around with the right to create distance between you and him.

Scarf hold escape to side control escape loop drill:
Building on the learning from the last two weeks but this time the drill was modified to contain both elements of practise.
Person A has Person B in scarf hold, Person B escapes with the T-bar then sweeps and moves into side control. From here, Person A escapes with the shrimping then bridging escape (Person B must drive back into Person A to receive the right direction of pressure) and once again moves into scarf hold. Repeat.

Scarf hold escape to back take sweep:
As you get the hips moving away from him whilst escaping the scarf hold, if he is canny, he will try to follow you to limit your space to escape. If you’re on your left side, throw the right leg over to get the hook in his inside thigh and put the right hand around his shoulder and take the bicep. From here, pull down and back on the bicep as this open his chest and torque his body which will enable you to simply sweep him over. He will end up face down on the matt. Apply pressure through his shoulders to stop him getting up as you take the leg out and get to the feet.

Back take sweep to face crank:
This is if he holds tight to the head on the above sweep. Step over with your leg that is at his hips, not his head, then pull it in tight to his abdomen. Adjust yourself to get tight behind his head and shoulder and use the blade of your forearm to grind into the jawline or cheekbone – imagine you are trying to press the forearm into the floor. But do try to regain a strong spinal posture as pushing his face through the floor. This will at worst cause discomfort and provide space for your next option, at best, he will give into the pain quickly and release his grip of your head.

9/5/17: footwork, conditioned sparring rounds and single stick strips

FOOTWORK
The empty hand portion of the class was focussed on range: either keeping the opponent out of your range or entering in and then getting out of range. This was developed through a range of footwork drills as footwork is the fundamental key to controlling the distance, be that in or out. All the following drills tonight were practised from a left lead.

Moving forwards: Step and slide plus jab - step and slide plus jab – slide and step plus 3 punches, repeat and then move backwards.

Moving backwards: Step and slide plus jab - step and slide plus jab – slide and step plus 3 punches, repeat and the move forwards.

Moving laterally: Step and slide (the stance is being lengthened by widening then shortened) left plus jab – step and slide left plus jab – pivot plus 3 punches. Continue the pattern so every 3 steps you rotate to the next compass point.

Step and slide right plus the jab – slide and step right plus the jab – step out with the right and quarter turn to the left plus 3 punches. As above, turn 90 degrees after every 3 steps.

Putting the 4 directions together into one long footwork loop drill.

Shadow boxing drilling with a partner.
One partner was at the centre of the circle working pivoting (moving clockwise) footwork as well as tight punch mechanics. The other partner on the outer edge of the circle was working laterally whilst trying to stay in front of the partner at the centre of the circle. Person on the outside was working longer range shots and working twice as hard having much greater amounts of space to cover. Both people were constantly working punches.

L-stepping: As above but this time moving counter clockwise.

CONDITIONED SPARRING ROUNDS x4
One person was working the jab and keeping the distance and the other person was only allowed to hit to the body. Both parties had to apply the footwork to be successful. The ‘jabber’ had to keep a high tempo to make it hard for the body shot attacker. Aside from being great fun and hard on the lungs, you really had to consider your choice of footwork to be effective.

SINGLE STICK STRIPS
Snake against the angle #1
Roof and shoot the left-hand arm/hand straight and wrap from there (rather than trying to cover the hand and wrap). Wrap with the left thumb up and high. Your hand and his should be at eye level. Add the rotation and hitting his stick arm for the strip.
If it does not go, insert your stick to the other side of his wrist as you slide you left hand down his stick. Continue the opposite direction motion to strip the stick and flow with a combination of strikes.

Vine against the angle #1
Inside sweep and check the stick, moving to the left and away from the empty hand that could strike, jab to the eyes with your stick and lever his stick vertical. This angle was key for an effective strip. If this doesn’t work, take your stick out and put the tip in your left hand, you will now have his and your stick tips in one hand. Using the right hand, use the similar rotating motion as in the snake strip to take his stick. We were also shown a nasty variation where the hand is trapped and crushed between the two sticks

Vine against the angle #2:
Drop stick and check the hand but control the hand by grapping the thumb. Insert your punyo over his hand and affect his structure by extending his arm. If this does not work then jab to the eyes with the stick then loop under and behind his forearm for an elbow extension and stripping of the stick.

The final 5 minutes was working the 3 count high box sumbrada whilst (attempting) to visualise the 3 strips worked earlier in the session.

4/5/17: countering punches with kicks, grappling pins and escapes plus kimura from side control.

PUNCH COUNTERING USING KICKS
Each of the following sets were against jabs and crosses

1: Waslik
If he throws the jab then scoop with the right, step off left and round kick with the right leg.
If he throws the cross, scoop with the left, step off right and kick with the left. At all times, the hands are long and covering his hands.
Higher grades added the Thai 4 count
2: Outside deflection or bridge
If he throws the jab, pak at the elbow with the right hand followed immediately with your left hand on the elbow but crashing and moving his centre and 12 o’clock. He should be both off balance and twisted across his centreline. Attack with the right cross followed by the left round kick to the lead leg.
For the cross, it is the opposite of the above. Pak the cross with the left hand then replace it with the long arm of the right hand, throw the left straight then attack with the right round kick.

3: Catch
Be it a cross or jab, it was the same counter: catch the punch, right oblique kick to the lead thigh then step off right and left round kick to the lead thigh.
The second option was coming in for the throw after the oblique kick. Step down and inside with the right foot as the right arm underhooks his left arm/shoulder. Step past and behind his base with the left foot (your centres are both facing the same direction). Kick the right leg back and up and push forward with the right hand on the back of his shoulder/head

After some research, I believe we were working a variation of Uchi mata. The following are for reference and developing our understanding of throwing mechanics.





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. 

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.

ARM LOCK FROM SIDE CONTROL
This final part of the session was BJJ focus and taught by Marc. Depending on your grappling persuasion, it will depend on your label for the finishing move – Kimura, double wrist lock or downward shoulder rotation. Regardless, the same goal is wanted: maximum pressure, pain and rotation of the shoulder causing submission, muscle tear or a Frank Mir break.
Working from side control on the left hand side of the body, use your left knee to open the arm so you can staple the left shin across the bicep. Base out with the left hand and replace the right leg where the left was on the bicep as you scoop under his left arm and pull up on his arm and step over the head with the left leg. The pulling motion needs to be tight and vigorous so that his shoulder comes up as well. Sit back on your heels with his head pinned under your seat and his left arm is now yours. To get the lock on, grab his wrist with your right hand and your left hand goes under your forearm and clasps your own wrist for the figure 4 shape. Keeping his elbow tight to your chest, pivot his hand behind him and then into his back pocket.

2/5/17: shadow boxing rounds, thai 4 counts, conditioned sparring and strips using the single stick.

Shadow boxing/carenza

Working the following rounds:
Evasion
Jab only
Forward pressure
Moving backwards
In close and tight
Counters
Moving left
Moving right
Pivoting
L-stepping
3 punch combinations
I’m certain there were a few more variations too…
Putting them all together

Thai 4 counts
All the kicks were targeted at the lead leg of the opponent, the left leg hit the inner thigh and the right kick was on the outer thigh.
1: Jab (lead hand) – cross (rear hand) – left round kick (lead leg) – right round kick (rear leg).

2: Uppercut (lead hand) – cross (rear hand) – right round kick (rear leg) – left round kick (lead leg).

3: Step off and left hook or jab (lead hand) – right round kick (rear leg) – step off right and right hook or cross (rear hand) – left round kick (lead leg).

Then, conditioned sparring rounds doing any of the 4 counts, 1 for 1.

Pad rounds x3:
Pad holder was the coach and caled the number of punches to be thrown from 1 - 5. the pad holder was also responsible for checking if the hitter's hands were up as well as ginving them motion - enetering the range and holding the pads in different angles so that the hitter had to moce round the holder to be in a sound position to launch attacks from.

Single stick strips against the angle #1

These were worked from long range with the mind-set of crashing in. Both the strips were worked from a static stick being held by the partner to enable flight time, they were then worked out of motion.

Snake:
Roof and shoot the left-hand arm/hand straight and wrap from there (rather than trying to cover the hand and wrap). Wrap with the left thumb up and high. Your hand and his should be at eye level. Add the rotation and hitting his stick arm for the strip.
If it does not go, insert your stick to the other side of his wrist as you slide you left hand down his stick. Continue the opposite direction motion to strip the stick and flow with a combination of strikes.

Vine:
Inside sweep and check the stick, moving to the left and away from the empty hand that could strike, jab to the eyes with your stick and lever his stick vertical. This angle was key for an effective strip. If this doesn’t work, take your stick out and put the tip in your left hand, you will now have his and your stick tips in one hand. Using the right hand, use the similar rotating motion as in the snake strip to take his stick. We were also shown a nasty variation where the hand is trapped and crushed between the two sticks.