5/4/16 Striking, jab sparring and knife

STRIKING
Against the jab:
1: Catch the jab, step off line, jab - round kick.
2: Catch the jab, jab - cross - round kick to inside of the thigh
3: Catch the jab, simultaneous cover and lead uppercut - round kick
Key learning points (KLP)
- Keep the hands up
- Use body torque to set up the kick

JAB SPARRING
Round 1: Keeping the jab pumping out, just the jab.
Round 2: As above but 1 person gets to also add in the right cross.

PAD TRAINING
Against the jab and lead hook
1: bob and weave, body shot - cross- hook - cross
2: simultaneous cover and uppercut, cross- hook - cross
3: shoulder roll, cross- hook - cross

KNIFE
Numerada

Sort of like the above but this was brain fizzing stuff. I just couldn't see and retain the 5 counter flow drill. Yet.

Knife v knife against
#1 attack - lean back cut across the wrist and pass the knife hand (scissor motion) then stab to the eye. There was then some sliding down the arm and taking the thumb and stripping the knife. This detail will need to be added in the future when I have a much better grasp of this.
#1 then #2 attack - as above but when the #2 comes in cut the the forearm and left eye jab.

Knife v empty hand
#1 attack
#1 then #2 attack
#1 attack

The knife work was very confusing. I then let my ego get in the way and allowed myself to become frustrated ineffably at being unsuccessful. Thankfully, a few hours removed, I have recognised that and need to use this as a marker for learning. What is the point of being able to do it now? There would be no journey and no point to the learning process. This was a most valuable lesson tonight because it was difficult.