SHADOW BOXING
Warm up with hands only
ROUND KICK CATCHING
Drilling moving away from the power of the kick, catching with an undertook and continuing to move around in the arc of the kick whilst holding.
KICK FOR KICK
- Kick for kick. Make sure the hands stay up and alive to practise good habits.
- Attacking the supporting leg. A kicks and B responds by attacking the supporting limb.
Just after the minute mark, is there any better video showing kick for kick. Watching this for the first time as an impressionable 15 year, I thought this was bloody awesome. 28 years later I still love the unrealistic majesty of it.
This video show elements of what Nigel was talking about tonight. When they have thrown the kick, attack the supporting leg as this will have greater effect on their structure.
SIDE KICK DEFENCE/COUNTER
Rear leg side kick - getting behind the kick, undertook with the rear arm and come across his centre/face/neck with the front arm.
Front leg side kick - much hard to do because of the closer distance and shorter reaction time. Nigel's cheat was swapping stance. If he has the left leg forward, you have the right forward. It is a low percentage move but success will be more likely from this position.
Other learning points:
Gauge the distance and nuances in the stance. Look for the tells of the kicks in other parts of the body.
JAB-HOOK (off the same arm) DEFENCE
Bicep brace - catch the jab, step offline and brace his bicep with the long arm to ABC
Crazy monkey - catch the jab, crazy monkey cover with the lead arm (elbow into his bicep), right hand pulls his arm in tight - complete with lead forearm strike into rear elbow to the cheek.
Instead of catching the jab, manipulate his energy and motion by scooping the jab to create the hook. If he throws to fast jabs, the scooping of the first one will cause the energy for the hook. Use the long arm bicep brace and then attack with the Thai clinch. Move him around to get weight on a supporting leg, when the weight is on the supporting leg, kick the inner leg. Just above the knee in the femoral artery to cause great manipulation of his structure.
Nicolas Saignac Savate
I love this video because it resonates with me. I love the idea of 'touching' him and him not 'touching' me. He moves with great fluidity and efficiency. When training in MMA I tried to apply the concepts from this video.
I know the class tonight was about manipulating the opponent, this video is a great example of how to manipulate his rhythm, timing and focus with evasion and number of strikes.
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