Pressure testing

A few things from last night that Steve talked about were:

Hit first and last. This will give a tremendous psychological edge.

Work the basics until the last day you train. Make sure you pressure test.

Following are a selection of videos showing different arts and the arts being pressure tested.

Lethwei is an unarmed Burmese Kick Boxing also known as Bando Kick Boxing. It is similar to related styles of Indochinese kickboxing, namely Muay Thai from Thailand, pradal serey from Cambodia, Muay Lao from Laos and tomoi from Malaysia.

Techniques

Aside from punches, kicks, elbows and knee attacks, Burmese boxers also make use of head-butts, raking knuckle strikes and take downs. This may be due to the fact that lethwei was more strongly influenced by musti-yuddha than the other styles were.

Rules

Matches today are carried out in both the traditional manner and a more modern offshoot called "Myanma traditional boxing" which started in 1996. The latter was based on the sporting outlook of Muay Thai and uses a point system. If a knockout occurs, the boxer is revived and has the option of continuing the bout. In traditional fights, the winner is the first to draw blood which may be wiped away three times before victory is declared.



pressure testing of weapons - higher consciousness through harder contact!!



An interesting insight into using 2 attackers and how quick it can go wrong. I assume the purpose is to feel the pressure rather than being clean and effective in application?



Strategy 1 = Creating distance by use of pushes, strikes, anti-grappling and evasion
Strategy 2 = Closing distance by use of covering and grappling

There are many variations on this type of pressure test. It differs from sparring in that the people involved have different objectives. S1s play the role of the "defender", an individual trying to avoid contact with a would-be attacker. S2s play the role of an "attacker", their role is to capture. By defining the different tactics of these two people you create more intensity than you would find in a typical sparring bout (although we also train full contact MMA as well).

You will note in all the S1 vs S2 drills that the S1s are instructed to keep going after the headcage with everything. Other parts of the body are legitimate targets, but the head is preferred if it is within range.

Other variables on this type of training include multiple S1s and S2s, practice weapons and sensorary deprivation