16/8/16: single stick and stick hubud

For the single stick work, the key point was body dynamics and the body leading the strikes. They don't simply come from the shoulders.

DOWNWARD FIGURE 8
Imagine the stick is a one sided blade so the motions are slicing and sweeping in their nature.
Solo drilling along the female lines, 6 strikes and change sides - step back to the centre, 'drop' the stick behind the forearm and swap to the other hand.
With a partner - as above but making contact. Keep everything relaxed, let the body and stick flow.

UPWARD FIGURE 8
Solo drilling
With a partner - as above but making contact. Keep everything relaxed, let the body and stick flow.

VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL FIGURE 8
Solo drilling - horizontal forearm into vertical backhand.
With a partner - as above but making contact. Keep everything relaxed, let the body and stick flow.

Putting all 3 figure 8s into a loop drill: forearm down, backhand down, forearm up, backhand up, forearm horizontal, backhand vertical.

STICK HUBUD
The basic roll

BACKHAND INSERT
Instead of the vertical check, use the body mechanics and turn to strike the body

FORWARD PRESSURE CHECK COUNTER
Elbow extension (cup under the elbow, move up towards him for the bracing of the arm and extending of the elbow), take the wrist (point the thumb to the floor) and punch the stick under his arm pit. Your palm holding the stick is facing you, you both face the same way; this will ensure maximum leverage. The stick will sit on the back of the upper arm and across his chest.

PUNO RIP AND STRIKE
As he covers the hand from your downward puno strike, make a small circle to take the stick out, hook the puno towards the jaw and then a backhand stab to the face.

STAB TO NECK COMPRESSION
As you cover his puno strike, push the hand away and flick the tip of your stick towards his face, your stick slides along the far side of his neck (palm up), top hand is placed so that the lower forearm is on the near side of his neck. Close and squeeze for the neck compression. It takes very little to apply this to have a significant effect