Tonight, the sole focus was knife. We did lots of partner swaps to feel different energies and simply to get lots of reps in. I am sure that errors in the following will be plenty as there was a constant refinement tonight. The main lesson was time. We can't spend enough time exploring this type of work.
Tonight, the sole focus was knife. We did lots of partner swaps to feel different energies and simply to get lots of reps in. I am sure that errors in the following will be plenty as there was a constant refinement tonight. I will endeavour to explain the techniques but these need to be felt . The main lesson was time and drill, drill, drill. We can't spend enough time exploring this type of work.
Eye jabs
Feeder give constant angle 1 and angle 2 and defender uses female footwork coupled with the intercept and eye strike brush. Wearing the safety glasses affords putting the fingers at the eye.
Eye jabs with passing and hits
As above but this time keep striking the feeder after passing each feed, control the elbow to ensure his centreline way away from yours, hit the head so it stays looking away from you. These will make it harder for him to use the blade effectively and force him to constantly reset.
Main focus of the class was the following 4 techniques.
Against angle 1: female step to the inside with left intercept and right eye jab, left hand moves in a circle and whipping action, grab the base of the wrist and the thumb of the hand. You end up off his centreline, his arm is extended so his base is high and grabbing the meat of the thumb. From Aikido, this position is similar to the set up for shiho-nage in terms of body angles and centrelines. With a flat hand against the blade, strip it.
Against angle 2: female step to the outside of the forearm, intercept right and eye jab left, crocodile (left palm facing up securing the elbow, right forearm in contact with his as you eye jab. There must be no gap). Slide the right down for thumb control, bring it to you not away from you. Several options from here were
- flat blade against the left forearm and return the blade into him by stepping in with your body. Avoid extending your arms.
- cup under your left tit with the left hand, your right hand has the knife hand gribbed and in/on the centre of your chest. To strip the blade out, cup the knife hand with your left ‘tit’ hand, turn the torso away, your shoulders and chest will enable the strip.
Against angle 1: female step to the inside with left intercept and right eye jab, then as above from crocodile.
Against angle 2: female step to the outside of the forearm, slide down to control the thumb, turn the arm over for sandwich grip or the #4 wrist lock. You hold both sides of the hand, your thumbs are pressing into the back of the palm in between the index and middle finger, his arm is straight and extended. I guess this could be labelled a wrist extension. Step into him, left arm over his elbow (keep that grip on the knife hand) and sink your weight. This then becomes an elbow extension. Strip the knife.
Free flow
Working any and all 4 of the techniques.
Here are a few videos of knife work. From my current level of understanding, I am not sure how 'effective' the work is. Some of the movement looks really interesting.
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