THAI KICKING
The focus tonight was not telegraphing the kick with any movement, especially movement that originated in the feet.
We had to have the hips up, heels just off the floor and strong eyes. A much repeated mantra was 'turn the hip over'. It was a slow process of improvement, trying to do less yet the mind was firing hard aiming to limit motion to keep the kicks hidden. It reminded me of playing golf. In that two seconds, there are so many thoughts that go through your head, not only interns of the mechanics of the swing but also your intention and hope where the ball is to go.
The point of hiding the kicks is to give him no tells and thus reduce, if not completely negate, his ability to react and defend.
Round kick drilling - both rear leg to outside of his leg, lead kick to the inside of his lead leg.
Teep drilling, off the front and back leg, aiming for the waist.
Multiple kicks - feeder marches forward, kicker throws the teep followed by and inside and outside lead leg kick (R-L-R OR L-R-L). Because he is moving forward it is easier to not move the feet for the kicks than when doing it from stain earlier on. Although easier does not been more successful in doing it well!! But a lovely journey nonetheless.
I have also found several videos of Noel moonlighting as the mighty Buakaw. Noel has a painfully dense quality to his Thai kicks.
And here is the great Buakaw just working the pads as well as a bonkers climbing drill.
PAD ROUNDS
Putting it all together with speed and punching power. Steve wanted the punching rhythm to fast and aggressive, the kicks to be non-telegraphing and hips turning over.
1: lead leg inner thigh kick - cross-hook-cross - lead leg inner thigh kick.
2: rear leg outer thigh kick-hook-cross-hook- rear leg outer thigh kick.
Steve said the above were actually drills from Jun Fan but we were putting the Thai twist on them but using the shin and not the foot as the leg weapon.
HUBUD:
Revision from Tuesday
The basic roll where the initial attack to to get the neck for the clinch. Steve talked about this drill being excellent to work out of motion and find things with lots of movement and aliveness.
Each person took it in turns to feed the energy for the attacks.
On the first defensive motion (hand inside the neck attack and towards the eyes), step back, extend your left hand so you are inside his forearm, load the right ready to punch with the cross, step and punch with the cross. As the punch comes in, he will short parry left and gunting with the right, the right hand then pistons back as the left hand presses down to clear the path for the right punch along the centreline, from here the hubud drill continues.
The second energy we worked was being on the outside of the arm and attacking with the right cross. To get to the outside of the arm, on your third motion or pak/slap to the arm, rotate the palm down and push your arm long against his elbow. As your right cross comes in, he will this time will short parry left and biu jee/ eye strike with the right, followed by a lap sau with the right and punch with the left. From here, the hubud drill continues.
The third energy was on the centreline, so when he punches back down the centreline you use the right elbow for the destruction then chop forward, he blocks and the hubud continues.
So what we have now are punches coming from the right, left and down the centre along with options for each(the gunting, the eye jab and the elbow destruction).
Within the hubud drill itself, Adam gave a great tip regarding the final motion when you control their forearm at the body; keep it there until they move. I was lifting my hand off and exposing my torso. Both Adam and then Steve stated that if we were doing this with weapons, that leaves us open for a filleting.
As always, a most powerful class. I found the kicking without moving really hard, especially when you think you are not moving and then a careful pairs of eyes notices! The pad rounds were hard and certainly got the blood and oxygen pumping. As James wasn't present tonight, we can't talk of the special after the class technique that Steve showed...
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