6/4/17: setting up attacks behind the jab, going deeper into the art of Kali.

USING THE JAB TO SET UP ATTACKS AND COMBINATIONS

Each of the following sets were set up with two jabs
1: long jab (turn the shoulders and don’t enter with footwork).
2: jab - lead hook to the head - right low kick.
3: jab - lead hook to the body - right low kick.
4: jab - right cross to the abdomen (drop the weight enough that you can keep the spine relatively vertical) - jab high on the way out.
5: jab - right hook to the head - left low kick
6: jab - right hook to the body - left low kick.
7: jab - slide and step to cover distance - left uppercut - right cross and back out.

CONDITIONED SPARRING
One for one(sumbrada), using any of the 7 techniques practised previously, in any order and a s frequently or not, in that you could just focus on one. However, the key was the two initial jabs being on target and believable. When it was your turn to defend, you had to do to just that – prevent him from landing any shots.

STICK AND KNIFE
Continuing and putting flight time into the familiar pattern practised for the previous three weeks.
Drilling the footwork pattern and adding the stick and knife mechanics.
1: angle 2 backhand strike (right-hand) with stick, while stepping off to the right.
2: left hand high line stab with the knife, on the same 2 line,
3: angle 2 backhand redondo (right-hand) with the stick
4: reverse stab on the angle #1 line

Preceding the 4-count with other striking family patterns 
1: Figure 8 (3 count – forehand, backhand, forehand)
2: Half of heaven 6
3: Angle#1 forehand – low backhand watik

Application of the motions:
Person A: attacks with angle #1
Person B: zone off line, inside sweep with the stick and use the knife to check the weapon hand followed by angle #4 to the lower torso.
Person A: straight stab to the abdomen
Person B: zone right and drop stick right against the stab, maintain stick pressure on his arm as you stab over your arm to his ribs. Small redondo with the right hand followed by a stab over the top to the neck.

If the stab comes in very quickly, Person B needs to zone off to the left to be inside the stab. The stick in the right monitors the knife as you stab with the left. Get to the outside of the arm by inserting the knife over the stick and stabbing to the abdomen. From here, redondo with the stick to the knife hand and then follow up with a stab to the neck.

Once again, it was great to have Ben down from Can Do Martial Arts along with one of his students, Simone.