Wed - July 21 Level 1/2 @ 5:30

Recap of class - some new drills!

This was a fun class as we incorporated a new spin on a favorite determination drill! Non-stop punches while at least 3 people around you threw palm strikes with their bare hands! It makes it just that much more real when you have actual hands hitting you instead of punch shields or kick shields!
Don't worry, if you weren't there no-one got hurt, everyone had a blast, and we will definitely do this again.

We also made switching extremely fast (under 3 seconds) in our drill. Later we worked on Defensive Front Kick (one of my favorites) against a stationary target and an advancing target. Then we played around with the third party protection concept by incorporating someone next to you while the attacker was advancing. Remember, we step in front of our "friend" to protect them - after the defensive kick we can add additional combatives if the situation warrants it, but never forget about your friend!

We finished a notch down on the intensity level but not the pain level with inside defenses v. low straight punches! Things to remember:

- Your elbow leads the motion of the defense across your body, not down
- You may use the lead hand against any punch since it is the closest to the attacker
- This is a low punch, you'll have to meet the punch on it's level which will most likely require you to drop your weight (straight) down at your knees (as opposed to your waist)

See you next class!

(If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them in the comments section or email me at: matt@fitandfearless)