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Post by miffersy on Oct 10, 2005 11:02:40 GMT
Hi all,
Well I suppose that I should start this off being as I requested this Section.
This is one that I do with my BB's, I get 5 of them and each take their turn in the centre with the others at the 4 cardinal points. The one deemed to be at North is in charge and the one in the middle faces him, he then proceeds to point at the attacker but if he points east west attacks or south north attacks etc. I tell you the lower grades watching think it's great watching their peers making mistakes and getting totally confused they love it. Oh and by the way start at 1/2 maybe 3/4 speed it saves having to take anyone to Hospital. Have fun.
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Post by Aefibird on Oct 11, 2005 21:56:52 GMT
*slightly confused*
So if the defender is facing south then north attacks him and if he is facing west then east attacks him and so on? Or have I misread and misunderstood your post?
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Post by miffersy on Oct 12, 2005 10:19:21 GMT
Hi Rachael,
I think you have misinterpreted it . So I am at North, you as defender face me. Whoever I then point to stays where they are but the person opposite attacks you, i.e. if I
point west then east attacks if I point south then I at north attack and so forth but after each attack you return to face north before the next attack. Hope this is now at least as clear as mud. when you get in to it, it does work well.
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Post by Aefibird on Oct 12, 2005 15:30:22 GMT
Right, I get it now (I think!  ) |
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Post by miffersy on Oct 12, 2005 18:23:46 GMT
O.K. so it is as clear as mud now
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Post by Aefibird on Oct 13, 2005 20:00:50 GMT
O.K. so it is as clear as mud now lol, yeah! Nah, I geddit now. |
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Post by random on Oct 19, 2005 11:49:04 GMT
I have done something similar in the past; the student stands facing 4 or 5 others standing in a semi circle in front of the defender. Another stands behind the defender to point at an attacker, when they are selected they attack with any technique head or body, the defender blocks and counters. The person behind the defender, even picking multiple attackers, controls the pace, and as the defender cannot see who has been picked they have to react to the attack, not the selection.
This is a good drill as low grades can still have a go at defending and attacking, as students’ progress and with high grades you can remove the control person behind the defender to make it more random.
It can look a bit like a poorly choreographed MA movie but it is good fun.
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Post by miffersy on Oct 19, 2005 12:44:00 GMT
Hi,
Yes thanks Random we have done that one in the past too and you are right about it being good fun.
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Post by Aefibird on Oct 20, 2005 21:44:27 GMT
It can look a bit like a poorly choreographed MA movie but it is good fun. Ah, but the dodgy "chop socky" movies are always the most fun anyway! Just look at 99% of the stuff that's been churned out from Hong Kong - so bad it's good! |
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Post by pasmith on Nov 16, 2005 9:22:59 GMT
A good variation of this "4 points drill" is to give the point guys thai pads or kick shields and get them to stand about 4 foot away from the centre guy. Then get the centre guy to close their eyes.  The guy at north still controls the drill and he points at the person that he wants to initiate the drill (he could point at himself). The person he points at then forcefully "bumps" the centre guy with his pad either high or low. If low the centre person opens their eyes, turns to face them, grabs them in a clinch and then fires off skip knees as fast and aggressively as they can. If bumped high they respond in a similar way but with multiple elbows (with or without grabbing). Again the focus is on all out aggression from the centre guy and immediate counter attack. The centre guy will get a little exposure to adrenal release (because their eyes are shut and they don't know where the "attack" will come from) and instill an aggressive response to unexpected violent contact. The control guy can vary the pace for best effect, going from attacks that happen quickly after each other to making tyhem wait with their eyes shut for a while before attacking. Waiting allows the build up of apprehension while quick attacks can test endurance and extended aggression. |
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Post by pasmith on Nov 16, 2005 11:11:16 GMT
Just to say you need to limit the number of response techniques so that the middle person gets re-set back into the middle after each bump attack. Say 4 techniques.
You don't want an extended pad hitting session.
Keep it short, sharp and sweet.
Also you can change the response techniques to punches or kicks or even throws (just leave out the thai pads) or whatever techniques you want.
You could even pad up the attackers and allow any response (if you've got enough padding).
It's basically about making the centre guy sweat it out a bit and to bring out instant, focused aggression.
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Post by Aefibird on Nov 16, 2005 15:33:39 GMT
That sounds like a good drill! Thanks.
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Post by random on Nov 19, 2005 1:11:47 GMT
That sounds like a good drill! Thanks. I wonder who we could get in the middle...J or I ;D
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Post by Aefibird on Nov 20, 2005 16:12:03 GMT
I can certainly think of a few victims...oops, I mean volunteers... ;D
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