One-Step Sparring ?

[d16turbohonda]

Can someone please give me a description of one steps 1-4 for SBD. A web site with pics would be perfect.

Thanks.

[The Saint]

One step sparring is to develop your blocks. It is just one step usually followed by two punches. It teaches you a little distance control. And it helps people get use to having a fist fly at your face. Usually it will start in a ready stance, One person will step back (in L stance/ walking) to let to other person know that the drill is starting. The punch comes in and you block it. (High, Low, Middle...)

As you move up in ranks it develops into 2,3 step...and then sparing.

[ninjanurse]

You may find that each school/sensei teaches them differently so you should probably ask someone at your school before you learn the wrong ones off the internet. There are a lot of websites out there with curriculum info...I'll let you know if I see any with step sparring.

[Aodhan]

You may find that each school/sensei teaches them differently so you should probably ask someone at your school before you learn the wrong ones off the internet. There are a lot of websites out there with curriculum info...I'll let you know if I see any with step sparring.

Good idea. For example, our first one step is a step back & high block to block a punch, followed by reverse punch, front punch, reverse punch (Middle middle high section), followed by a skip back and a low block. The other two for white belt are similar.

Aodhan

[EternalRage]

US SBD Federation one steps 1-4:

1.) Opponent steps back with right foot, down blocks with left hand.

You stand at ready stance. Opponent steps forward and punches (with

right fist in right front stance). You go at a 45 degree angle to the

right, with a right front stance and left hand knife and block to the

opponent wrist (other hand in a fist by your right hip). Switching to a

left front stance (merely driving with your hip and pivoting on your

feet), middle punch to sternum. Switch stance in similar fashion while

punching to the "inchoong". Left foot steps behind right foot (modified

back stance facing opponent) and right leg (front leg) roundhouse +

kihap. Recover backwards.

2.) Same thing, except you do everything with the opposite side. The

opponent will still be punching in the same fashion as #1, so the

difference is that this time, you are blocking and attacking on the

outside of his arm rather than the inside.

3.) Opponent attacks in same fashion as #1. Outside inside block with

your right hand in a left front stance facing the attacking arm (hard

to explain exactly how to get into this stance with text - as your

instructor for clarification). Switch stance (driving hips and pivoting

feet again) to a right front stance with a middle reverse punch (left

hand). Switch again and reverse punch (right hand) to the "inchoong."

Left foot moves behind right foot (modified back stance again) and side

kick +kihap. Recover backwards.

4.) Same thing as #3 except all done with opposite side. Opponent still

punches in same fashion as all previous one steps so the difference

between #3 and #4 are the same as #1 and #2 - #1 and #3 go to the

INSIDE. #2 and #4 go to the OUTSIDE.

Main thing to pick up from these drills is sidestepping and how to

manage your hips in different punching/kick scenarios.