fighting drills

[younwhagrl]

In your style of MA do you guys have fighting drills such as Sukwon (1-3), Yun gong (1&2), Tap Drill, Ridge Hand Drill (& advanced moving), backfist drill(&triple moving backfist), etc. I was just wondering b/c I luv them, and i was wondering if anyone felt the same way about them, or I was just weird..lol!

[Sam]

I like them but if you are talking about bespoke drills, where you know the attacks and defensive, although i like practicing them i think they can be [in terms of Self defense] relatively unhelpful

[Sabumnim]

Do you mean the set sparring?

I think they're ok, but I agree with Sam, relatively unhelpful.

What's good about them is the use of full contact by the attacker, it isn't just an exercise then but a necesity.

[Sam]

yeah - they can be good for conditioning your forarms, etc. and just working on timing. as you get onto semi free sparring and then unknown random stuff it becomes a bit better as far as not being as un practical goes.

[Belasko]

I like them but if you are talking about bespoke drills, where you know the attacks and defensive, although i like practicing them i think they can be [in terms of Self defense] relatively unhelpful

I have to disagree with them being unhelpful. I know of at least 2 people that have employed the very first of our one step defense techniques in a real life attack situation with devastating results. The steps condition you but also develop muscle memory as well as the timing and space control aspects. Without these any defense is not going to work nearly as well.

[Sam]

yes however, the memory is against a technique thrown in a certain way.... 1step is considerably better than most other drill based exercises.

However you know that the person facing you is throwing a technique, and you're familiar with how that technique willgo [im assuming you're all taught how to punch kick in the same way].

Im not saying they're uselss, jsut that there are better ways of practicing that sort of thing.

Also - im glad it worked for those 2 people.

[frightmaster]

For me 1 step sparring is a great SAFE way to learn how to fight. True it is against one movement a punch but it still teach a person how to defend and attack and a way to practice stances while being attacked. We also practice not going up and down but also into circles.

[Sam]

i think its good no doubt [ 3 step seems ok for conditionign and distance with beginners]/

i just think a more fluid way of attacking defending , working on principles rathe than scenarios is better for the more experienced.

[younwhagrl]

I'm not talking about 1-step fighting, but..I find that effective..but I was talking about fighting drills..where someone punches 4 times and you center block, push, center block push..then it's ur turn to punch and u punch four times then u center block, push, center block, push..there are tons of fighting drills like the one i described above, but with different motions of course

[Sam]

yes - but you cnat learn them all for all scenarios -and you stil lknow how the techniques going to be thrown. and how theyll be standing, etc.....

i personally believe in learning more methods rather than specific exmaples.....but thats just my opinion.