Sparring Techniques questions

[bushido_man96]

I am working on formulating my own curriculum, in case I want to have my own school again some day. I plan on including sparring. I have a few questions:

1. Do you have students work on sparring at white belt, or do you just drill with them? I have had students start after the 3rd rank, and my current school does it after white belt is passed.

2. What sparring techniques do you teach at white belt? I was thinking of keeping it real basic, mainly with getting the Olympic style round kick down, front and back leg, and using some footwork.

3. Can anyone help me out with drawing footwork and feinting footwork, if there is a difference?

What do you guys think? I am going to work on Olympic and a non-Olympic style of sparring, but am looking for Olympic style drills. Any info will be greatly appreciated, regardless of style.

Thanks in advance!

[ninjanurse]

Here are my thoughts:

Sparring drills for white belts and up. NO free sparring until after White (we start at the second belt level-orange).

Some drills I use:

Four corner blocking drills which are basically brush blocks low, middle, and high-adding a counter punch at orange belt.

Sparring combinations such as front kick followed by turning kick, turning kick followed by turning kick, etc. At the orange belt level I start adding the counters to them, i.e., skip step back, back kick (as the counter to front kick, turning kick). I make the combinations and counters progressively more advanced as they go up in rank.

Boxing drills with hand targets utilizing feints, ducks, etc., again with the complexity changing with belt rank.

Bag drills using the same kicking combinations combinations on a stationary target.

Lots of footwork! Forwards and backwards with a partner to mirror is always a good one.

Out of time! Gotta go! Hope these give you some ideas!

[frightmaster]

Keep in mind that the most dangerous person to fight is a white belt. They do not know how to control. With that being said I will still teach them at white but stress control. Make sure it is not free sparring. also make sure the kicks are up as well.

[bushido_man96]

Thanks, ninjanurse and frightmaster. Good stuff, indeed.

[tkdkid39]

We start at are school sparring as orange belts (2nd rank) unless you are a white belt that gets approval from the master.

As for drills we do kicking partners w/ hogus on and that shows were to kick. also bag work.

Pm me if u have any questions cuz i have a lot more but just dont feel like typing it all in right now so if u pm me ill tell u some drills that are fun and work well

[bushido_man96]

Do you do the hogu drills with white belts? Also, what kicks do you have the white belts do? I was primarily thinking of footwork with roundkicks, front and back leg.

[SBN Doug]

We don't start sparring until yellow (the second promotion & about after 6 months of practice).

We begin focusing on 1)posture (i.e. keeping the guard up) 2) 3 or more techniques in a combination 3) moving in circles.

For beginners we typically start with one partner doing all offense with the other all defense for 1 minute, swap for the 2 minute, then utilizing both in the third. (pausing for instruction between each).

[bushido_man96]

We don't start sparring until yellow (the second promotion & about after 6 months of practice).

We begin focusing on 1)posture (i.e. keeping the guard up) 2) 3 or more techniques in a combination 3) moving in circles.

For beginners we typically start with one partner doing all offense with the other all defense for 1 minute, swap for the 2 minute, then utilizing both in the third. (pausing for instruction between each).

Thanks for the advise, KSN Doug.

[ninjanurse]

I start letting the white belts kick at the hogus during set sparring drills only. It helps re-enforce proper technique and foot shape-you get immediate feedback when you hit it incorrectly! Also the colored belts paired up with them have to start to learn control because they are not allowed to make contact with the beginners; and learn to take a "hit" from those sometimes out of control white belts!

[bushido_man96]

I start letting the white belts kick at the hogus during set sparring drills only. It helps re-enforce proper technique and foot shape-you get immediate feedback when you hit it incorrectly! Also the colored belts paired up with them have to start to learn control because they are not allowed to make contact with the beginners; and learn to take a "hit" from those sometimes out of control white belts!

Great! What kind of set sparring drills do you do? Also, do you have any select paddle drills that you do, with movement, or flashing the paddle, or anything like that. I have a few, but I am always wanting more!