Favorite sparring drills

[DWx]

What are some of your favourite sparring drills?

Do you have any special footwork drills or sparring combinations which you like to work?

[Nidan Melbourne]

usually mine involve several cones and you have to be able to maneuver whilst dealing with multiple attackers where you perform various combos or counters in relation to those attackers.

[sensei8]

Whenever Greg, our Kancho, and I spar, we go all out with full speed and full power...that's MY favorite sparring drill!!

[gunner]

I like HIIT. I do several variations from bag work to cycling. I also do an endurance drill that my sensei has us do when belt testing. It sucks to high heaven but tests and improves your capacity. You need a clock or timer. Here it is:

Run in place for one minute (high knees)

Jumping Jack's for one minute. (Hands clapping at top)

Push ups - 30

Jumping front snap kick one minute.

Repeat until you feel like your going to pass out. Ha ha

[bushido_man96]

I like to counter drills for kicking. Countering back leg round kicks with spin side kicks, spin hook/heel kicks, or 360 round kicks. Working variations on those.

I also like drills that get you to cut to an angle and get off-line of an attack, and then attacking the centerline.

I did a fun drill today in DT, using focus mitts to work in close and fight inside. From there, we stood inside a little circle, and had to stay inside the circle, so we had to work inside the whole time.