basic drills

[aurik]

We have several different sets of 2-person drills.  At the white and yellow belt levels, we train in yakusoku kumite dai ichi and dai ni.  These are basic prearranged sparring drills that start with a basic back and forth sequence of punches and blocks.  They start off with one punch/block, one punch/block and then move up to sequences of 2 or 3 different attacks/defenses.  As students progress to green belt ranks, they learn our kyu kumite  and kicking drills.  These present more complex sequences of attacks and defenses, and these also start introducing the concept of manipulating the attacker.  For example, in our kicking drill, we have a sequence where the attacker comes in with a side kick (yoko geri).  The defender sweeps the kick out of the way, which encourages the attacker into a spinning hook kick.  As students mature, they start making these connections, where if I do this as a defense, the attacker is likely to do that.

At brown belt and black belt levels, we practice our dan kumite drill.  This drill introduces the concepts of flow, and it is expected to be done in renzoku style, that is, in one seamless drill with minimal pauses between sequences.  Nominally it is done in 12 sequences -- partner A is the attacker for sequences 1-5, partner B attacks on sequences 1-5, partner A attacks for sequence 6 (which involves a takedown/throw), and then partner B attacks for sequence 6.  However, for advanced students (1st kyu and up), it is expected to be executed as one flowing drill.  It is also at this level that students are expected to start demonstrating a balance between speed, power, and technique.

Last, but certainly not least, we have our hojo undo (supplementary exercises) techniques.  These are very similar to kihon drills in other styles; they consist of short sequences derived from our kata.  For example, one of them is circle block/front kick.  At the beginning of class we will do these right after our warmups.  However, these can also be done with a partner, where the partner attacks with a mid-level lunge punch, and the defender replies with the assigned hojo undo technique. 

[sensei8]

Great info and ideas of drills, auric; thank you for sharing this with us. Always interesting to see drills from other styles.

[crash]

2 hours ago, aurik said:

We have several different sets of 2-person drills.  At the white and yellow belt levels, we train in yakusoku kumite dai ichi and dai ni.  These are basic prearranged sparring drills that start with a basic back and forth sequence of punches and blocks.  They start off with one punch/block, one punch/block and then move up to sequences of 2 or 3 different attacks/defenses.  As students progress to green belt ranks, they learn our kyu kumite  and kicking drills.  These present more complex sequences of attacks and defenses, and these also start introducing the concept of manipulating the attacker.  For example, in our kicking drill, we have a sequence where the attacker comes in with a side kick (yoko geri).  The defender sweeps the kick out of the way, which encourages the attacker into a spinning hook kick.  As students mature, they start making these connections, where if I do this as a defense, the attacker is likely to do that.

At brown belt and black belt levels, we practice our dan kumite drill.  This drill introduces the concepts of flow, and it is expected to be done in renzoku style, that is, in one seamless drill with minimal pauses between sequences.  Nominally it is done in 12 sequences -- partner A is the attacker for sequences 1-5, partner B attacks on sequences 1-5, partner A attacks for sequence 6 (which involves a takedown/throw), and then partner B attacks for sequence 6.  However, for advanced students (1st kyu and up), it is expected to be executed as one flowing drill.  It is also at this level that students are expected to start demonstrating a balance between speed, power, and technique.

Last, but certainly not least, we have our hojo undo (supplementary exercises) techniques.  These are very similar to kihon drills in other styles; they consist of short sequences derived from our kata.  For example, one of them is circle block/front kick.  At the beginning of class we will do these right after our warmups.  However, these can also be done with a partner, where the partner attacks with a mid-level lunge punch, and the defender replies with the assigned hojo undo technique. 

we had / did similar drills at the lower / intermediate belts. we called it one step sparring drills. another is having one person stand static in the fighting position, either foot forward and circling them while throwing kicks or punches to open areas, good practice for beginners to ease into sparring. as one progresses movement can be added to the static side from just back and forth "bouncing" or "weight shifting" to more in-depth movement. it is a usual practice for more sport based systems but is actually good for everyone, to learn coordination. control, aim, and footwork. we didnt start sparring until green belt (4th belt in our style), and these were some of the exercises that would ease each level up to the point of full on sparring. but are still fun and useful even after getting into the full sparring stage. or for those with injuries or just no desire to full on spar. thanks, i like hearing others training methods also

Edited yesterday at 04:55 PM by crash