08.02.2023 Wednesday night’s junior and senior private lessons both focused on stand-up grappling. The junior class looked at using the collar-tie and the under-hook to set up the throw-by whereas the senior lesson went back over the ankle pick. During the former we continued to look at the detail previously taught when I introduced the ankle pick: the depth of the collar tie. Establishing this hold is very important to maintain control for the takedown. Next we took the under-hook […]
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Dirty Boxing Introduction (diary entry)
December 4, 2019 | Diary / Training Notes [ssba]
My regular teacher consultancy lesson later on Tuesday evening took a stronger physical turn tonight as we began work on Dirty Boxing. In essence, this in-fighting and clinching, the use of trapping and standing grappling techniques whilst striking. Tonight we covered a general introduction, began laying the foundations and covered a simple drill. The lesson began with a short warm-up on the mitts as we went through some simple Western Boxing combinations. I introduced the pawing jab and […]