by bo1 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:46 pm
to break it down logically.
so start with foot work. balance, placement, movement, distance, changing stance, moving to logical positions. that is what i look for. now you can add anything that seems to make sence here.
then continue with any basics you wish.
grip, do you drop your weapon, is there shots you cannot throw with your grip. is there a possibility of injury.
stance, body position, ability to block and strike effectively, any limited movement. openings available, no hunching, wieght on back foot.
shot selection, high crossing to a minumum. using all the shot available. knowledge of when and where to throw them. not going A+B+A+B. no excess movement, unless feinting, even then to a minumum.
shield agressive work, pin opponent weapon, pin opponent shield. use foot work to set up. create openings, timing.
shield block work, base position, moving shoudlers not arms. using hips. minumum movement. no flailing.
sword block work, good position base. shoprt movement. good wrist control. proper body mechanics.
sword strike work, useing wraps effectively. not geting into patterns. varying location and timming. not high crossing forever, but using it when it is proper. knowing the names of shots and the mechanics of how they work.
basically you watch the video with one of these in mind. watch the whole thing then make notes of what was correct and what was wrong. then repeat with a new focus. once you make it through with eachj of the subjects you should have a good break down.
now you have to take into consideration, disparity in skill. great fighters often play with there food when fighting lwer skilled fighters. so they may seem unpolished, or take foolish shots. this is usually for the benefit of the newer fighter, nobody likes to get beat into the ground, well not too many people anyway.
another thing is openings that the other fighter gives. example, I fight a lefty that takes to blocking his left, my right, exclusively. so i step to my right and he moves even further, so i slide back and throw high cross. he knows i hate that shot, so he tries to take everything else away, and does. so i swat him on the * with the cross, eventually he will stop giving me that, but for now that is what i kill him with. so if you saw me spar him for 10 minutes, you would think i was a high cross addict, but i assure you, i am not.
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