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Kyrian wrote:When I'm teaching new people, I use something I picked up from the Filipino martial arts. Assign each attack angle a specific number. Normally it goes like this (assuming you're starting out with the right hand):
1) Swing at about a 45 degree angle toward your opponent's left shoulder.
2) [Cross shot] Mirror image of #1 except to oppoent's right shoulder.
3) Horizontal swing at opponent's left side of the torso.
4) Mirror image of #3 except to right side.
5) Low swing towards opponent's left calf.
6) Mirror image of #5 except opponent's right calf.
The following shots are introduced later:
7) Thrust
8 ) Wrap shot over the shoulder (also known as a scorpion)
9) Horizontal wrap shot around the side (wrap to kidneys/back)
10) Wrap shot to back of thigh/butt
If you think about it, almost all of the attacks a person can do other than wraps and thrusts are some variation (usually in wrist angle) of those 6 basic angles. I have the person develop flowing motions in combo by stringing together the 6 basic angles. So once a person gets comfortable with all of the angles in sequence (if you follow the progression, you'll notice that many of the subsequent shots that follow an arcing path from the previous ones), I'll start calling out number combinations and have the person execute them. As the person progresses, they can string together longer combos. Also, I try to actively make sure the person is keeping their shots at the shoulders and below since that downward shot to the dome seems to be such a popular one when a person is first starting out. Once they are used to those, then I introduce them to the thrust and wrap shots. These shouldn't necessarily be introduced early since a person should have a pretty good grasp of footwork before learning the wraps; you have to close the distance by about a 1/2-full step in order to reach your opponent.
Another one I try to teach is to teach the person how to avoid the shield leg shot either by lifting the leg or by sliding it back.
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Kyrian wrote:
4) Full body (hips, upper body, arm, wrist)--Generates the most power and is generally more efficient than using only the upper body.
Kyrian wrote:When I'm teaching new people, I use something I picked up from the Filipino martial arts. Assign each attack angle a specific number. Normally it goes like this (assuming you're starting out with the right hand):
1) Swing at about a 45 degree angle toward your opponent's left shoulder.
2) [Cross shot] Mirror image of #1 except to oppoent's right shoulder.
3) Horizontal swing at opponent's left side of the torso.
4) Mirror image of #3 except to right side.
5) Low swing towards opponent's left calf.
6) Mirror image of #5 except opponent's right calf.
The following shots are introduced later:
7) Thrust
8 ) Wrap shot over the shoulder (also known as a scorpion)
9) Horizontal wrap shot around the side (wrap to kidneys/back)
10) Wrap shot to back of thigh/butt
If you think about it, almost all of the attacks a person can do other than wraps and thrusts are some variation (usually in wrist angle) of those 6 basic angles. I have the person develop flowing motions in combos by stringing together the 6 basic angles. So once a person gets comfortable with all of the angles in sequence (if you follow the progression, you'll notice that many of the subsequent shots that follow an arcing path from the previous ones), I'll start calling out number combinations and have the person execute them. As the person progresses, they can string together longer combos. Also, I try to actively make sure the person is keeping their shots at the shoulders and below since that downward shot to the dome seems to be such a popular one when a person is first starting out. Once they are used to those, then I introduce them to the thrust and wrap shots. These shouldn't necessarily be introduced early since a person should have a pretty good grasp of footwork before learning the wraps; you have to close the distance by about a 1/2-full step in order to reach your opponent.
Another one I try to teach is to teach the person how to avoid the shield leg shot either by lifting the leg or by sliding it back.
Robo-alimar wrote:Kyrian wrote:
4) Full body (hips, upper body, arm, wrist)--Generates the most power and is generally more efficient than using only the upper body.
And FEET! If you keep your feet planted, and turn your hips, it's considerably different from rotating your hips with a swing, and following through by pivoting on ball of your foot.
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