Category Archives: sparring

You be Me

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Wally

You be meWatch this video on YouTube There is a confusing cliche that gets dropped at martial arts schools on a daily basis: “get rid of your ego”.  Aren’t you supposed to win?  Aren’t there points and submissions and trophies … Continue reading →

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Lead versus Side Facing

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Wally

Sparring class 1.19.16Watch this video on YouTube Tonight in sparring class we experimented with fighting from a lead versus fighting from a side facing stance.  A lead is definitely the more common stance, the one you will typically see in … Continue reading →

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Independent Motion

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Wally

Independent MotionWatch this video on YouTube You don’t want your sparring partner knowing that you’re going to attack, do you?  Probably not.  In which case, one method you can use to disguise your attacks is to try and make them … Continue reading →

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Fakes

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Wally

Five Primary FakesWatch this video on YouTube Faking.  It’s a simple enough concept.  Pretend to do one thing and then do another instead.  In sparring, you are best served faking with a technique that you have already landed on your … Continue reading →

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Angle Off

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Wally

http://youtu.be/o6AdC12zy7k We talk about taking an angle against attacks all the time.  Tonight, we tried to live that dream.  We practiced angling off of linear attacks.  We practiced stepping at angles (rather than straight in) when attacking.  Then we did … Continue reading →

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