Category Archives: sparring

A Starting Point

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Wally

Sparring class 11.4.14Watch this video on YouTube Today in class we drilled three footwork patterns. Step straight in Switch step and step straight in Step in at a 45 degree angle It is by no means an exhaustive survey of … Continue reading →

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Theme of the Week: Connection

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Wally

Everyone who has trained for a while has a default way that they spar.  They can go on automatic, forget about what their partner is doing and just spar.  This is not a bad thing.  In fact, there are plenty … Continue reading →

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Some Sacrifices

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Wally

There’s a world of difference between tournament sparring and kickboxing. In tournament, we make light contact. In kickboxing, you can hit as hard as you want. It’s no surprise that the defensive choices one might make in kickboxing are fairly … Continue reading →

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More Work

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Wally

Here’s more of my attempts to illustrate the fighting principles in non martial terms. (Although I think these sports examples are kind of cheating.) Faking As a soccer player dribbles their way towards the other teams goal and finds themselves … Continue reading →

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The Fake Line

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Wally

One strategy to pulling off a fake in sparring is to fake at one target then throw to a different target. Today in class I taught the students my favorite fake – the funny kick fake with a backfist following. … Continue reading →

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