[thethirddiaz]

It was supposed to be this coming Saturday, but it got moved up in the last couple weeks.

Thanks!

[Ian Coe]

Originally Posted by thethirddiaz

Thank you very much to KK, Centaur, Ian and Vince for the advice. Thanks to everyone else for the support.

glad you're coming along

Might I suggest something


NEVER EVER EVER DUCK a head kick.

Lean back with your hands up and then you can come back with either a low kick (if its a right head kick, left low, if left head right low) or a punch in return.
If you DUCK and you misjudge the level (ie it could be a bad head kick-shoulder, or it could be a poor mid kick) you will be sparked. Even worse it he comes in, you've just ducked into a knee.


edit- do you know what a 3 point block is for head kicks?


edit2- good left inside kick *tips hat*. Hard to pull off.

You can knee the legs when in the clinch you know (especially if you have a low grip)

edit3- don't worry about catching teeps until you can block/parry a high % of the teeps.
Theres no point in trying to catch a kick when it could be a fake for a high kick and if you don't learn the difference early on (ie you always drop your hands to catch), it can be a nightmare to unlearn and then relearn

[vince89]

Good job, looking forward to seeing the video!

[Saith]

Nice work thready adz!

[thethirddiaz]

Originally Posted by Ian Coe

glad you're coming along

Might I suggest something


NEVER EVER EVER DUCK a head kick.

Lean back with your hands up and then you can come back with either a low kick (if its a right head kick, left low, if left head right low) or a punch in return.
If you DUCK and you misjudge the level (ie it could be a bad head kick-shoulder, or it could be a poor mid kick) you will be sparked. Even worse it he comes in, you've just ducked into a knee.


edit- do you know what a 3 point block is for head kicks?


edit2- good left inside kick *tips hat*. Hard to pull off.

You can knee the legs when in the clinch you know (especially if you have a low grip)

edit3- don't worry about catching teeps until you can block/parry a high % of the teeps.
Theres no point in trying to catch a kick when it could be a fake for a high kick and if you don't learn the difference early on (ie you always drop your hands to catch), it can be a nightmare to unlearn and then relearn

You are right about the ducking. The only reason I did it is because I knew my opponent and he was throwing them too much. I really need to work on my defense. And your post gives me a good direction to start with (evading and parrying before trying to catch).

I might have an idea, but can you explain the 3 point block? Is it covering the side of the head with the hands (like blocking a hook) and lifting the leg?

Thanks again, guys.

[Ian Coe]

Originally Posted by thethirddiaz

You are right about the ducking. The only reason I did it is because I knew my opponent and he was throwing them too much. I really need to work on my defense. And your post gives me a good direction to start with (evading and parrying before trying to catch).

I might have an idea, but can you explain the 3 point block? Is it covering the side of the head with the hands (like blocking a hook) and lifting the leg?

Thanks again, guys.

I'm going to say something regarding the head kick and I would say it to anyone. You might not like it but there is a silver lining.
You were ducking the head kick because you knew he was throwing it a lot, but you didn't know what to do so paniced and did whatever you could to move you head out of harms way (because your guard was not working).
Silver lining- it shows you know instinctively what to do and have good reactions to know a head kick is coming and don't freeze. Something to work on.
The lean back is a slight modification to what your doing, but its a modification which leaves you in a strong counter attack position.

Regarding catching. Its a good thing to do but its like trying to sprint before you can walk. Slowly slowly catchy monkey. Remember to keep hands up when parrying and evading. Too many people forget about the other hand or just torquing the body and parrying the shot with the elbows keeping the guard all the way up.

Regarding the 3 point- yes and no.
If you're not sure where the leg is going, yes lift your leg. If you know keep it down. No point in wasting energy.
Now then. You know when blocking a punch, you look like your on the phone with that sides arm. Now thats the back up. What you do with the other hand is cross your body so that it is atleast parallel if not slightly to the side of the bent arm. When the kick lands, the other non bent hand takes the power out of the shot (like a shock absorber, it doesn't stop it dead but moves back and the leg travels, taking power out of it as it does), and the bent arm takes what remaining power there is.

So say, right head kick
Left arm bent ala phone position, right arm crosses your body palm facing to the left and as the kick comes in travels with the kick.


I hope that made sense. Writing it down it sounds complicated

[thethirddiaz]

No offense taken. It's all sound advice and I'll be thinking about it during practice. Thanks.

About the block, basically, blocking a hook, but have the other arm across my body, with my palm on the elbow of the arm in phone position?

[Ian Coe]

Originally Posted by thethirddiaz

No offense taken. It's all sound advice and I'll be thinking about it during practice. Thanks.

About the block, basically, blocking a hook, but have the other arm across my body, with my palm on the elbow of the arm in phone position?

I try

I teach through humiliation so you get the better deal IMO .

Regarding the 3 point

This is the only image I could find quickly. Its wrong so bare with me


You see where his right hand is. Bring that along so the palm is parallel with the forearm of the left arm but not touching it. It should be about 6 inches away towards the opponent (so you take the hit on the palm from the guys shin, that way you can remove power by going closer to the pivot point, ie the hips, without hazard of injury to your wrist)

edit-

My suggestion would also not to have a gap between the arm and the ribs and keep it solid like this mong has

[thethirddiaz]

Awesome, thanks. So instead of the palm touching the forearm, it should be in front of it?

[Ian Coe]

Parallel/3-5 inches infront.

If its too far the kick can work its way around it then you are taking a full force kick on the left bent arm which is not good. A lot of people when trying concentrate on the right hand, have the left hand too low and get a shin across the top of the head