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- Black Belt Camp in Penn State Mont Alto this Friday thru Sunday.
Eastern Tae Kwon Do Union Camp this fall. Open to all belt levels and all styles.
Black Belt Camp was another success. Great food and great people make the camp a worth while enjoyment. Friday mornings practice was probably the easiest and the hardest. It was the easiest because everyone was fresh and feeling great. On the other hand, it was the hardest because not everyone can defend themselves at 6:00 in the morning after partying hard the night before. After that it was smooth sailing. Everyone got a great workout with minor injuries. However, I missed the Saturday night tea party at Jeff Ott's house. Every year everyone meets at Jeff's house for fun, food, and a great time. It is an experience of itself. Sadly I had to get a tan. Picture will be posted soon.
Sparring tip number 1: Decide what type of fighter you are and adjust to the opponent when needed. For example, if your opponent is a lead leg fighter and taller or the same height; you will not be able to go on the offense if the opponent is any good. So you need to force/draw them into taking a step. That will put most of their weight into their front or lead leg. Consequently, they will no longer be able to attack with their front leg without any weight shift. Never rush a lead leg fighter.
Sparring tip number 2: If your opponent is a weighted lead leg fighter or back leg fighter, you will need to adapt your strategy. Moving to the opponent’s strong side while their in a lead leg stance will surely put you in a sticky situation. For that reason, your main goal is to move to their weak side or rush them back. Since they are a back leg fighter, they have no problem moving forward. They will be able to fight moving forward. However, if you make them move backwards, they will not be able to attack you with their primary weapon, their back leg.
Theory Tatic number 1: ~Repetition~: By using different techniques at the same level or the same technique at different levels.
EX: Side kick, side kick, hook kick.~High punch, high punch, fake high low punch.~Fake low go high roundhouse.
Technique Reminder # 1: When preforming an upper body movement ~ relax the lower body as if sninking into stance. And when doing a lower body movement ~ relax the upper body as if going limp. But don't go limp.
Technique Reminder # 2: When moving, remember not to shift your height. Try to stay the same level at all times. In other terms: you can always move in the "X" directiion but never in the "Y" direction.
Technique reminder # 3: When kicking make sure your support leg or grounded leg's foot does not move. In other words, your botton foot should not slide in any direction when kicking. To correct the problem make sure you fully open your hips and your ankle bone is facing completly out. Also, your knee cap should be turned a complete 90 degrees.
Theory Tatic number 2: Forcing: moving the opponent in a certain direction so to force them in a specific direction. Or, to make the opponent limit their techniques given a specific situation.
Thoery Tatic number 3: Drawing: Making the opponent do a certain reaction so to capitalize on that reaction. Or, doing one move so to draw them into another.
Thoery Tatic number 4: Baiting: By opening up your defense so the opponent will take the opening then capitalizing with the counterattack.
Thoery Tatic number 5: Feints (Fakes): By deceiving the opponent with one technique to catch them in the follow up technique. To add: Making the opponent think you’re doing one technique when you’re really setting them up for something else. Maximum two feints.
Theory tatic number 6:Intercepting: Either by hitting the opponent at his start up, or as the technique is finishing. Done by opponents telegraph or by set pattern.
Theory tatic number 7:Forcing: moving the opponent in a certain direction so to force them in a specific direction. Or, to make the opponent limit their techniques given a specific situation.
Theory tatic number 8:Rushing: The use of overwhelming the opponent by a burst of technique, usually in groups of three so to render the opponent defenseless. Using a bombardment of technique that the opponent will never block thus hindering their ability to fight successfully, consequently making a break in their defense.
Decide what type of fighter you are and adjust to the opponent when needed. For example, if your opponent is a lead leg fighter and taller or the same height; you will not be able to go on the offense if the opponent is any good. So you need to force/draw them into taking a step. That will put most of their weight into their front or lead leg. Consequently, they will no longer be able to attack with their front leg without any weight shift. Never rush a lead leg fighter. Baiting a lead leg fighter is a great tactic if they fall into a certain pattern. You can also bait the opponent to see what targets they're looking for when you open up.
If your opponent is a weighted lead leg fighter or back leg fighter, you will need to adapt your strategy. Moving to the opponent's strong side while their in a lead leg stance will surely put you in a sticky situation. For that reason, your main goal is to move to their weak side or rush them back. Since they are a back leg fighter, they have no problem moving forward. They will be able to fight moving forward. However, if you make them move backwards, they will not be able to attack you with their primary weapon, their back leg. Being on the offense and using repetition so to keep the opponent blocking will hinder them from attacking. Also to note, when they're moving backwards their lead foot becomes very light, so capitalize with a sweep.
However, remember the steps of thinking:
1. Plan – How am I going to set them up? Move them? Off balance them? Control them?
2. Set up – Using actual tactics and concepts rather than useless flutters and fails.
3. Execute – Comprehend what happened. What was the outcome? Was it successful?
· This is a continuous process during sparring.
· Don't spend any particular amount of time on any single one.
· Remember, this is only from one view point.
Coming up on March 27th is a Arnis Clinic with instructor Barbara Dawes from 2 to 5:30
Black Belt Camp Photos are now up and viewable! Thanks to Nino.
You want to be a sensitive fighter. You can be sensitive in two different but equally effective ways. One is having the sensitivity to feel what the opponent’s reaction is than trying to go against it. For example, if the opponent is pulling away from a technique and you trying to over power them, the better option would to be to switch midway through the technique. This is easier said than done. When the body is already committed it is nearly impossible to then not commit to the desired movement. This works for the attacker and defender. When the attacker is totally committed to an attack, there is no pulling back from that point of return. It is the same with the defender, if they are totally committed to defending the attack they can’t switch mid-motion to block another.
I got my ass kicked by a green belt this past weekend. On Saint Patty's Day Master Steve Jimerfield visited New Jersey for a very interesting and painful clinic. On Sunday there was a promotional test and a black belt run through. Some of the lower belt students didn't have partners for three steps. Frank volenteered me for being a partner for an up coming purple belt. I started the sequence by attacking first. What a mistake that was! I threw the last punch and I got my ass handed right back to me. I got my ass dumped on the ground. I had to take the fall or I would have done a major faceplant. That will be a memory he will forever savor and treasure. I'm glad I could help out when I can.
Last Saturday was the annual Spring Tournement. I placed first in forms and second in sparring in the third degree division. It was a very heart warming and humble experience. If you did not attend this event you have to make it a mark in your calender next year.
This is a section that I wrote to a fellow class member on sparring: If a really good lead leg fighter went up against a really good back leg fighter of equal skill, you would have a very hard time distinguishing between the two. I think what you're trying to do is separate them into categories rather than lump them. Even though I say I'm a lead leg fighter it should really be that I tend to favor my lead leg rather than say I'm a lead leg fighter and that I totally ignore my back leg.(because I don't) Every fighter should be able to switch between the two in mid fight without any hesitation or favor. This is where weight shifting comes into play. If I always shift my weight to my back leg then I would never be able to attack forward. As with always shifting my weight to my front leg all the time, I would never be able to defend my backside. Thus, my disadvantage would always be my backside. With that I would never be able to retreat, because if I did; I would get owned.
BLACK BELT TEST IS THIS COMING SATURDAY!!!!
Pictures are now uploaded from the past Saturday's test. Everyone did a really great job except Mandy Ott. (just kidding, she did awsome too.)
Sparring tip number 3: The Axe Kick: If opponent is in cross side stance it is a great kick to close the distance or to start conflict to then work off of. if the opponent is in the same side stance the axe kick is a great kick to finalize the rush. if opponent is rushed on the same side they have a very small window of opportunity to capitalize on your weakness. To point out your weakness is your second step of your rush. There you are transitioning from hips closed to hips open, but after the third step is beginning the weakness disappears because you are back to having a closed stance. The axe kick is a great kick if you are a shorter person trying to catch a taller person off guard, or a taller person trying to dominate a shorter person with superior reach and flexibility. In a kicking contest, the axe kick is an unblockable kick. It can only be blocked at two points in its execution and those points are relatively hard to block. One point is as the knee is starting to lift it can be blocked there, and at the peak of the foot the kick can be nudged to expose a weakness. Anywhere else the opponent will be crushed due to the momentum created by the kick. Another point is the axe kick can be integrated into a lot of combos and fakes, so it is a versatile tool to use against your opponent. The beginning of the axe kick looks very similar to a front kick so one could easily set up a front kick, front kick, to axe kick combo. So, to conclude, whatever one's fighting style may be: lead leg, back leg, center weighted, whatever, the axe kick is a very useful tool to practice and dominate.
This is a continuation of the email I sent a fellow class member: In a sparring match you are only in stance 1 percent of the time.( If you can guess where, extra bonus points to you.) Everywhere else you are kind of floating around never really settling into a grounded moment. Yes, you have to be in balance 100 percent of the time or else the opponent will take advantage of the situation. For every set-up you have to plan it. I don't mean that you say " I'm going to do this then that." You should be thinking of "how to exactly set them up." "What can I precisely do to move them exactly where I want them so I can take the upper hand?" "How do they exactly act against a certain technique I throw?" "Does it off balance them?" "Can I safely throw it again?" "Does it overwhelm them to the point that it is controlling?" "How is the opponent trying to set me up?" How are they moving me to set me up?" Where will I be 4-10 moves ahead?" What techniques are they employing to take the upper hand?" "Is there an opening that I can counterattack at?(yes), where?" " How are they off balancing me?" "Does it affect my strategy?"
The Ultimate Fighter: What qualities in an individual make them "the ultimate fighter?" Height? Weight? Skill? Flexibility? Pure Speed? Strength? In a perfect world the ultimate fighter would possess all these qualities to the highest degree. However, we all know this isn't a perfect world and we all can't be 6' 2" and 185 lbs of solid steel with a full split that can bench 1 1/2 times their body weigth. So we as individuals all have to make do with what we got. We have to play our strengths and hide our weaknesses to a degree that it seems that we are a god in human form. This brings me to my next point. What seperates a brown belt from a purple belt... besides forms? It's confidence. Confidence in that the technique works. When one obtains brown belt they have had enough experience that they do not question if the technique is valid. They now believe that if they do a down block that, that down block will block whatever they have intended to block. Lower belts still question if basic or universal technique works. That's alright, they should. They should quesion it until they are satisfied that does work. That said, what then seperates a first degree from a third or forth degree? Again, Forms are the exception. It would be experience. Experience is the only thing that seperates a first from a second, or a second from a third and so on. Experience in forms, sparring, and bunkai. A third degree doesn't nessesarly have to look better than a lower belt. But rather, they should have a better understanding of the form that is being presented. Their interpretation should be as smooth and beautiful as a poet is with language. In sparring a third degree should beat a first degree nearly 100 percent of the time. The third degree should have little mistake shown to the opponent. If the lower belt "wins" consistently, that puts the upper belt in question on whether they deserve that belt or if it was just handed to them. I believe this also applies to the color belts. A purple belt should consitently "beat" a yellow or a green belt. But, in the big picture, color belts don't really contribute to the system. This is of course if the colored belt didn't tranfer from another style. Other styles always inprove other styles. Getting back to black belts... A third degree should beat a second degree 75 percent of the time. A second degree ready to test for their third should give the third degree a realitivly good challenge. At the end of the match both of the fighters should say " good match" If the fight is lopsided than one person isn't up to par. This goes for third and forth, forth and fifth, etc.... The higher the degree, the better level of understanding one should have of the techniques acquired. It doesn't mean a forth degree has a better interpretation than a second degree, it means that the forth should be able to apply it in many more situations, thus being able to have more options present when they need to use them. So, to get back to my original thought, If you have knowledge of tatics and concepts and are able to apply them, then you will prevail over anybody that has lesser knowledge. Next I believe height. If you are taller than the opponent then you have superior leverage over the opponent. You have the ability to keep your opponent at bay, so to not let him have the opprotunity to attack or counterattack back. Next I believe would be to have pure speed. By overwhelming the opponent with a fury of attacks the opponent's mind won't be able keep up. This is a common tactic used by people that know that they are fast. But, having pure speed alone won't win a match. On the other side, having a lot of mass, by either weight or strength would next be in line. A person of big stature usually relies on their size when they first begin. As they become better, they don't so much as rely but use it to their advantage. As their opposing opponent you can use that to your advantage. So to conclude, no single person can be "The Ultimate Fighter." Some people can get pretty damn close but their will always be somebody that is far superior in ability and skill. If that is the case, why train then? The main point is then to strive for the best. To learn as much as possible. That is the focus point in every martial art. It's not to be better than the next guy, but to be better than yourself. I believe Jet Li summed it up nicely by saying in the movie Fearless: "I believe for all the styles of wushu( Martial Arts in general in this case). Their is no single one that is superior. All of those who practice the different styles of wushu(Martial Arts) they will naturally have a different level of skill. Through competition, we can discover ourselves." I needn't say more.
Great Aikido Defense's Against Kicks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn59zha-uAQ&mode=related&search=
Here is a list of fighting stances:
Fighting Stances
1. Empty weighted lead
2. Weighted lead or Back leg fighter
3. Standing
4. Elongated back stance
5. Elongated front stance
6. Hands up
7. Hands down
8. Weak side hand
9. Strong side hand
10. Elbow inline to hip.
Each stance has its strengths and weaknesses. One has to transition from one to another effortlessly to get the better position. One has to think through every move to strengthen defenses and position for an exposive counterattack.
Another successful Black belt camp. Mandy Ott has been inducted into the HCB club. Other news, if you missed it this year you have to make it next year. Upcoming is Frank's Tournement in October and Fall Camp in September.
The side kick, so much to say about such a basic and fundamental move in the martial art. In my opinion the side kick is the multi-tool in your pocket. It is so versatile in sparring and in self-defense that without it, the complete martial art would fall apart. In sparring the side kick can be thrown both offensively and defensively. It can be used to push or destroy, counter or intercept. It is a kick worthwhile practicing. No other kick in TKD has as much power and reach to speed ratio as the side kick does.
In sparring, it is one of the safe kicks you can throw singularly with virtually no consequences. In the beginning you can throw it to see how the opponent reacts to an attack. Eighty percent of the time the opponent will not counter-attack off the first move of the match. If they do they are either very foolish or wise. When you throw that first technique you’re not only giving yourself a chance to feel out the opponent but giving them a chance also to feel out how and why you attack. The first move of a match is the most critical point of the match because it sets up the way everything is going to flow for the remainder of the time. I’m not telling you that your first move should be a side kick, all I’m saying is it is a very safe move to throw off hand so to “set” the match.
By “setting” the match you create an unconscious thought in the opponent that will last for the rest of the match. By setting the match with a side kick one can then work to a number of possibilities to overwhelm the opponent. On the other hand, if your side kick isn’t very strong or “beastly” then one can set it with another technique. It will just be a different strategy to whittle at the opponent’s mind. For example, one can set the match with a roundhouse kick. It’s not as safe as the side kick but a lot safer than others in your repertoire. If you set the match with a roundhouse then your “draws” and “forces” will be more circular and front leg weighted instead of a more linear and back leg weighted. Other less safe techniques that you could but sparingly use would be the hook kick, front kick, and axe kick. Why use them sparingly? One reason is that they take to long to wind up and execute. The opponent will be able to see the technique and respond to it in an according matter. Since you have let the opponent see an unanticipated technique, you will no longer be able to catch them with your “set” technique due to the randomness of the attack. Kicks aren’t the only thing you can use to “set” a match; you can basically use any technique that you have in your repertoire. If you’re a puncher, then you should set it with a punch, but be forewarned. If you’re facing a taller opponent this would be a great strategy to use. Since they expect you to be in close, a punch would be the perfect set up. Once you put that thought into their mind you have destroyed them already. You can set the match with any technique. However, keep in mind that once the "set" technique is put in place the match then continues a flow pattern until the match is over. Once a new match starts, you can then start a new "set" technique, by the third match, the opponent should be tired.
You always keep hearing that basics or fundamentals are the building blocks to which you can finally build that beautiful house (Martial art). They are very important but at the same time very boring. Why is it when we do basics in a straight line it is so boring that you just want to fall asleep? After one has a very concrete knowledge of basics they then move on to kata or forms. That makes basics a little more interesting but in essence still basics, but different sequentially. Then sparring is next, this makes basics still more interesting than just going in a straight line but still, just plain old basics. If it is all just comprised of basics, then where are the advanced techniques? What makes a basic technique different from an advance technique?
Defense in sparring is the better position, but why? One would think Offense would be since the opponent always has to be moving and or blocking and wouldn’t have the chance to attack and we have always heard the turn of phrase “offense is the best defense.” However, I beg to differ the point on some very key points. For one, when in defense one is waiting, analyzing, and in an ever changing position. The Defensive player has perfect defense until movement is made, but even still one has thought out the possibilities with that movement, so if the opponent does try to capitalize on that, defense should have it covered. With Offense, one has to follow a very strict plan of play or one does not get what one desires. If Offense throws a set up and defense counters the CORRECT move, Offense has to stop and reorganize. When offense is regrouping, Defense is just there, waiting, and analyzing. It takes great effort to break one’s defense in order to make contact. In offense it’s not a continuous flow as one might expect, it’s divided up into small manageable chunks. As said earlier, there is a tempo to a sparring match, and if one deviates from that tempo one has the upper hand in the match. However, it is very hard to recognize the pattern or tempo of a well set match because at its highest level, the tempo of the match is changing from moment to moment. In most situations, Defense is controlling the position and Offense is moving along with it. Offense thinks he has control but merely he only has the tail. If Defense doesn’t conform to Offensives plan then Offensives plan is shut up or capitalized altogether. As Defense, one has to realize this plan and not conform.
Sorry for not updating for quite a while, but some big changes are going to be taking place. They might not directly affect you personally, but there will be changes...
Adding: Sensitive Figher: Every movement leaves open a target area. When you attack or defend an opening occurs and a spot of venerability shows through. So by being sensitive, you cognitively know what area you are exposing. Your level of sensitivity depends on how you deal with that opening. So the next question is, is it logical to throw that particular technique in the first place? Should I move to a different technique or change my tactics? If you change tactics, remember that it takes up even more time. There has to be a rational reason to change tactics and not to change then just because you can.
