Single Stick Drill

Begin with a simple figure 8 pattern using a slicing motion

• small loop with a large loop
• large loop with a small loop
• horizontal, vertical and any other angle you can think of
• forehand, backhand
• same size loop
• single hand and double handed

Watik

• any angle you can make it work
• feel what works and what does not
• single hand and double hand

Fleurete

• keep hand on stick do not twirl with fingers loose
• small, medium and large circles
• move the hub you are pivoting on different points along full length of stick
• single and double handed

Abiniko

• fan
• strike is with flat of blade
• single and double handed

Redondo

• coup de grace
• could be a flow weapon such as a rope, length of chain etc.
• experiment moving a redondo around your body
• single and double handed

Senkete

• spearing
• experiment with all angles you can strike from
• single and double handed

Punyo

• heal or butt of the stick
• experiment with all angles you can strike from
• single and double handed

Blocking Motion

• direct block, side step block
• experiment with different angles you can either block or deflect from
• single and double handed

Now add all above elements together trying not to repeat a motion until all have been done, shadow boxing in short. Do both left and right leads.

Now do that again but add a knife to the free hand. Be sure to switch stick and knife leads.

Now put down stick and do shadow boxing with just knife.

Put down knife and shadow box empty hand.

Do 100 jabs left and right.

Jab cross adding body movement ie feints, sidestep, attack, probe etc.

Jab cross and hook.

Finally add leg strikes to this drill. Knees, teeps, obleeks, scoops, etc.