Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Sombrata Half Beats in the box

Using your "free" hand to monitor opponents stick hand add "half-beats" to change the order of the drill from feed, deflect, feed the order now becomes feed, deflect, monitor, defang, feed.

(1)Diagonal #1 strike
(1) Inside deflection-attack stick hand
(2) Horizontal slice-attack stick hand
(2) Drop stick-attack stick hand
(3) Senketi-attack stick hand
(3) Step out of way with High Wing-attack stick hand
(4) Vertical abiniko-attack stick hand
(4) Step to side with uppercut/roof-attack stick hand
(5) Diagonal #2 strike-attack stick hand
(5) Inside deflection-attack stick hand
(6) Diagonal #1 strike-attack stick hand
(6) Inside deflection-attack stick hand
(7) Horizontal slice-attack stick hand
(7) Drop stick-attack stick hand
(8) Senketi-attack stick hand
(8) Step out of way with High Wing-attack stick hand
(9) Verical abiniko-attack stick hand
(9) Step to side with uppercut/roof-attack stick hand
(10) Diagonal #2 strike-attack stick hand
(10) Inside deflection-attack stick hand

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Sinawali Drills

Arms are moving in a pattern of Slice, Slice, Watik or jab.
Think in terms of slice, slice, hack

Heaven = high, high, high, high, high, high
Standard= high, low, high, high, low, high
Reverse Standard= low, high, low, low, high, low
Earth= low, low, low, low, low, low

Feed Heaven take one complete step through so that hips have moved 180'
Do this again then take two steps back

Adding accents
hit with power by stepping on first strike
then do not initiate feet until second strike
and finally initiate feet on third strike, the watik or jab

Accents may be added on any footwork. Male triangle, female triangel, or Step through

Friday, February 9, 2007

Sombrata Drill

(1)Diagonal #1 strike
(1) Inside deflection
(2) Horizontal slice
(2) Drop stick
(3) Senketi
(3) Step out of way with High Wing
(4) Vertical abiniko
(4) Step to side with uppercut/roof
(5) Diagonal #2 strike
(5) Inside deflection
(6) Diagonal #1 strike
(6) Inside deflection
(7) Horizontal slice
(7) Drop stick
(8) Senketi
(8) Step out of way with High Wing
(9) Verical abiniko
(9) Step to side with uppercut/roof
(10) Diagonal #2 strike
(10) Inside deflection