There are two things that I learned after all the years of training ,,First,, it is better not to fight whenever it can be avoided. So why do we train? We train so we dont have to fight, but if we find ourselves in a situation that creates the necessity to fight we will realize two important benefits from training. First,,, you will have the confidence to engage the situation and concentrate on resolving the situation – your mind being free to concentrate on all possibilities, discovering the weaknesses and oppurtunities that the situation presents. Secondly,,, if the conflict goes south quickly, you will be able to respond in an effect manner, bringing the situation to a successful conclusion. Fighting puts us at risk of getting injured, but more importantly it puts everythng we have at risk if we dont respond properly or let fear and anger dictate our actions. Unfortunately we live in a world that has produced people that look to take advantage of, or do damage to, others. Training will not help you decide what is the right thing to do when confronted with this unfortunate part of reality,, but it will give you options that otherwise may not exist. Second,,, no matter how hard you train there are people that can and will destroy just about anyone that apposes them. We all have heard that the more highly trained a person becomes the less likely they will use the arts to hurt others. It would be nice if that were true. It would make the world seem in balance. In the movies the good guy always wins, but in reality the "bad guys" are just as trained (if not more) than the "good guys". One of my teachers put it clearly,,, the martial arts are not good or bad,, There is only the correct execution of the move. It is up to the person to determine how he will apply the arts. No dark art or good art exists,, the difference exists in the heart of the man. I have trained with some serious people that could (and can) throw me like a party,,, some do good things while others,,,, not so much. I was surprised when i asked my teacher about this dichotomy in class and he stated it was not his place to dictate a persons path in life or in the arts. So why the long story. With the advance of MMA schools and other pure fighting schools, there are many trained fighters that are looking to prove themselves (in their own minds) and it is important to evaluate both your ability and the opponents before the conflict gets out of hand.
Any way,
I was informed I violated a rule of F3 by taking the training inside for the mornings conflict resolution courses. My apologies, but I cant promise this will not happen again if temps dip below 20 – 25 again.
Drills
– Inside Cross over block to arm devestation
– inside cross over block rib strike face strike
– inside cross over block sidefist ribs, side fist face
– center tap leg control roundhouse
– center tap leg control side kick
– center tap leg control, hookkick outside of thigh
– center tap leg control, hook kick to calf
– outside double tap leg control
– outside triple tap leg control hookkick
– outside double tap control, step out, side kick leg break
Attack sequences
– boxers attack – jab and step, drop low ad center strike, rotational strike to jaw
– crescent kick to outside of knee, vertical punch with step through
– control lead hand, control back hand, vertical punch to jaw
Today we concentrated on dynamic conflicts,, where the opponent strikes back while we attack. We need to get used to blocking and slipping real strikes as we train. yes, some bruises were accumulated. But no one complained,, to me anyway.
Thank you for the chance to share this art with you fine men. I look forward to each man getting better able to fight and defend themselves.