tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755674478490434562024-02-07T02:11:50.060-08:00Downtown L.A. Self Defense - Steve GrodySteve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-38488821303488094572022-09-19T20:56:00.003-07:002022-09-20T08:49:33.128-07:00<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well Woo Frickin' Hoo! My classic JKD Trapping and Sensitivity videos are now available as a discounted packages streaming on <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stevegrody" target="_blank">Vimeo </a></span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When you go to my page you will see the three trailer for the packages, CIT Knife, JKD Trapping and Sensitivity, and if you click on the title it will show what videos are in the package with more detail. Individual videos may still be purchased.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">guarantee that these also contain applications and training methods that are far from the standard fare! </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dig in!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a class="qi72231t nu7423ey n3hqoq4p r86q59rh b3qcqh3k fq87ekyn bdao358l fsf7x5fv rse6dlih s5oniofx m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk srn514ro oxkhqvkx rl78xhln nch0832m cr00lzj9 rn8ck1ys s3jn8y49 icdlwmnq cxfqmxzd d1w2l3lo tes86rjd" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/jkd?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWFQzDoQOtN2tFSZno0IVipzoD0bX8REmNOXZMJjuRmoemYOac_5p4d-39bkGMqICGpC9b8yPBwE7gE5bAleOhD9cmB_KqinicCeL29vbhk16ObAathw5qVF1vWGzwdD-ZfE7xuCOhFYr8VbQCxSDTllONl8CzwQAT9h65vjwkqy9YVN1-laRQ1ErZlKAwxVGhde1cTa11S8py4HpI45h9Q&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="border: 0px; 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text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0">#martialart</a></span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div>Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-3444211416893008192022-07-25T14:36:00.001-07:002022-07-25T14:36:27.661-07:00<p> I am flattered that Dean Franco, of FMA Discussions (on Facebook) had me on as the "guinea pig" for his new series of demo-focused interviews. I did an overview-with-details presentation of some key issues of strategies, tactics and training methods from my CIT Knife Program. See it here:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdj1jtQo3u0" target="_blank">FMA Discussion</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTEUy9WEgUH7zTNkdeqz8iI74JD5baCs_oH-M5W9QR3HcdU5xuaLM_J3f5HEtqrkbHncXf1UnwM5PsAzYAA9BKvLsmq4BDJOkfW9olzIqZZ267VILTFJ0PBnqwrv5ah60PyxgQxVGqa2wUotE3pxOCVsmmd1Nta1KIz7Nvz5gDDMjAHPBVEn9OYYh/s1080/294165450_1099835980943244_8577241556979878609_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTEUy9WEgUH7zTNkdeqz8iI74JD5baCs_oH-M5W9QR3HcdU5xuaLM_J3f5HEtqrkbHncXf1UnwM5PsAzYAA9BKvLsmq4BDJOkfW9olzIqZZ267VILTFJ0PBnqwrv5ah60PyxgQxVGqa2wUotE3pxOCVsmmd1Nta1KIz7Nvz5gDDMjAHPBVEn9OYYh/s320/294165450_1099835980943244_8577241556979878609_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-44173474614291277442022-04-29T16:56:00.001-07:002022-04-29T16:57:34.611-07:00VIDEO AVAILABILITY<p> For those interested in my instructional videos, I now have a link to where you may get them on Amazon. I plan on having some bundle deals again when I get them onto Vimeo as well, but you can get individual volumes in the meantime. For some unlisted titles, give me a shout at stevegrody@gmail.com</p><p>Thanks for the support!</p>Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-1123055842488216242021-08-18T11:43:00.006-07:002021-08-18T11:45:20.184-07:00I'll Say It Yet Again...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is a screen grab from some time ago, Anderson Silva on the left and the kid (I forget his name) that beat him... It's just always interesting to see how very highly trained fighters still get sloppy so easily. Very challenging for ANY of us to maintain form in a chaotic interaction. But I see SO may knockout/knock-downs in boxing or kickboxing matches that occur when someone punching drops their non-punching supposed-to-be-guarding hand and gets slammed by the opponent either taking advantage of that opening, or by happenstance of punching at the same time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhborKu4SOor2Zoq8IHb5S162kX1OVGHTDzqqB-xsRr8Q63-H_e1eBxqPAwBKLqF5X-aFJUww2RiI1RtA4vkVGJ3cJKpw84TUG5OAN0FlmOXTT45HzQCRF40MpjFp_rL0TPWs3wCT6XTrQ/s461/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+10.04.55+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="461" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhborKu4SOor2Zoq8IHb5S162kX1OVGHTDzqqB-xsRr8Q63-H_e1eBxqPAwBKLqF5X-aFJUww2RiI1RtA4vkVGJ3cJKpw84TUG5OAN0FlmOXTT45HzQCRF40MpjFp_rL0TPWs3wCT6XTrQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-07-10+at+10.04.55+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-28785102826879101112020-12-30T22:15:00.000-08:002020-12-30T22:15:34.099-08:00COVID CRAZINESS<p> Hi All,</p><p>Because of <b>Covid</b>, some of my instructional DVDs are temporarily unavailable, so anyone interested in purchasing my instructional DVDs, write to me first at <b>stevegrody@gmail.com</b> to see if they are available. </p><p>A number of them are also available through Amazon as DVDs or streaming.</p><p>I plan on producing a new series of material this coming year and various ways to bundle material, excited to put this out there! </p><p>Best,</p><p>Steve</p>Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-78656303937916192912019-07-10T19:10:00.002-07:002019-07-10T19:39:11.767-07:00Knife Training!<a data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2Fondemand%2Fstevegrodymartialarts%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0gWmV1qr8AcFk6wXdIJLcwjxckzv38BA3bSE-iUBuge4Knx6nDRt-Eu9M&h=AT2eXgj5_2v290fywqclCGC6FKi2U_Np3alw_-2dQUDi2n9GP9S4DMx6FN5SlTq1B5bQXrcuWXbKGYQoD0-k4js90f9zOzvC1PPo3RFU1eHpQ8D8hlZX5cSkadzH-gvqd6ORoXgA" href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stevegrodymartialarts?fbclid=IwAR0gWmV1qr8AcFk6wXdIJLcwjxckzv38BA3bSE-iUBuge4Knx6nDRt-Eu9M" rel="nofollow noopener" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stevegrodymartialarts</a><br />
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A staple of the JKD arsenal is the “stop kick,” jeet tek in Lee’s Cantonese. Although any kick that interrupts the initiation of an opponent’s attack is in the category of a stop kick, there are two variations referred to as jeet tek (JKD historians: feel free to chime in or correct me). Both are generally presented as “stiff leg” kicks, that is, there is no chambering, just picking the leg up and getting a stopping force on the opponent’s knee or shin <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">(however you advance the kick). In one variation, the bottom of your foot is at a 45 degree angle to the surface you are contacting. The advantage of this variation is that there is no change of angle of the upper body to be seen by the opponent, it’s quite stealthy. Also, your upper body, having not turned, is quick to the follow up with hands. The second variation in its final position is that of a low side kick but still generally executed “stiff legged.” The advantage of this is that you can pump more force into it and your upper body is leaned back for better defense. In both cases, it is important to get a good contact with the arch of the foot rather than the ball. They are both very workable.</span></div>
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The one thing I would say is that your stance INCLUDES a chamber that is a shame to waste. That is, if using a slide and step to advance the kick, however bent your leg is in your stance, coordinate the straightening of the leg with the impact of your kick to get added force. Otherwise, it’s arguably like having your jab completely extended before contact rather than “hitting through” the target.</div>
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Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-86286988706311138392018-11-30T12:31:00.005-08:002018-11-30T12:31:54.683-08:00Disrespectful Me<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">First, what is my primary loyalty to? A particular system and the social dynamics that keeps things bounded? No. Don’t get me wrong, I’m hugely grateful for the knowledge shared by my teachers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">But the loyalty to a system and its logic is one of the most unfortunate, if understandable, impediments to progress. Even though it seems like ancient history to look back at the time when Bruce Lee wrote “Liberate Yourself From Classical Karate,” it is still as relevant today as it was then. People love belonging to a group and having that identity (and salability). Very human. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Then there are other problems, such as the natural simplification of curriculum so that the average person can feel like they are making progress through memorization and various skill sets even if that curriculum does not adequately address intrinsic complexity, i.e. how messy fighting can be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Another problem is open instruction versus secrecy. That is, the most efficient and useful material is often held back in the name of a traditional curriculum. Also in the unacknowledged name of making money: if your primary goal is keeping people around for as long as possible rather than making them as functional as quickly as possible, then by all means have an extensive elaborate curriculum and obscure what is most important.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Hypothetical: If a close relative were going to have to be in a serious knife confrontation in a month or two, how would you train them? Would you train them to do middle range counter-for-counter flow drills, or how to move and stay at long range as the primary strategy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">To be specific, I think a lot of weapons curriculums are ass-backwards. That is, they start with middle or close range (of course without asking how you ended up that close without doing anything sooner), and then somewhere down the line dealing with long range (although there are systems that I’ve seen that don’t seem to deal with long range at all, which makes them eye-rollingly bad). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">The truth is, that under uncooperative conditions, long range skills hold up under pressure much better than middle range skills. Yes, anything can work and anything can fail, do we really need to say that? So it makes more sense to me to really focus on long range as primary, and middle/close range as something you had to do because you screwed up ten ways from Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">And as for long range, a lot of training I’ve seen still deals with long range (i.e. the range where they cannot land a strike or cut to the head/body but you can strike or cut their incoming attack) in a pro-forma set patterned way so that the defender does not really have to judge distance or manipulate the footwork to maintain proper range. Beyond that there are still timing variations that are rarely addressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">The goal is to cultivate an intuitive skill that has a chance to hold up in real time under pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this relates to a number of previous posts. Considering how there are no guarantees that some technique, tactic, or strategy will work at a given moment, acknowledging the intrinsic complexity of a fight, it's less a question of whether something "works" or "doesn't work," and more a question of odds of working or not, and how robust a thing is in g</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eneral. A prime example would be our (i.e. "my") view regarding the high corner block and strike ("biu sao da") versus the modified high cover and strike as a defense to the high hook (</span> <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">the wrist is braced just behind the head, with the elbow slightly out, no more than 45 degrees, and between eye and nose level, with the shoulder hunched up, while moving slightly in towards the opponent while the free hand is finger jabbing the eyes or throat). The thinking behind this is that you form a very strong structure that that dissolves the force of a hook because you are not giving a surface to bite into like the “telephone” cover, standard in boxing. You can do it almost too late and be safe whereas the corner block has to be executed a bit earlier in the opponent's strike and therefore has a higher failure rate, especially against tight hooks which it is not particularly designed for. So as part of our thinking about various responses, we should always ask "How well does this technique/tactic stand up in the real world?" Also, the more movements required to accomplish something is directly related to how likely things will go sideways, which is why joint locking, for example, is not considered a base skill to me (other than the finger grab, which may easily be found in a standard combative mess. Food for thought...</span></li>
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Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-10259698720555849162014-02-24T11:23:00.000-08:002014-02-24T11:23:04.910-08:00Palm Blast<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #1a1917; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Something taken from Wing Chun and used in JKD is a "Straight Blast," AKA Chain Punching, Battle Punch. Essentially, one strike is coming straight down your centerline to the opponent and as it withdraws in a slightly curving motion downward, the other punch is coming forward to replace it. Think of an uppercase "D" laying on its back. It may look cartoonish, but it can be very effective. In WC, it is often used to enter, but Bruce Lee found it could be too easily evaded as an entry and it came to to the following generations as a good follow-up.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #1a1917; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In JKD and Wing Chun, hand conditioning is part of the training. Years ago when I noticed scarring on Dan Inosanto's fore knuckles I assumed that it was from conditioning that he did for Kali empty hands where he would use those knuckles to attack incoming limbs, but when I asked him about it, he told me "No, Bruce made me condition those knuckles for the chop chuie strike to the low ribs." Hard core. </span><br style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #1a1917; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #1a1917; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #f2f2f2; color: #1a1917; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But many/most people do condition their hands, and in that case I think doing a straight blast with palms is a good alternative as you don't have to be as concerned about what surface you are hitting: if he starts to turn away, palm blasting the side or back of the head will still feel comfortable to and unconditioned hand.</span>Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-47944575512884212462014-02-12T18:15:00.001-08:002014-02-13T10:55:13.255-08:00GloatingA while back I came across a review of my Filipino Kali Empty Hand DVD series that was from a few years ago. Now, I don't mind if people disagree with me, and I don't mind if people don't think I look like a tough guy, but what is annoying is when someone is critical without actually having listened to what I said. One of the things the reviewer in question said is that the knee shield destruction/defense against a low round kick I presented "... is a good way to get your knee broken." See "Drill Post #16: One More Destruction for details about this shield.<br />
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Anyhow, as many people have seen in the fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Wiedman, it works REALLY WELL (completely shattered Silva's shin in a most disgusting way) and Wiedman didn't even have his knee placed on Silva's instep but rather his shin AND Wiedman clearly suffered not at all for the crash.<br />
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Not that this incident would likely change the mind of the dimwit reviewer, after all, some people are absolutely devoted to their stupidity.Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-588966505599209302014-01-03T10:23:00.001-08:002014-01-03T10:26:24.479-08:00Can't Get Enough of that Phantom Cam.<div>
As I have harped about since forever, human combative instincts are not pretty! The great tendency is towards dropping the freehand when striking and messy form in general. To support that easy contention, check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCZhiYp6sEM">Phantom Cam UFC footage</a>. The defensive lesson is to work on keeping good defensive form while attacking, and the offensive lesson is that sectoring/time-hitting during someone's attack is more often available than not. See my Drill Post #13 and Time-hitting posts for more perspective on this.</div>
<br />Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-7310543760831019432013-12-12T16:26:00.002-08:002014-01-03T10:15:42.873-08:00Street-Tweaked Boxing<b>Street-Tweaked Boxing</b> is now in DVD format, huzzah! At the moment it is only available as an MPEG4, so it is fine on a computer, but not a standard DVD player. See instructional DVD section for ordering.Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-30953891197369566902013-05-15T17:13:00.000-07:002013-05-15T17:13:20.765-07:00Curriculum and the IndividualCurriculum is often a double-edged thing. It is a way to have a logical organization of material, but too often it's just a regurgitation of tradition, and a way of justifying having blinders on. I may have a general progression that I use, but it's always adjusted to the individual. It's clear that each person has different learning capabilities and predilections that need to be addressed. To fine-tune training to a particular student's abilities, physical and cognitive, is a challenge (usually enjoyable). The important goal for me is to feel that the student owns the material rather than having memorized a curriculum, and indeed, none of my students have been "curriculum junkies," or concerned with rank (which I don't generally bother with). I'm glad the concern has been, as the saying in JKD goes, "It's not what you know, but what you can do."Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-25741196252461565162013-04-30T17:36:00.001-07:002013-04-30T17:36:36.455-07:00Available Weapons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have talked about "available," i.e. improvised weapons before. Since I go to deserted and not particularly welcoming places as part of my ongoing documentation of graffiti, I keep my eyes open for such objects even if I carry a knife. Here's one I came across while walking down the rail tracks in Watts. It would be great even without the spike.Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-45713451091104776232013-02-08T12:50:00.000-08:002013-02-08T12:50:02.923-08:00Time Hitting"Time Hitting" is the western fencing term for simultaneous defense and attack, what in (at least one transliteration) Wing Chun is referred to as "lin sil die dar." My "Sectoring" DVD is about that subject, particularly against jabs and crosses.<br />
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The reason that developing the ability to time hit is so valuable, is that attackers rarely think of defending during their attack. Human combative instinct is not that efficient. Rather, the commonality is all defense, all attack, all defense until one sees an opening after an attack has failed, or two knuckleheads just trying to out-punch each other. The example I like to point out is that even world class boxers drop their non-punching hand when punching, and they more than anyone else are supposed to be trained to keep their hands up. I would recommend getting a video of a world class match and watching the exchanges in slow motion to see how many time-hit opportunities are presented.<br />
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Yes, I certainly acknowledge that when it's coming fast and hard that it's not a done deal, but the opportunities are there and worth training to look for and catch.Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-41446846678115850222012-08-19T16:50:00.000-07:002012-08-19T16:50:38.308-07:00Costs Versus BenefitsI've said it before and I'll say it again, there's a way to train without jacking yourself up, yes? So if you love being a tough guy and getting pounded on, read this:<br />
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Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-63984067936351938072012-08-19T14:14:00.000-07:002012-08-19T14:14:16.663-07:00Comfortable ComplexityAs I have written about before, the simplest actions involve intrinsic complexity if they are in flow, with the potential to go in many (arguably infinite) directions. If we diagramed all of the things that commonly happen offensively and defensively as you try deliver a jab, it would quickly become a very dense diagram. If we tried to memorize or codify all of the potential footwork variations, for example, it would be very "top heavy," meaning that it would require an unwieldy amount of conscious mental work and that's not the way to go.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, a good deal of mental work is required to understand good technique and training process, but any neurological/cognitive research will confirm that what we do best is done without conscious internal dialogue, or without sub-vocalizing at the very least.<br />
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To make fine-tuned (i.e. complex) responses natural and comfortable requires training games where choices are made in the moment. Kinds of sparring would of course be included in that category, but drills can be constructed around any kinds of choices that you are looking to deal with. My recommendation is that when constructing a drill, you start with the lowest amount of choices possible, two and then add more choices progressively. The intensity should start mellow and build appropriately. What I like to do eventually is to throw something at the trainee that is not what the drill is focusing on, and if the trainee responds smoothly to the unexpected offensive opportunity or defensive need, then I know the response is genuinely there for them.Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-49207358511066398772012-08-08T14:27:00.000-07:002012-08-08T22:28:23.559-07:00Drill Post #30: More on FootworkInteresting how much has been written and demonstrated in JKD and kali circles about footwork, but it's always very black and white as it were. In other words, the "slide and step advance" in JKD, for example, is <i>always</i> shown as bringing your rear foot all the way to your lead foot which then moves a step forward. However, the movement of the rear foot, and therefore the distance of the advance, could easily be any where from a few inches to anywhere up to the lead foot and indeed should be practiced with varying distances so that you are comfortable moving an appropriate distance to, for example, deliver a stop kick. Same with the "step and slide advance," where you move your lead foot a comfortable step (usually defined as half of a step distance). If you thrust forward as far as you can, it's called a "push shuffle." But again, we should practice it anywhere from moving one inch, all the way to the full push shuffle. The slide and step has easier potential to go further than the step and slide, but beside the distance you want to move, the choice as to what footwork you use is made by where your weight is and what tool you are attacking with, hand or foot.<br />
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To develop the choice making smoothly, the trainer moves forward and back at varying distances from the stationary trainee (but without crowding him at this point), and periodically stops and says "Go!" at which point the trainee immediately advances with appropriate footwork to touch a target with a hand or foot.<br />
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Then do the same drill but with both partners moving. Developing the instinctive feel for proper attacking footwork is a crucial skill set.Steve Grodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184803427788454224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375567447849043456.post-9733086969448766472012-07-19T13:04:00.000-07:002012-07-19T13:04:18.298-07:00Where the Magic Happens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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