#CHTK Sparring Night

2 Hour Training Schedule + 15 Minute Cool Down

FOCUS: Driving Forward

Philosophical Sparring Rules
Philosophical Sparring Rules

Before Class  

LINK - Warm Up Like a Pro ;)

  • Warm Up on the Bags

    • Work Striking Drills & combos on the variety of bags.

    • Use specific bags to hone specific skills…ask if you’ve got questions.

  • Jog to the Mall

    • Great for the legs and lungs!

    • It’s about 1.5 miles roundtrip.

    • Add sprinting intervals to increase cardio & strength training.

      • Enhances natural HGH production…good for you!

    • Add reverse [uphill] runs to increase balance, agility and hip/glut area strength.

  • Find Training Partners

    • This is not a “new guy with an advanced guy” kind of training.

    • Train with someone near your level.

      • That helps maximize each individuals training time, at every level.

      • Agree on Fighting Style & Gloves

    • If you’re not ready, get trained up w/ Coach Tracy to establish Fundamentals and a Cardio Base.

      • Bag Work to learn Strikes 1 - 6, Basic Kicks, Kinetic Linking, & Striking Distance

      • Pad Work to learn Footwork & Distance Management

      • Touch Sparring to learn Shoulder Reading & Emotion Control

  • Be Ready to GO by 6pm

    • Be Hydrated

    • Gear Up: Gloves, Shin Guards & Mouthpiece

    • Standing with your Training Partner(s)

    • Starting promptly @ 6pm

Warm Up

0:00-0:02 Training Brief

*** Circle Up ***

  • Announcements

    • Who’s Fighting?

    • Are you training to win … dominate?

      • If you are going to fight the standard 3 Rd x 2:00 Armature fight, you need to be steadily dangerous for 30:00 NONSTOP. That’s a x5 factor. Your cardio and mental focus should never be an issue.

      • We Spar for 30:00 at the end of these sessions.

  • Training Focus - Driving Forward

  • Remind everyone this is Programming of the "Reaction” Brain

Lower Brain – Fast Brain

The Limbic System

  • Reactions based on Heuristics – defined patters in your brain.

Heuristic: a rule or piece of information used in or enabling problem-solving or decision-making

  • The input for reaction is sensory based on either training or nature.  

SAFETY BRIEF & GEAR CHECK

  • Don’t try to win, try to learn.

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu

Focus on your goals, not just the fight.

You are learning…programing your mind…to avoid and deliver damage.

  • Have discipline to regulate pace and power.

  • Stay on your feet!

  • Nail Check

  • Gear Check

    • Mouthpiece

    • Proper Gloves

    • Shin Guards

0:02-0:10 Shadowbox & Stretch

2 Sts x 4 Evs = 8 Rds @ 0:50/0:10 + 2:00 Instructions & Gear = 10:00

Focus: Breathing & Proper Positions 
Special Instructions:
  • Find a Mat Line TO Work From
    • Odd Rds - Use Line to get to one side or the other of the 1.0
    • Even Rds - Dynamic Stretching

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Defense

0:10-0:30 Slip & Counter Drills

2 Sts x 2 Evs ea. = 10 Rds @ 1:30/0:30 + 2:00 Instruction = 20:00

Partners: Head Movement, Footwork & Targeting
Special Instructions:
  • GO SLOW to program

    • Hand-Eye Coordination

    • Muscle Memory

Putting Money in the Bank!!

  • First & Second Rds - Defend ONLY
  • Third & Forth RDs - Defend & Counter
  • Fifth RD - Back & Forth 
  • Find a Mat & Face Off
    • Stay within one Mat - So you Can't Run

St01 Pull & Roll from 1,4 Attack and Counterattack with 3 + TWO focused on Core Power

  • You are using the Pull to stay in position as they attack, maximizing your position for Counterattack

    • Your feet stay in place.

      • Who does this well?

  • Roll to miss their 4 and load energy for your 3

    • Use Shoulder Roll and Footwork to Angle Out‍ ‍

  • Plant your Feet & Engage your Core, maximize your Structural Stability

    • Make them run into a wall.

    • Use Kinetic Linking to Generate Power

  • Consider your Defensive Hands

    • Use a variation of the Philly Shell Defense

    • If you are the “Attacker”, use the Philly Shell Defense to High Guard to receive their counterattack.

GO SLOW to Develop Reaction Pathways

St02 Slip from 1 Attack and Counterattack with Slip to 6,Change-step, 4-B,1, R Teep to Change-step focused on Rhythm(s)

  • Target your Strikes…Aim Small to Miss Small

  • Consider your Defensive Hands

    • Use a variation of the Shield Defense

    • “Attacker” use the Philly Shell Defense

0:30-0:33 HRR & Partner Discussion

Combos

0:33-0:53 Driving Forward Combos

10 Rds @ 1:30/0:30 + 2:00 Instruction = 20:00

Partners: Head Movement, Footwork & Targeting
Special Instructions:
  • 3 Rds Ea
    • One Rd Ea for 2 Rds
    • 3rd Rd: Back & Forth
    • Last Rd: Trade Combos...Use These
  • Find a Mat & Face Off
    • Stay within one Mat - So you Can't Run
Considerations:

  • Vary Rhythm and Elevation

  • Consider your Defensive Hands

  • Shove Them Off to create distance

St01 2 ,3 Rear Knee

St02 Lead Leg LOW Kick, 4, 5, 2

St03 1,1, 2, 3, Rear Leg Roundhouse

  • Consider 3-Body to load more Energy for the Kick

  • Kick Elevation is determined by Striking Distance

0:53-0:55 HRR & Partner Discussion

Body Hardening

0:55-1:00 Arms Up Drills

4 Rds @ 0:50/0:10 + 1:00 Instruction = 5:00

Special Instructions:

  • Both Giving & Receiving

  • Plant your Feet

  • Good Fighting Stance to Give

  • Control your Breathing

Odds: Torso ONLY with NONSTOP Rhythm‍ ‍

Evens: Torso ONLY with NONSTOP Finding Shots‍

1:00-1:03 HRR & Partner Discussion

Technical SpaRring

1:03-1:23 Tech Sparring Drills

3 Sts x 2 Evs = 6 Rds @ 2:00/1:00 + 2:00 Instruction = 20:00

Special Instructions:

St01 Jabs ONLY focused on Footwork, Striking Distance & Philly Shell Defense…Slip, Parry & Block

St02 Clinch Fighting & Dirty Boxing focused on Footwork, Stability & Tight Defense…Head Movement, High Guard & Shielding

Rd03 Control the Space focused on Footwork, Stability & Attack Angles

  • Use the neon markers to identify “Space”

1:23-1:25 HRR & Partner Discussion

Open SparRing

1:25-2:00 Sparring Rounds

9 Rds @ 3:00/1:00 = 35:00

Special Instructions:

  • NO Headaches

  • Agree On Power

  • Agree on Type of Spar

  • Don’t try to Win, try to Learn

  • Stay Relaxed & Loose

  • Control your Emotions

  • Control your Breathing

  • Work Angles, don’t Run

** Bonus Work **

10th Rd Spar - Fight Tired

“You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.”

– Bob Marley

Strength is revealed in adversity

02:00-02:05  Shadowboxing Cool Down

5 Rds @ 0:50/0:10 = 5:00

You will be tired so focus and make it look good!

Things to work on…

  • 1-6 Striking Ladder focused on Form & Footing

  • Roll & Uppercut focused on Angle of Attack

  • Same-side Finish & Roll focused on Strategic Combos

  • Start with a Kick focused on Knee Position & Hip Power

  • Dynamic Flow focused on Smoothness

  • Head Movement ONLY focused on Balance

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Be Mindful of…

  • Being Smooth

  • Having Good Footwork

  • Having Good Head Movement

  • Throwing Clean Strikes

02:05-02:15  Stretching Cool Down

10 Rds @ 0:50/0:10 = 10:00

 Use Dynamic Stretches & Static Holds