It was “back-to-school” night for me, so Joe C. ran class …
Attendance: me, Dave, Brian, Mosi, Ryan, Lauris, Roderick, Will, Bryant
Class went well. We started off reviewing 3 of 9 Left and Right, right hand leads and then tapping as a warm up and assessment period.
The two newest students (Will and Bryant) continued to work on 3 of 9 Right and left while the rest explored free flow for the receiver’s benefit. We started off with the feeder going light and slow enough to garner repeatable correct responses from the receiver. We drilled at a pace that only allowed for the occasional cut for about 20 mins. Feeders were encouraged NOT to get carried away and put too much pressure on the receiver too soon and draw incorrect responses. Eventually the pressure was increased to get cuts more often but still less than 3/4 speed. Emphasis was placed on the importance of a solid phase one foundation before training phase two.
We then showed receiver elbow hits to a thai pad while the feeder fed simple strokes. Emphasis was placed on getting the cross tap back on line as fast as possible after the elbow strike while still delivering power.
We finished the last 5-10 mins with the feeders feeding 3 of 9 with intent and restarting the drill after they got a good cut. Most never made it past #3. Some had trouble with feeding with intent but they’ll get it.
Class ended with the two newer students demoing 3 of 9 Right and Left.
Joe
