Class Notes – October 13, 2009

In attendance: David, Mark, Martin, Heather and William. David D. stepped up and ran class in my absence. Here are his notes:

Objective:Demonstrate a solo method for practicing the principle of cross-tapping.Define principle and principle using at it relates to cross-tappingProvide an employable method that allow the receiver to practice on their ownApply cross-tapping as an strategy to enter and clear.Last weeks class started off with a brief explanation of the principle of cross tappingPrinciple: As explained a principle is an explanation of the association between two or more (stimulus-response) changes relevant to the feeder-receiver objective. In this case, using cross-tapping as the correct response to a blade. Principle using is basically the application of the essential element which is cross-tapping to a different situation for the purpose of producing change. Also explained was the purpose of Sayoc drills are designed to teach one how to move naturally using hands and feet to create openings for eliciting a response from the receiver.Method: Ball-rollingAs a method ball-rolling was used to achieve and improve the receiver’s cross-tapping performance in a solo environment. As a principle the ball when rolled against the wall uses cross-tapping and adhesion to simulate resistance energy. This was used as an warm up exercise.Afterward a stepping drill was introduce to help the students identify foot sweeps inside of the templates. For instance, William was used to assist in demonstrating foot sweeps inside of TD1 and the last part of 4 of 12.All attendees worked on 3 of 9 feeding and receiving.Class concluded with two movement exercises:Students were shown how to use zig-zag footwork as they rotate through a staggered line of their classmates to zone in on their target.Students utilized circular footwork and tactics from Atienza kali to zone around swarming zombies as they applied targeting concepts from earlier drills.

Awesome job, David!