Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Drills

Partner drills are a series of offensive and defensive movements systematically put together for partner practice. Designed with 4 specific partner drills per grade, facilitating the development of progressive loading principles for each grade. Each style of kickboxing has a number of drills or combinations. They are done at different speeds and look like choreographed fights, within them unfolds effective counter attack techniques.
These counter attack techniques in drills are found in 3 distances, they are long range, medium range and short range. Long range is associated with straight punches and kicks.
Medium range is inside outside thigh kicks, rips, hooks and uppercuts. Short range is elbows, knees, and grappling. Within the ranges there are various principles addressing the small man and tall syndrome associated with fighting.
Drills have served as a principal vehicle through which the secrets of kickboxing have been safeguarded, improved upon and transmitted. Drills addresses the 20 attacks and corresponding counter attacks with variations associated with ring fighting.

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