CFS - Empty Hands - Basic striking/padwork series - Curriculum - 2011 for Instructors & Students

Ok Guys, further to requests from some of you, I have put on video the current basic striking series I am using for all levels. It is essential that all students and instructors familiarise themselves with this material.

The series is centred around five pasic punches and is really useful for the pad holder as well as the striker. In my view, in order to gain a better understanding of striking you really ought to be able to pad hold in as many different ways as possible.
The videos are self explanatory but the five punches are as follows (using the numbering system)

1.Jab
2.Cross
3.Lead hook
4.Lead uppercut to head
5.Rear uppercut to head

I also want to thank Glen Akwei for his help. Glen is one of only 2 coaches on the CFS MMA program, and has extensive experience in the art of Muay Thai having trained in Thailand many times as well as in Holland. He has competed in Muay Thai as well as amateur MMA. He is a former student of Guro Bob Breen and Winston Fraser and has been training with me for many years now. He currently teaches the Muay Thai classes at Mill Hill CCA academy and assists me in the MMA classes.





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Enjoy and feel free to let me know how you get on with it

MMA Training - MHCCA - 17.8.10

Great training last night guys!!! An hour of sparring with very little breaks and constant changes of partners.

I think almost everyone took home a momento of their training in the form of a bruise, knock, sprain or shin clash including yours truly but it was all in good spirit.

We will formalise the team for the MMA league next week

"Intelligent Combat"

UFC Fighters watch out - Star in the making

MMA Training - 20.7.10

In the last session, the focus was on clinch work and striking/defending striking in the clinch.

Warm ups:

1. wrist pummeling
2. elbow control
3. chest pummeling
4. neck control

Drills:

1. person A seeks the takedown whilst person B can only defend with strikes (punches only)
2. person A strikes with punches only whilst person B can only clinch and seek the takedown
3. person A has their back against the cage defending the takedown
4. person A has their back against the wall defending the takedown with strikes only
5. person A has their back against the wall defending strikes and takedown with clinch defence only
6. persons A and B try to strike and takedown against each other off the wall and then on the wall trying to reverse their partner when able

Floor:

In order to develop the use of your legs on the floor, the person in the guard could only use their legs to defend and control whilst the person in their guard could only strike

'Intelligent Combat'

MMA Training - 13.7.10

Another great session and good turnout. This week we covered some of the striking techniques and strategies as found in the Filipino Martial Arts (Panantukan) that are able to be utilised in MMA.

We covered:

1. Jab catch drill - basic
2. into the cross
3. catching the jab
4. parrying the cross
5. catching the jab and cross leaving a free hand

We also carried out the continuous jab cross drill with the power emphasis on the first and fourth strike........the sound was...........boom tap tap boom tap tap boom tap tap etc

The vid below is that particular drill being practiced. Enjoy!!

MMA Training - Mill Hill CCA - 29.6.10

Good training session - Worked on some clinch work and striking from the clinch. Also trained some ground work with one person only allowed tot try to submit from guard whilst his opponent could only strike to the body.

Enjoy the vids

MMA Training - 22.6.10

This week concentrated on pummeling and body control.

We looked at:

1. wrist control
2. elbow control
3. chest control
4. head control

We played using the following options:

1. wrist control only
2. elbow control only
3. head control only
4. wrist and elbow
5. elbow and head
6. wrist, elbow and head

These drills give a greater understanding of in fighting and controlling your oppopnent from hand fighting range.

MMA - 15.6.10 - Techniques

Overview of last night's training:

Floor Bag work

1. side to side
2. step over
3. pop up to knee on belly
4. knee switch
5. back switch to mount

4 count basic muay thai striking series

1. jab, cross, lead round kick (LR), rear round kick (RR)
2. jab,cross, RR and LR
3. LR, RR, jab then cross
4. RR,LR, jab then cross
5. LR,cross,LR,RR
6. LR,cross, hook, RR
7. RR,hook,cross, LR
8. RR,hook,cross, RR

Lead hook entry (Series 1)

1. High jab
2. Low jab
3. High cross
4. Low cross
5. Any kick
6. Direct
7. Fake entry

MMA Training - Mill Hill combat & conditioning - 18.4.10

As some of you guys may know, I have a very long association with BJJ Black Belt Nick Brooks and his Academy based in Mill Hill.

I am honoured to be their MMA coach and the journey to success from humble beginnings has begun.

On Sunday 18th we had our first clinic and (as promised) I set out below the things that we covered.

Basic Stance/Posture:

• For MMA
• Long range striking
• Close range striking
• Wrestling base
• pros and cons of each
• Ability to adapt physially and mentally

Basic Footwork:

• Positioning of the feet - keeping the right distance
• Directions of movement - left/right/front/back & pad circling
• single steps/shuffle
• double steps/shuffle
• Single complete steps - forward and backwards
• knee raises/bounces - vertical, outside crush and cross crush

CFS Progression No 1:

1. jab
2. double jab
3. jab, cross
4. double jab, cross
5. jab, cross, hook
6. cross, hook, cross
7. (slip) hook, cross, hook