Systema Saturday - 31/07/2010

Objectives



- Developing the basics of ballistic striking


- Simple applications of ballistic striking


- Developing fundamentals of edged weapon control, retention and disarming



Warmup


- IntuFlow basic routine





Skill-Specific Preparation


- 5-minute plank


- Heavy hands drill – taichi arm swing


- Heavy hands drill – falling knife catch


- Partner push drill with knife


- Zombie Walk drill with knife


- Wrist-lever knife solo drill



Ballistic Striking


- Single strikes to pads (stationary)


- Simple two-hit combos – trinity strike prep (stationary)


- Strikes to pads while moving


- Strikes to partner (torso, stationary)



Knifework


- Evasions versus thrusts (start slow, emphasise natural speed creep)


- Evasions versus slashes (see above)


- Partner knife push to simple leverage disarm



- Disarm and/or control versus one-step free-form attack