This week, our focus was on building upon the lessons of the previous class. The last session involved plural attacks in a relatively open and unimpeded environment. This week, I turned up the pressure by introducing attackers who actively attempted to restrict the defender's movement as well as attack with strikes, which showed some interesting changes to the dynamics of the fight. Directly introducing mechanical tension to someone's structure leads to increased psychological tension, which brings the person closer to their own panic threshold if said tension - physical and psychological - is not addressed.
The homework assignment for the week is as follows:
- conditioning syllabus, including both joint mobility and TFC syllabus: your freedom of movement, usable (functional) strength and work rate determine how much you get out of your training. Joint mobility should be done every day without fail, and if you come to class each week, you should get in at least one more day of conditioning on top of what we do in class.
- rolling and falling: Being able to engage the ground smoothly and without coming to harm is very important in what we do as you can expect to fall a lot in training. It is also a good way to overcome fear and train shock absorption on your own. Spend at least 10 minutes each day practicing what you have learned of this in class.
Objectives
- Surviving plural attempts to force cessation of movement
- Maximising effective range of movement under hostile resistance
- Inoculation to fear and discomfort of physical compression and contortion
Warmup
IntuFlow intermediate routine
Drills
- Pinned limb rolling : trainee attempts to roll on the ground with one limb pinned by partner; emphasis on breathing through tension and discomfort and finding effective range when one limb is pinned
- Restricted Motion Absorption Drill, standing version : trainees work in threes; tori is bearhugged from behind by one uke and receives strikes from another, attempting to absorb impact without breaking free
- Restricted Motion Absorption Drill, prone version : tori is held down and contorted by multiple uke (3 or more) who proceed to strike to points of tension; emphasis on absorption and using torsion from one source to cancel out another
- Dogpile : tori is dogpiled by multiple uke and must attempt to get out from underneath by any means necessary short of actual attacks
- Limb torsion escape drill: tori is subjected to jointlocks, restraining holds and sundry other contortions by uke and must escape with minimal use of strength; drill escalates from one to two attackers (optional use of counterthrows and holds for advanced students)
Sparring
Tori is attacked by two uke, one of whose objectives is to immobilise tori, the other’s being to attack tori with strikes. Tori’s objective is to survive the encounter for a set duration by evading or countering attempts at immobilisation and fending off both attackers by any means necessary.
Variation for new students – uke attack with grabs and holds only; primary goal is to escape and survive.
Conditioning
TacFit Commando Mission 1 – Recruit-to-Grunt
1.) Front Lunge/Lunge Jump – 20/10 x 8
1min rest
2.) Plank Push Knee/Ball of Foot – 20/10 x 8
1min rest
3.) Sit-Through Knee/Reach – 20/10 x 8
1min rest
4.) Basic/Screwing Pushup – 20/10 x 8
1min rest
5.) Spinal Rock Basic/Pike – 20/10 x 8
1min rest
6.) Tripod Basic/Twist – 20/10 x 8
Circle
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