Saturday, September 15, 2012

New Strategy

I have to admit, I was getting frustrated sparring last night.
Oooh those bigger guys!
of course it was fun, but I was finding myself resting my ribs on their thrust kicks too many times.

Now I know you need to stay out of range of the long legs, but they are on to that too!
One of the Black Belts is superb in staying frontal the whole time and maintaining his frontal stance with slight movements. Sadly,I could only admire it and hardly did I get inside.
After finally getting inside and out of range of the kicks I found myself still getting several body shots. But why, hmmm.
Why...I was trying to reach for their head and for a bigger opponent this leaves me reaching. Which leaves me exposed to body shots. Next time, I need to focus on body shots so I can defend their counters quickly and not over extend my arms.

Maybe , sounds good in theory, it will be my new strategy, but don't tell those bigger guys!

2 comments:

  1. Your secret is safe with me Sifu, and I know how you feel. I would love to figure out how to handle these bigger guys. I am trying.

    BTW , your sparring skills and confidence impress me. Like I told you last night, you are one tough babe!

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  2. I love your honesty. Why did I bring my bike last night (with minimal gear)! I was so disappointed that I couldn't be sparring with the class last night. Hopefully, there are more sparring classes with the black belts offered.

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