Tonight I taught a Women’s Self Defence class and Robyn and Adam were kind enough to come and help.
A friend of the family asked me to teach, actually asked my wife if I would teach it, so I got an extra night of MA training in.
I have and introduction that focuses on awareness and intuition and I PUSH Gavin DeBecker’s book “The Gift of Fear.” Best women’s self defence (men too) book ever written and not one strike or hold escape in it.
The striking I teach is a basic arm swing using knees and hips to generate power.
The warm up done are the strikes done.
Section One: Open Your eyes and Be Aware
Awareness vs. paranoia
Intuition
Privacy and Control (P&C)
The Second Crime Scene
Ways used to get by your defenses to gain P & C
Section Two: Warm Ups
Swinging arms into elbow swings
Side
Front
Swinging palm and elbow
Leg swings
Knee circles
Step offs
Pivots
Section Three Strikes
1) Against pads.
2) In response to a passive grab
3) In response to an active grab
Relax and use the entire body
Palm Strike:
Circle
Straight line
Elbow Strike:
Circle
Straight line
Knee Strike:
Circle
Straight line
Short roundhouse kick
Heel stomp
Began to run out of time.
It was scheduled for 1.5 hours we went 1.75 so section 4 was described and demonstrated but not drilled.
I wanted the time for Section five
Section Four Move and hit – applications + intro to ground
Slide step
Pivot
Don’t move them, move you.
The Guard
Leg Thread
Section Five: NLD
Done with the ladies in two circles – one with Adam and one with Robyn. Everyone in the circle has their eyes closed and only open when Adam or Robyn said begin. Adam and Robyn would walk around and close to up the adrenaline.
A good night with great ladies who did excellent.
Then we did Tacfit Day 163
Day 23 Mission 2 Level 2 Moderate Intensity
As we were very warmed up and it was getting late we skipped the warm up drills.
6 bodyweight exercises on the Tabata protocol 10 seconds rest, 20 seconds work for 8 rounds with 60 seconds between exercises. If the exercises are done on two sides I count “1” for each side.
The new ones for Mission 3 Level 2 are: Cossack Lung, Swing Plank, Airborne Squat knee, Spiderman Push-, Shinbox invert, and Base Switch.
6 (last set of six) Yoga Poses for 60 seconds each
2.5 hours
310 hours 48 minutes
Sounds good Rick , well done , what were doing with the leg thread ? escapes ?
Hi Marcus:
The leg thread is used when a woman is pinned face down prop up slightly on her elbows so she can leg thread and reverse into guard.
A closed guard is used only to cause the rapist to try and reach down to push the woman’s legs down – disengages an hand and she can go for the eyes.
Cool Rick , was thinking the same but wanted to check , nice
This sounds awesome Rick. Some clips would be amazing…
Should have taped it — but sorry no clips — although one of the ladies was taking a few clips on her phone. Might see if I can get them.