May 20, 2012
Sunday, 20 May 2012 11:00 | 
Written by Ivan Butsan | 
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Notes on strike exchange
At some point in training, one (hopefully) graduates to continuous strike exchange with a partner, which is just one step short of sparring. Strike exchange is useful in may ways, the basic one being to practice rhythm and continuity. Today, however, I'll focus on some more subtle aspects.
May 18, 2012Friday, 18 May 2012 11:00 | Written by Ivan Butsan | |
Bring your students into a receptive stateFor instructors, advance class planning is important – that's probably the only sure way to have students make identifiable, sustainable gains and take something out of each class. However, before delivering the main content, instructor needs to bring students into the right state for receptive learning, whether it is being sufficiently tired, or calm, or soft and mobile, depending on the day's subject. May 17, 2012Thursday, 17 May 2012 11:00 | Written by Ivan Butsan | |
More on rolling and moving on the floorRolling on the floor, especially over a partner is challenging despite its apparent simplicity. It takes a while just to overcome the stigma of the fall and get used to going down. And even then, especially when rolling or moving over small obstacles we tend to tense up in anticipation of hitting the floor. |
