Sayoc Kali, assistance with JKD

Tonight the Sayoc Kali class reviewed and worked body positioning and footwork for Receivers using True Right concepts, using 3 of 9 as the skeleton. Then we added weapon arm controls/locks and then simulated striking during the controls and locks. It was a good class that exposed a lot of my weakness in the footwork and body positioning, usually ending with a grievous or fatal injury.

Afterwards, I assisted in tonight's JKD class. The assistance duties really help keep me on my toes, as I try to better my abilities to be a better example to the newer students. Working the TBA boxing count learned today will hopefully shore up my weak hand-to-hand game, and help with my defense. I got knocked around a bit during some of the demonstrations with Sifu Nick because I failed to recover from punches, or left my head or my chin too exposed during exchanges. He gave some structural pointers today in a mini-private session during some of the drills which really fixed a lot of flaws.....

• Tucking my chin down and in to be shielded by shoulders during punches and during bobbing-and-weaving.
• Aligning my hooks so they're parallel to the ground, and not at an angle like a weaker shovel hook.
• Not leaning too heavily to one side or the other.
• Keeping the eyes focused on the opponent's center during bobbing-and-weaving
• Snapping the punches out for quicker recovery

All in all, a good evening of training.