Strikes to set up shoots

25.004.2025

Hour six of my Cotswold Karate School client's course (teaching consultancy and martial arts cross-training). This morning we decided on a change of pace. Up to this point the course has primarily been about transitioning from clinch to ground in pure grappling terms. However, my client requested that we blend strikes with clinch. More specifically, we looked at using punches to set up shoots.

Combinations covered/uncovered during breaks were:

Head jab, spleen shot, head jab, single leg takedown

Head jab, body jab, head jab, double leg takedown

We used the following 5-minute sparring games:

1. Jab vs leg tag

2. Ditto

3. Punching and shoot vs defence

4. Ditto

5. Shoot boxing

   
   
   
   

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