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Basics for new sparring students

September 14, 2009 on 10:47 pm | In Fighting: San Shou/Sanda/Shuai Chiao | No Comments

I’ve been able to get some tai chi people interested in sparring who tend to have a fear of getting hit and want no physical contact other than push hands.

here a good start:

warm-up with jump rope 2x 3 min.- blast high knees or double unders last 30 sec.

shadow boxing with extra defense- circling, covering, bob and weaving, ect 2 x 3min rounds

sparring drills- slipping drills, covering drills, catch/parry drills
1. defense- catch/parry partners jab with rt. and blast jab back
2. defense- parry down partners cross with left and return left hook
3. defense- blocking round kicks drill
3. add rt round kick to drill 1
4. add rt round kick to drill 2
5. jab spar
6. cross spar
7. kick spar
8. jab cross spar
9. jab, cross, round kick sparring
10. changing between all types of sparring (coach will call out method) with different partners.

please note the defense work with catching and parring is a form of sticking, also the kick defense is same as balance stance in Golden rooster on one leg.

remember at #10 there was
10. changing between all types of sparring (coach will call out method) with different partners.

-start adding sticking/pushing/tui shou and bagua rou shou into the mix
example:
a. jab sparring and sticking work
b. cross sparring w/ kicking
c. jab sparring and kicking
d. cross sparring and sticking work
e. jab cross sparring and sticking work
f. kicking sparring with sticking work
g. All- sticking, jab, cross, kicking
h. add throwing
i. jab sparring with sticking and throw
j. cross sparring with sticking and throw
ect