San Shou Training, notes from practice

Combinations:

1. Jab- cross- round kick (low, body, or head)

2. Jab -cross -side kick (low, body, or head)

3. Jab- cross- round kick, side kick

4. Jab, cross, hook, rt. Round kick, left round kick

5. Jab, cross, switch kick (left kick), wheel kick

6. Low leg kick, high head kick, cross

7. Low round kick, side kick, cross

8. Round kick, wheel kick, front kick, cross

9. Side kick spin kick, side kick

10. Hook, upper cut, round kick, round kick, cross, side kick.

Defense:

1. Jab- use parry , deflect or step away (practice each twice, 2 parry, 2 deflect, 2 step aways)

2. Cross- parry, deflect or step away (practice each twice, 2 parry, 2 deflect, 2 step aways)

3. Hook- shield, 3 point coverage. Drill hooks on one side, them both sides.

4. Upper cuts- turtle, keeping eyes on opponent.

5. Hooks- weave hook to opponent ‘back door’

6. Uppercuts- lean back, step to side

7. Jab counter- foot jab or side kick

8. Cross counter- foot jab or side kick, side kick to thigh

9. Block jab punches- parry and floow with punch, parry and return with kick

10. Cross counters- lead leg kick to body, side kick to body, side kick to thigh

11. Cross counter 2- parr and return punch, parry and return kick

12. Counter hook- weave and counter punch, weave and counter kick

13. Counter uppercut- counter with cross, kick to body, or switch step kick

Kick/leg defense

1. Front kick check

2. Back kick check

3. Cross check

4. Push kick/side kick- wing block, kick opponent hip as they kick

5. Counter drill- check kick , return kick (low, body, or head)

6. Waist kick- raise leg/knee high

7. Counter drill- kick to ribs- knee, block and return fire

Reaction and kicking drills-

1. Push kick to body for conditioning

2. Thigh

3. Forearm

4. Same side

5. Different targets- thigh, forearm, body

San Shou free sparring-

1. Light contact, technique sparring

2. Flow 3,4,5 technique

3. Prevent scoring

4. Controlled pace

5. Attack in combinations

6. Move in variations

7. Hands to set up kicks

8. Kicks to set up hands

Break falls and tumbling-

1. Throws, takedowns, leg catches, sweeps

2. Break fall- never hyperextend arm

Tumbling-

1. Forward roll

2. Back back/shoulder roll

3. Back roll hand spring

4. Tiger roll with height

Break fall drills- with or without gloves

1. Front roll break fall- from hip toss

2. Back break fall- from double leg

3. Face break fall- from a leg catch over shoulder (stop with forearms)

4. Roll Fall- from a throw (break with feet and legs)

Sweeps-

1. Back sweep to target/high kick

2. Front sweep to target/high kick

San shou leg catches

1. Front kick- scoop and grab

a. Catch front kick, step and cut

b. Switch catch, hand transfer and cut kick

2. Round kick- cover and grab

a. Step back and catch

b. Catch, hand transfer, and cut kick

3. Leg kick- scoop and bring to body

a. Pull up and punch

b. Hands up, let it hit, scoop under

c. Catch, switch arms, pull under, and cut kick

d. Catch, switch arms, pull under and punch

Takedowns-

1. front kicks-

a. Catch leg to takedown

b. Cut kick throw- (arm across body)

c. Catch, switch/pull, punch sweep leg throw

2. Round house-

a. Pull up front leg- punch kick, leg

b. Torso/head level- catch/hand transfer cut kick/sweep

c. Hands up, block and scoop under arm, sweep leg push chest throw

d. Block and scoop, shoulder press, step back (behind opponent leg) and sweep

e. Kick catch- grab behind head and pull down, sweep leg

3. Sweep-

a. If kick is toward head or leg- move away

b. Body catch and sweep leg

c. Catch kick and run forward throwing them off platform

Counter takedowns

1. On a front kick catch- push kick off

2. Side kick catch- side push off

3. On a kick catch and rush in/single leg: use head grab and push the caught leg into groin/inner thigh

4. Round kick- do the same as #3

5. Dirty box punch on a kick catch as well- half clinch and uppercut

Uproots-

a. Double leg

1. lift with legs “drop-shoot-lift”

2. Dump on opponent back

3. Dump on opponent side

4. Hook leg and drop with opponent

b. Single leg

1. Step, hook leg and lift

2. Punch to face, hook leg and lift

3. Bagua dragon toss, hook leg, punch/push chest

4. Single leg, pull leg to body, cut sweep

Thorws

1. Step back, hip throw

2. Step back, hip throw, leg out

Head Throw

1. Grab behind head and rotate

a. Go to ground with opponent

b. Stay standing

2. Over the body throw

a. Ground with opponent

b. Stay standing

3. Arm throw- hook arm around opponent shoulder and toss

4. Leg throw

5. Over under throw-

a. Hooks- one arm over shoulder, other under knee, lift and turn to dump.