STICK SEMINAR

We started the started the day with some open chamber stick work to improve our boxing and being able to move from head shot to body shot with the correct mechanics. From there we looked at opening and closing motions to enhance our ability to parry and smother. We used heaven six to link everything together and from there added in our various loads. We must have done about eight different ones and looked at the empty hand applications and more importantly how we use them with a single stick. A lot of the time when you are training you discover new versions you have discovered or simply forgotten about. I stressed to the guys that they should go away and practice all the material and then they find all the stuff they have done and forgotten. A seminar is an opportunity to have a lot of information thrown at you but then you must go away and work on it yourself. Marcus