Solo Drills

These are exercises the students can train by themselves. They are a progression from forms training and are important for developing the muscle-memory of offensive and defensive tools. The drills can be performed very simply i.e. chain punching, turning punches or they can be more complex i.e. shadow boxing, applied footwork. The range of drills is limitless and the student should work to develop their own regime. In order to gain maximum benefit from solo drills - visualisation tools must be employed.

Partner Drills

Partner drills are the bridge between solo drills and sparring or chi sao. Again, like the solo drills there are an infinite number of exercises that can be trained, ranging from very simple drills to more technically involved 'games', and are intended to really focus and 'over train' certain elements of techniques and application within a more co-operative format. Some examples of our drills:

1. Palm and punch striking drills from chi sao
2. Breaking / maintaining structure
3. Restricted sparring - where the techniques that one or both partners can use is limited
4. Take down defence
5. Ground and pound defence / escapes
6. Cultivation of sparring skills
7. Methods of evasion i.e. body movement and footwork (large and small sim)

Partner exercises can be practised with varying levels of intensity, which allows the students to train the correct responses and apply them with confidence.