sensitivity drills

[Brett Morton]

Adam, what sensitivity drills do you teach in your class?   

[Adam]

Hi Brett, welcome to the forum

   
some drills for tactile sensitivity , when a guy blocks me...   
1 feel hard impact ( he's holding center) of his cover /block  using that feeling to trigger  switching lines 
2 feeling his pressure when he parries (he's off center) and using it to spring off  to continue attacking

I do not train it off my partners "martial arts" blocks . When u attack right under the context of a reality based confrontation , 99% of the time  what u will run into is a flinch response on the 2nd or 3rd beat not a martial arts movement on the first beat. This is something that is obvious when u test things and also the main reason that ppl think trapping stuff dont work . Its the context not the content . If they pressure test under the context it was design for , things might be more obvious to them.....

from a training perspective a very basic appraoch can be:
1 pre set for learning:  you should know what but never when , this alone will allow you to  use pressure to trigger things rather than merely trying to remeber techniques
2 progress to random : you dont know when or what
3 he is always trying his best to hit back  - this will take away all slacks in movements .... trapping , if you must should never look like trapping , a specific type of pressure you learn from a tool ie bong sau  , bil sau etc can be express without moving that much at all when u punch .... thats a different topic 

By far in my mind non contact sensitivity DURING your own movement is  more important  for fighting but thats a different topic

Regards ,

Adam   

[Jeff Meadows]

Hey Adam,

Hope you and your's are well Bro

I have a question for ya. Have ya considered doing a DvD on Sensitivity training and trapping in relation to RBSD.This is a topic that I am really interested. I have been fascinated with the concepts since I have learned about them. But i have always wondered what there value is in reality.
I understand the value of said thing in relation to combat if one could pull it off...it would be awesome.

Well I would buy it:) Or maybe it will have to wait to I can make my way to Canada and get some training in with you and your guys:) Well you are on my tour list and hopefully one day we can hook up and get ir done as the cable guy says:)

Yours in Fellowship,
Jeff

[Adam]

Hey Jeff, 

    How u doing? I think if you are interested in functional trapping a very good place to look would be  Jesse Glover or one of his long time students, awesome stuff . I do not practice or use trapping for many years now.
    A lot of the sensitivity drills I was referring to  is not from sticking nor is the follow up a trap/ removal. I usually hit through or switch lines instead of trap. Unlike a boxer I dont rely on my eyes when I do that but rather pressure to spring off.
   
ps It would be cool to meet up and share  info

adam   

[Douglas]

Great stuff Adam I totally agree with the idea of disengagement and line changes. Or sometimes just blasting straight through

       Regards,
                   Douglas.

[Adam]

Hi Douglas,
 
   When I read ur posts on the bax sometimes, its reality based and without ego, good job:)

   I just want to add that sometimes removals (trapping) is without much of a choice when one is caught in a angle where one is weaker ie jammed up .... good to know . For me the major thing is  not rather one trap or not , either way one must operate with sensitivity and not the eyes or it will be way too slow. That's why when I read ppl argue about trapping on the net , I think alot of times they maybe missing the point. They talk as if they have  a choice , the fact is w/o tactile sensing , they will already be hit against a fast guy . If they can move with good sensing on the other hand....THEN there's a choice - trap or not doesn't matter - do what u want because you are no longer late.

   The second thing is assuming ppl have "sensitivity" they still argue about what is more direct? : just hit ( blast thr or disengage : which only work on an aggressive powerful guy if u can take the guys balance ) or trapping. Well , some ppl have suggested that trapping is less direct because theres more movement but the fact is  in the end how fast u are depends more on not fighting your neuro system. For example , my friend Chris , NATURALLY leans towards trapping , it is very difficult to make him just hit when he crashes arms, so why fight a natural thing? What is really more direct : to move without thought or to fight ur own nature and be late?

   Sorry for the long post , but I hope this helps a bit on the ever going debate (not you guys), in reality there's no conflict.
   

 

[Douglas]

Hi Adam, Firstly trapping is far from my forte so i am in no postion to argue with or against any of it. Some BASICS with lots of foreward pressure is about it really.
  Your point on not fighting the natural thing is a great one. I think once the base and principals are there then an individual can use these natural tendencies to improve their game for sure. One of my freind just cant get away from holding the head and blasting uppercuts&hooks as soon as he gets in close, but as long as he stays aware and protects himself he can really mess somebody up with it. Great stuff as always, thanks.

  Regards,
             Douglas.