frame (long guard?) defense

from tristar youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNbkEJPZ3LA
muay thai frame defense

i think this type of long guard makes more sense to me and what i'll rely on most.
of course, like mmmatt says, i think i'll mix up my defense styles though so the opponent doesn't figure out my defense.

this guard is good for hooks, overhands, uppercuts, elbows, and knees

he says the tight boxing guard defense (what i use the most) is ok but doesn't protect you from elbows and knees. the frame defense allows you to block them at a distance.


the way he does it is the lead hand (left hand) always extends straight
-shoves his punching shoulder
-point your elbow up (protects punches higher than chin)

what changes is what your right hand/arm does

-a punch to my left side: right hand goes over my left eyebrow

-a punch to my right side: basic comb your hair catch on the right temple/ear

-an uppercut: bring arm in close to body and let him uppercut your elbow

using the head

head is the 9th weapon (in addition to the 8 limbs). more muay boran / self defense.

to headbutt
-lower your head and ram your forehead into their nose
-you don't cock your head back like a pro wrestler

to block straight punches
-lower your head and let them hit the top of the forehead
-it was hurting my hands jabbing spiderman boxer's head. in a streetfight, i think this is a destruction defense because they would probably hurt their hands if they tried to hit your head hard

teep, knees, and combos he wants me to work tonight

teep
-hitting with whole foot or ball of foot is ok
-he likes to hit with ball but then push away like stepping on gas pedal
-drill on the heavy bag is one explosive kick with pauses between reps. i think he said quick like a jab or maybe he said quickly like they're about to jab you then you kick

knees
-thrust hips forward like so that you thrust hips then the knee follows a little but then you'd have to raise the knee a little more for it to be a knee
-point your toes
-steering wheel toward the knee
-keep your chin down


combos for tonight
these combos are to mix up the game
ie, you do the 1,2 then he starts to think 12 so then you do 1,kick cuz he expected punches to head, then when he thinks you might kick he blocks so you add the 2 to the head cuz he's focused on leg kick
1. 1, 2
2. 1, right kick
3. 1, right kick but he blocks, 2 (as your leg comes down)

a lot of cool stuff from julian (bob marley) yesterday

# 1 - 6

1. they jab, right hook. >> you straight elbow, then use the same elbow hand to downward scoop, step in and grab the neck (at the same time), pull the neck like a steering wheel, knee them in the gut
-#6 is based off number 1

2. they jab, right hook >> you straight elbow, then

DEALING WITH GETTING CLINCHED
-there are 3 phases:
1. preventing before they can tie up
2. dealing when tied up and pummeling but not full on clinch
3. they have secured the clinch

1. preventing clinch
-when he's reaching you guide arm out of the way
-if he's taller than you push up first and then guide arms out of the way
-it's like a 45 degree pivot
-you don't overextend your arms but you don't keep them super tight to your body either
-your pivot (in place) foot is the one on the side you'll step to, your step out foot rotates to the side you'll end up on
-your loaded for a knee or kick after pivoting out

2. pummelling
-turn like a steering wheel

3. secured clinch
-drop your center of gravity, get your hips close together, put your knee behind one of his, and twist him to trip over it
-epiphany about getting the hips close together, it's not about squeezing his back into you but more about moving your hips close to his
-just right now i'm thinking, if you drop your hips low, then your body can get under his and you can use that to kind of drive him up and unbalanced backward which would also make the bear hug squeezing him into you a lot easier as well as getting your hips closer to him
-don't back up because that make you vulnerable to knees. if you can see your feet, you can get kneed.


THE END GAME
is not to slug it out. it is to unbalance (and sweep?) your opponent.
in battlefield times, it was not about slugging it out, it was getting the guy on the ground, being able to stay aware of surroundings, and move on.

holding thai pads and lead kick and knee

kru mark

holding thai pads
-don't hold it down so low like i'm bending over. just keep it close to my body.
-turn a little to the side you want them to kick
-maybe throw a few punches before the desired combo for them to block
-the combo we did was 2 left body kicks. every once in a while add a right body kick to the front

kicks
-he said just kick from your stance, don't step fwd/out/whatever or you will telegraph. if you need to close the distance first, then step in with your stance to close the distance then throw from there

lead kicks
-he said it's important to get good and lead kick

knee
-i don't get it but youre supposed to drive your hip fwd so your knee is like a spear
-on the heavy bag, he just had me knee to the diagnoal side and step through / penetrate without hitting the bag


my kicks i see on video
-i need to work more on turning my hips over. most of my kicks looked like the kick equivalent of an "arm" punch