Kids Martial Arts

Lesson 29

Slip, Counter Strike & Twisting Arm Control

Warm Up – 5min

• 2min Skipping
• 10 Push Ups, Sit Ups, Squats
• Kick Drill

Striking Development Lesson  – 10min:

• Basic Footwork: Stance & Guard (Don Madge)

• Punch Defence – Slip Punches & Return a Counter Strike (Richie Quan)
  • Essential Detail: Keep you head in line with you hips
  • Important Detail: Slip outside the punch, not inside the punch
  • Most Common Mistake: Hinging at the hips rather than rotating the hips. Rotate the hips and shoulders, your head should not go outside your feet
  • Drill Orders: Practice as a solo drill to understand the rotation movement, then as a static partner drill, then a moving partner / line drill, and finally add a counter strike.

BJJ Development Lesson  – 10min

• Twisting Arm Control
  • Basic Control (Preparation Drill) Indicator:
  • Bully fears punch and protects face with one or both arms.
  • Essential Detail: Solid arm control and hip drive with the back leg angled out for base.
  • Most Common Mistake: No chest weight during initial arm trap.

• ArmlockFinish
  • Indicator: Bully does not cooperate while trapped in the Twisting Arm Control.
  • Essential Detail: Effective handwork and front foot positioning.
  • Most Common Mistake: Forgetting to loop the elbow around the head prior to leg spin.
  • Safety Tip: Protect your nose from the incoming foot during the armlock spin.
  • Transfer Teaching Tip: Gradually test the control by trying to pull the arm out at various points.

Noodle Work – 5min:

• 1min Rounds they will hold for each other. (Instructors need to teach them how to hold)

Sparring – 10min:

• 2 x 2min Rounds, Kick & Clinch
• 2 x 2min Rounds, Back Positional Wins