Training Time

[terryl965]

So with National and the Juniors coming up in eight weeks what are you doing to make sure you are ready mentally and physically?

 

[ATC]

Lots and lots of training. Actually training never stopped since US Open. We had State Championships right after that and then Qualifiers after that. Now it is time for Jr. Nationals (Yes they changed the name they don't call it JO's anymore) and Sr. Nationals.

The training never stopped but it did change for a bit. For the past two weeks, it was back to conditioning drills and endurance. We had a 1 week rest time. Now we will backed off the conditioning a bit and started to add working again on techniques and strategy. In a couple of weeks it will do more and more sparring, with many cross school training sessions.

So again, lots and lots of training.

 

[terryl965]

For us we just ended a two week conditioning timeframe, now it will be ladder drills and other footwork drills for the competitors. We always spare a couple of times during the week but starting in about two weeks we will do statagies in the ring while sparring, trying to get a hang what is working for them and what we need to forget about this time and pick it back up after. We always try to give them options and way out of corners alot, I do not know why but a few of them like the corner, not me but they do.

 

[StudentCarl]

I do not know why but a few of them like the corner...

Not to hijack, as this is an interesting thread, but I've seen this tendency occasionally too and wonder what your thoughts are on it. Is it a phase, a preference for a certain approach to footwork or ring strategy? It seems to arise independent of coaching, since I've seen it in players from various places. I've never heard of anyone coaching it as a strategy, but I could just be ignorant.

Thanks,
Carl

 

[terryl965]

Carl I will use my son Zachary he's thoughts is this people tend to beloieve they have him, but in reality he has them coming in hard and fast and he is able to land the backswing against them. I personally am to slow to get it off but he has that knack about doing it. I will find a video of it and link it for you.

I believe this is the link you can see the backswing at the 2:37 marking.

 

[ATC]

Corners are bad, bad, bad, even though Zach thinks they are a good place to set someone up, he should break that habit or thought process.

Most top fighters will turn people in corners into easy points. Simple cut kicks will always push them out and that is just easy points. Cut kicks will nullify any back, bada, and even spinning hook kick, plus put them out of the ring.

 

[terryl965]

Corners are bad, bad, bad, even though Zach thinks they are a good place to set someone up, he should break that habit or thought process.

Most top fighters will turn people in corners into easy points. Simple cut kicks will always push them out and that is just easy points. Cut kicks will nullify any back, bada, and even spinning hook kick, plus put them out of the ring.

I onderstand but he does not do it all the time, watch the video from the AAU National Team trainingcamp of 09 and see what he does. Right now he does not do it that much but he still can get people to believe they have position when they don't. Well I am going for a jog be back later got to keep that diet thing going you know.

 

[taekwondodo]

Corners are bad, bad, bad, even though Zach thinks they are a good place to set someone up, he should break that habit or thought process.

Most top fighters will turn people in corners into easy points. Simple cut kicks will always push them out and that is just easy points. Cut kicks will nullify any back, bada, and even spinning hook kick, plus put them out of the ring.

Agreed! Being out smart and got trapped into a corner is bad. With the rules being as is, 1 step out into the red and you got a warning. The opponent would want you to be in the corner and press, press, press you until you have to kick first. Then the opponent just have to go to a first motion kick and get you out.

Getting out of a corner is a strategy and we do practiced it at our school too. Offensive and defensive.

 

[ATC]

I onderstand but he does not do it all the time, watch the video from the AAU National Team trainingcamp of 09 and see what he does. Right now he does not do it that much but he still can get people to believe they have position when they don't. Well I am going for a jog be back later got to keep that diet thing going you know.

Yes he attempeted what we call a jump spinning back kick. We teach a cut kick to the hip of the same side of the kicking leg to send the kicker flying back.

Nice clip. Enjoy your jog.

 

[terryl965]

Yes he attempeted what we call a jump spinning back kick. We teach a cut kick to the hip of the same side of the kicking leg to send the kicker flying back.

Nice clip. Enjoy your jog.

Thanks I did at anyrate we teach the cut kick as well and like I said he only uses it with some people because not everyone will fall for it but every once in a while they do.

 

[terryl965]

Agreed! Being out smart and got trapped into a corner is bad. With the rules being as is, 1 step out into the red and you got a warning. The opponent would want you to be in the corner and press, press, press you until you have to kick first. Then the opponent just have to go to a first motion kick and get you out.

Getting out of a corner is a strategy and we do practiced it at our school too. Offensive and defensive.

Yes we practice corner drills all the time how to get out and how to turn your opponet into one as well.