Standing Combat

*** PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS ***

STANDING COMBAT 1. This is the 1st of 4 scenarios that you need to be able to react to based on what you are learning from your boards. This will help to start to create the response of reacting spontaneously to an attack. This 1st scenario is an attacker pushing with 2 hands. The attacker for this page is in the black gi.

STANDING COMBAT 2. The 2nd scenario is a 1 hand push. Maybe the attacker is going to punch with the other hand?

STANDING COMBAT 3. The 3rd scenario is a step forward with hands drawn up. The attacker here is probably going to punch.

STANDING COMBAT 4. The 4th scenario is a deep step back. Here it is highly likely that the attacker is going to throw a kick. Look at the body language and the movement of your opponent in class to help get a sense of what they may do. This will help you react quicker, and more efficiently.