Quick Tips for Sparring 24

Another in our series of excellent sparring videos with Mr Mark Trotter, this session focusing building an effective counter for the side kick.

Mr Trotter coaches Miss Phillipa Henry through tactics employed against the lead leg side kick, such as using the body positioning to draw in the opponent.

The main counter attack is with the leading hand punch, then following up with a turning kick. Once mastered other techniques are added to the drill including the jab, back kick and reverse hooking kick.

This is an in-depth session showing how a drill is progressed until the student becomes proficient and able to use the counter in actual sparring.

The Spread of points

Here Mr Trotter introduces the idea of having a better spread of points by scoring once on your opponent, rather than engaging in an exchange of punches. Try and score without your opponent scoring.

Sabum Mark Trotter explains and demonstrates the importance the partner plays in this downward kick drill. Great advice here in this clip.

Side kick from a narrow stance

A good sparrer will be able to anticipate and counter a side kick – especially if there is an initial step before that kick. Adopting a more narrow stance will enable you to kick faster with less telegraphing.

Mr Trotter explains the dodging punch and the importance of maintaining the correct distance.