Random video about controlling the center via defense, with deflections, pins, lazy hand/hooking hand/fuk sao, tan sao, grabs, crossing, locks, ties and traps. Just general and broad concepts. Using forward energy to drive to their center.

Grabs Part 2: Training to grab and deal with grabs to break away/prevent opponents from grabbing you, protecting your center and covering your center with your own arms and theirs as well, dealing with the pressure, energy and strength to stop grabs, as well as to trap, counter, slow the opponent down and more.

Grabs Part 1: Training to grab and deal with grabs to trap, counter, slow the opponent down, tie them up, get locks, counter and strike and use the grabs as a path to somewhere. A common issue in an altercation and training to appropriately deal with grabbing.

Part 2: Basic concepts of leading/feeding (or drawing) for the opponent to react, so you can misdirect and have them react, including a few details not outlined in part 1, including trapping, cross check/cross blocks, cover and intent, as well as paths to choke and throws, etc.

Kali/Arnis Straight Knife Jab/Thrust Evasion & Disarm Drill #4. Concepts about evading/moving/hollowing out, passing, trapping, tying, backcuts, disarms, etc.

Kuntao Silat Kung Fu Rolling Elbow Counter with trapping, tying, and throws, used against strikes that may also be used by opponent for a clinch entry. A concept to tie them up as they close the gap to prevent them getting you in a clinch, or as a regular counter technique regardless.

JKD/Jeet Kune Do, KunTao Concept Drill: Snapping backfist, traps, ties, deflections, cover, switching, passing, etc. Putting it all together with details.

Hubud 1: Exploring Hubud: Inside, Outside, Switching, Counts, Tying, Passing, Levers, Pulling, Deflections, Economy of Motion, Hubud Drills, Counters and Control. Everything is pretty much contained in Hubud, so we’re exploring and exampling it a bit here.

Principals of transitioning to the inside or outside and covering your center and theirs to create speed and better positioning, deflecting and turning the opponent and trapping/creating a barrier for your advantage.

Utilizing your reserve/cover hand in strikes, counters, defense and offense as default response or entry method, which facilitates quicker speed/responses/actions in attacks, defense, deflections and offers for easier trapping methods.

Kun Tao Silat/Lazy Hand Drill 2: Offering varied methods of tying up the opponent with additional insight and concepts.

Based on KunTao Silat Drill 1: Some extras and variations, locks, passes, additional insight and concepts.

KunTao Silat/Lazy Hand Drill 1: Exchanging drill to cover center and counter-attack on various beats.

NOTE: Be sure to watch our “Transitioning” concepts video (FightMethod Video #0055) for the prior video we’re building off of for this video. Creating some back and forth drills with varied movement for the inside, outside, transitioning, breaking away, going in and out, deflections, entries, etc. while using centerline awareness.

Using default responses and protecting/covering your centerline (as if standing behind a post) to keep small and quick, and making the opponent move bigger (slower) to deal with it. With deflections, clinging & monitoring, as well as defending and countering from your center to achieve a faster response.