Counter-pierce versus Continuous Punch

[mook jong man]

To clarify what i mean in the school i come from we called a tan sau used against the outside of the opponents wrist a counter-pierce.

What is generally known as chain punching we called continuous punching .

• To start off both partners face each other in their stance with their guards up just out of punching range
• One partner is to start off slowly continuous punching
• The other partner intercepts each punch at the wrist by using his tan sau to deflect the strikes.
• One tan sau pierces forward on the outside of opponents wrist then it goes back and the other tan sau comes forward and does the same
• to change roles you will have to do a tan sau and then a punch with the same arm ( in the early stages it might be easier to just stop)

IMPORTANT TIPS

• Be in your stance (and sink your weight down)
• Relax your arms and shoulders (this type of drill can cause a lot of fatigue in the shoulders if you are tense)
• Concentrate on using elbow force to drive your technique , whether it be the tan sau or the punch. This type of driving force can usually penetrate straight through other systems hard style blocks
• The person doing the counter-pierce movement must intercept at and control the wrists in order to deflect properly
• Meet the punches with your arm in the optimum angle
• Go at different speeds
• Do it moving forward
• Do it moving backward
• Try it with the partner doing punches with fist in a horizontal position ( not everybody punches the same way as us) but it is actually easier to deflect the horizontal fist punches.

Anyway happy training.

 

[skinters]

we do that drill ...ive got bruises to show for it ...its good as you need that repetitive action so you can flow into it when needed .id like to do simple drills for a longer duration than say four or five per session, wich just dont give you the time to let the drill sink in.