Sparring

Set Sparring Is designed to practice techniques with a partner. It teaches the student proper distance, correct facing, forearm conditioning, accurate blocks, correct stances, counter attacks, co-ordination, timing and develop ultra fast reflexes.
Free Sparring Is when two students are allowed to practise controlled kicking and punching against each other. Each student is trying to land a successful strike or kick on the opponent whilst keeping their own defences tight. Safety equipment must be warn at all times, and a qualified instructor must be supervision the students.

Three-step sparring – Sambo Matsoki:
1.
Attack: Walking stance middle section punch attack
Defence: Right leg back walking stance, middle inner forearm block x 3
Counter attack: Left walking stance middle reverse punch.
2.
Attack: Walking stance high section punch attack
Defence: Right leg back walking stance, front rising block x 3
Counter attack: Left walking stance high reverse open fist strike.
3.
Attack: L stance middle section reverse punch attack
Defence: Left leg back L stance, twin forearm block x 3i
Counter attack: L stance middle reverse punch to the ribs.
4.
Attack: L stance middle knifehand strike attack
Defence: Right leg back L stance, middle inward outer forearm block x 3
Counter attack: Front leg middle side front snap kick.
5.
Attack: Walking stance high section punch attack
Defence: Right leg back walking stance, high outer forearm block to the inside x 3
Counter attack: Left walking stance, middle reverse punch.
6.
Attack: L stance middle reverse punch attack
Defence: Right leg back L stance, middle knifehand guarding block to the inside x 3
Counter attack: Front leg middle side kick.

Numbers 1 and 2 are learned at Yellow stripe belt
Numbers 3 and 4 are learned at Yellow belt
Numbers 5 and 6 are learned at Green stripe belt

Two-step sparring – Ibo Matsoki:
1.
Attack: Step forward into walking stance high obverse punch, left low front snap kick (hard block)
Defence: Left leg back walking stance, rising block, right leg back walking stance x-fist pressing block
Counter attack: Left walking stance, high twin vertical punch.
2
Attack: Right fixed stance, right mid side punch, left mid turning kick (land in L stance with hard block)
Defence: Right leg back L stance, upward palm block, left leg back L stance mid waist block
Counter attack: Sliding forward right L stance, right side elbow strike.
3
Attack: Right low front snap kick, left walking stance high twin vertical punch
Defence: Right leg back walking stance, x-fist pressing block, left leg back walking stance wedging block
Counter attack: Left upward knee strike.
4
Attack: Right walking stance, right high flat fingertip thrust, left middle side kick
Defence: Right leg back walking stance, left knifehand rising block, left leg back L stance right inward palm block
Counter attack: Any leg, front snap kick to coccyx, same leg forward walking stance twin upset punch to kidneys.

Numbers 1 and 2 are learned at Green belt
Numbers 3 and 4 are learned at Blue stripe belt

One-step traditional sparring – Ilbo Matsoki:
Same attacks as in 3-step, BUT
No measuring up
No ‘tuh’ to prepare
Both sides
At Blue belt, the defenses and counter-attacks are the same as in 3-step
At Red stripe belt, the defenses and counter-attacks are any blocks and single counter-attack
At Red belt, the defenses and counter-attacks are any blocks or dodging defence and any counter-attack
This sparring is designed to improve reflexes

Self-defence one-step (freestyle) sparring:
Attack is a middle punch, with
No measuring up
No ‘tuh’ to prepare
Both sides
Defence is any appropriate block, dodge, and counter-attack, done in fast style, showing the ability to choose appropriate techniques and demonstrate knowledge of counter-attack targets, with accuracy

First Degree Black belt one step traditional:
One step traditional for 1st dan is
1, L stance reverse punch – same as 1st kup 3 & 6
2, L stance knifehand strike – same as 1st kup 4
3, Jumping backfist strike from pattern Yul Gok
4, Any aerial hand technique. That means any hand technique performed whilst in the air
5, Offset L stance obverse punch. For this one you take distance and then make half a side step in direction of non punching hand to ensure your punching hand is on your opponent’s centre line.
Defence is as usual, any block from patterns. Counter attacks are any counter finishing in a classical stance. You can do more than one counter, for example I do a kick to knee and then land in walking stance palm strike for 1.