These are a series of drills designed to build impact absorption and blocking skills in addition to punching and kicking. They teach the student to flow from offense to defense and can be a great endurance workout for all levels. You should start slow with only the most basic movements and then add more signals for specific techniques to the mix as skill is gained. After a while you can basically be sparring with the focus mitts, yet the drill remains safe to do. Use these photo techniques as inspiration, but do the drills freestyle and not in any set format. Try to create the chaos of a real fight! Once skill is gained, add in weapons or a second person with focus mitts...

Lucas slams Kurt with the left pad and Kurt blocks it, then follows up with a punch.

Lucas signals for a front kick, which Kurt delivers, and then slams Kurt with the right pad.

Kurt follows up his block with a strike and slams home a round kick when Lucas signals.

Groundfighting Slam Pad Drills


Kurt slams Lucas with the right and left pad in quick succession, and Lucas blocks.

Lucas delivers a punch to the target and Kurt moves to the side to signal for a round kick.

Lucas delivers the round kick from the ground.

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