This drill will develop your students' ability to use a rapid-fire roundhouse kick. The "monkey" will be one partner's back hand, which the other partner will always be chasing with the roundhouse kick.
Partner Drill | Kicking | Sparring | Point Sparring | Point Fighting

This technique is a dynamic technique that can be used in point sparring but is also a very exciting board break for demonstration. Learn the secrets to fast and sharp jump spinning back kicks.
Sparring | Point Fighting | Point Sparring | Kicking | Bob

Feints and other fakes are great for gaining a sparring edge. Use this drill to fake the ax kick and land a side kick.
Kicking | Sparring | Point Sparring | Point Fighting

Add this partner training drill to your sparring regimen to help with balance, speed, height, and targeting of your kicks. This sweep is very popular in European tournament circuits.
Sparring | Point Fighting | Point Sparring | Sweep | Partner Drill

Defending against a straight punch, students will use a sequence of small defense techniques to ultimately grab the attacker by the head for a takedown.
Self Defense | Advanced | Takedown

The instructor will call out numbers to tell the students how many kicks to do, the last kick always being to the head on Bob. This drill works balance and speed in the round kick.
Speed | Kicking | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting | Balance

Use Bob to follow this warm up progression for round kicks. This drill is great to loosen up those hips for more intense drills or sparring rounds.
Bob | Kicking | Mobility | Warm Up

This takedown should be used from the ground to lock the attacker's leg. Keep in mind that sometimes the most basic technique is the most effective self defense technique.
Self Defense | Takedown

Progress through this series of paddle drills to work the round kicks and get your students warmed up for an awesome sparring class.
Warm Up | Kicking | Sparring

The scissor leg takedown is a complex move that your students should have great control with when practicing with classmates. Although risky, this technique could be used to defend against a straight punch.
Self Defense | Takedown

Per usual with self defense, start by making a distraction. Use a traditional Japanese technique to start a sequence of defense techniques to take the attacker down.
Self Defense | Takedown

Learn the secrets to making your spinning back kicks faster. This will make the kick much more practical for sparring use.
Kicking | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting

When in a rear naked choke, you don't have much time to react and defend yourself. After distracting with a strike somewhere, pull both arms across the body for a shoulder throw.
Self Defense | Takedown

Slide in close to the attacker to counter the hook punch or haymaker, striking the neck at the same time. Follow up that initial step with an elbow strike, a wrist lock, and maybe even a takedown.
Self Defense | Takedown

After being knocked to the ground, this technique can be used to stop an attacker from following up by tripping them off balance.
Self Defense | Takedown

This stretching drill provides an active stretch that will prepare your students for fast motions like kicking. Make sure they are already warmed up a bit before using this stretch.
Stretching | Flexibility | Splits | Kicking | Warm Up

This is a teaching technique that helps students learn how to pivot. This pivot is going to be important for so many techniques including fundamentals like round kick, side kick, and reverse punch.
Teaching | Pivoting | Kicking | Kids

Learn how to minimize the amount of circular motion in your spinning hook kick so that you have a faster kick that is more effective for sparring.
Kicking | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting

This advanced and deceptive kick requires a lot of hip mobility. Pumping a round kick is a great way to set up the twist kick.
Kicking | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting

This warm up sets up some of the dynamic motion needed for sparring. It also helps your students stay synchronized during the warm up and will make your class look more professional.
Warm Up | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting | Timing | Rhythm

The back leg is going to lead the way to step out of the line of the kick. The slight turn of the shoulders sets up a strong back fist.
Hands | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting

Now in a closed stance, one can defend the side kick by quickly switching their stance before executing the swoop and swipe. The swoop being the scooping of the leg, and the swipe being a follow-up ridge hand.
Defense | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting

Defend against a lead leg side kick in an open stance by scooping the leg with one hand, following up with a strike by the other.
Defense | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting

Lead with the back leg on a side step to avoid the round kick. A check with the opposite hand will block the kick and set up a scoring reverse punch.
Defense | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting