for sticksfighting, my students learn the first 6 hits (temple temple shin shin collarbone/top of head-uppercut to chin) and they get combinations of those six httings, and how to move forward for the triangle (there is no across yet only forward). they do very high reps every class. then they learn abaniko hits 1-4 (temple temple inside wrist-outside wrist) and they do combination of that with the six basic hittings. after three months i teach them the four basic blockings (some people call them the box style), and i teach them how to move their feet. then they spar but the only legal target is the forearms and the thighs and back of the calf. btw when i teach them to hit, they learn to witik (flick), hiwa (slash), and target (stiff hit). anyway after they know how to land and set up there hits, and they learn to hit in defense, i teach them to hit more places, the stomach, the ribs, the lats, the throat, the bicep/triceps, the head and the top of the head until they know how to use all 10 hits. then they moved on.
that is first two level beginner. each time they move up until i teach them all of our 22 hittings, 8 abaniko, 8 saksak, and the back of the stick. but we do it only a few at a time. and the same with each skill and style of fighting.
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