Stickfighting-Strategies

[Chad W. Getz]

Stickfighting strategies. I know it's been asked before...so just consider this a ttt. For the guys that fight with or without gear, what do you train for, how are you thinking, what is it you try to accomplish in a stickfight.

If you never sparred, what are you training for, do you have a strategy plan?

Do you work on different strategies for different people or always try your same strategy no matter who against?

Do you have faith in your strategy? Why?

[Stickgrappler]

Chad,

been meaning to ask you, what percentage of your fights or your group's go to stickgrappling range?

TIA.

Hy

p.s happy holidays

[Chad W. Getz]

been meaning to ask you, what percentage of your fights or your group's go to stickgrappling range?

Depends on who's fighting.

The main areas of training go as follows.

1. Long range
- Protecting your head
- Protecting your hand
- Protecting your legs

2. Middle Range (Transitional range)
- Closing the gap
- Accepting/countering the close

3. Clinch Range

4. Takedowns/Throws (Transitional range)

5. Stickgrappling

Long range work involves some drills using various protective equipment and hard energy on the outside range. Alot of evasion, and hand hits.

Middle range (Closing/Opening) work involves drills using various protective equipment and progressively build up the intensity to work closing the gap against resisting energy. Even though this is a transitional range (IMO), it is one of the most stressed things to train.

Clinch range works alot of positional sparring, with light strikes put in. This structure is also payed alot of attention to.

Takedown/Throws range is the other transitional range. Transitional meaning it is something that only happens for a second in the fight. Not alot of emphasis is placed here, because a strong clinch structure can determine how things go to the ground, or open back up.

Stickgrappling works alot of positional grappling utilizing the sticks for pressure chokes, etc. As with grappling, positioning and relaxing are stressed, and it isn't uncommon to see one fighter place his weapong somewhere to gain his desired position on the ground before picking it back up and using his stick. Disarms take a strong emhasis in this range, but more so clinch range.

Long Range, Clinch Range, and Ground are what I consider the three main ranges. Meaning that alot of time is spent in these ranges so this is usually where fights will end.

Closing/Opening Range and Takedown/Throws Range are what I consider transitional range and are more so something that you do rather than a particular range. For example, you are only in the closing range (charging roof block/deflection/whatever) for a second before you either clinch or hit him while he is peddling backwards. You are in closing range if you are closing against him/her or if he/she is closing against you. Similarly, Takedowns and Throws Range only happens for a second, and is something that is done in transition from the stading clinch to the ground.

My personal strategy is to fight at the outside, and if I can't take him out there, to close and hit him, but if he is good at countering the close, to keep in clinch and punish him till he either gives up, I can trap and continue striking him, or till I can open us up a little to hit him. If he has a strong clinch structure, then it's down to the ground we go for good positioning and either submission or strikes, ex: scarf hold and 15-17 punyos to the face will do nicely.

Hope that helps.

[Edited by Chad W. Getz on 12-27-2000 at 12:47 PM]

[Balisong]

My strategy is very simple.

Just rely on my anting anting, my orascion, and let my techniques come out all by themself.

[Chad W. Getz]

ttt.