Today, we’re going to talk a little bit about martial arts partner drills. I’ll identify the important aspects of movement learned via partner drills. Then I’ll talk a bit about what makes partner drills fail.
Partner drills form the “glue” between static movements and reality. On a continuum, form would be the least realistic. In form, there’s only an imagined opponent.
Partner drills and sparring practice movement against an opponent. They’re pretty realistic.
Street defense is the most realistic. There are no rules, mats, pads, or equality of size/strength–only survival of the fittest.
(That is not to say that form isn’t important!! Form is the place where you perfect your techniques & movement by maximizing efficiency. Form builds strength, and can be a great HIIT activity in and of itself).
So what *d0* you learn during partner drills?
