BASIC FORMAL PAIRS EXERCISES

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Basic Formal Pairs Exercises (Part 1)

25 July 2003

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Name of exercise	Attack received	Bridge affected	Initial hand counter	Final hand counter	Kick or take down

Outside kicking Outside takedowns	Thrust to face or outward swinging attack to head	High inwards	Back fist to face	Reversed thrust	Lead foot kick, step out and recover (see video)
	Thrust to face or outward swinging attack to head	High inwards	Back fist to face	Reversed thrust	Trailing active hand neck choke from behind with single knuckle thrust to back (see video)
	Thrust to abdomen	Low outwards	Back fist to side of head	Inward elbow strike to head holding wrist with other hand	Lead foot kick step out and recover (see video) Step, lead active hand arm bar across front of neck (see video)
	Thrust to abdomen	Low inwards	Back fist to head	Reversed thrust	Lead foot kick step out and recover (see video) Step through behind attacker's arm doing arm bar across his chest (see video)
	Thrust to chest	High outwards	Lead hand palm thrust to face	Reversed thrust	Lead foot kick step out and recover (see video) Lead hand loop under arm and around neck (see video)

Name of exercise	Attack received	Bridge affected	Initial hand counter	Final hand counter	Kick or take down

Inside kicking Inside takedowns	Thrust to face or inward swinging attack to head	High outwards	Inward elbow to face	Forearm strike to neck	Lead foot kick step out and recover (see video) Loop around back of neck into reversed choke hold (see video)
	Thrust to abdomen	Low outwards	Thrust to face	Back fist to face	Lead foot kick step out and recover (see video) Step through inside attacker's arm, doing arm bar across his chest (see video)
	Thrust to chest	High outwards	Thrust to face	Hammer-fist to ribs	Lead foot kick step out and recover (see video) Switch to outside for collar or hair pull (see video)