Handfighting with Wiss, pt. 2

After a few days of working on Wiss’ stuff, here are some add-ins and extra points of emphasis.

When getting to an angle, make sure to chase the leg every time. Even when drilling or handfighting, at least keep the leg within a short arms reach and direct your momentum in that direction.

Other points of emphasis included continuing to tie sets and motions together, establishing timing, and reacting correctly to different feels.

When a large step is taken, like the swim move shot in Handfightint with Wiss, replace the foot lunging with the back foot to stay in an athletic position.

The shoulder blade anchor worked well but was slowed down with a long overtie. When an opponent overties, drop the anchor and come to a heavy club and/or steer with the other hand. From there, fakes, snaps, posts, and passes are available. The possibility of a RH post on the overtie to a LF low single on the same side is in the back of my mind, similar to an underhook throw-by low single.

New Stuff:

Start with a collar tie. When your opponent begins to dig an overtie, release the overtie and swim it past. It is more of a “disappear” than a swim/post/pass. In other words, use his own effort digging in to bring his weight over the top. Depending on head position and your opponent’s lead leg, this can lead to a double, hi-c, or knee pull. The motion has to be an immediate reaction. This should become automatic in order for it to work.

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My favorite shot with this setup, the double
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Hi-c underneath with head on opposite side
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Standard hi-c

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