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It's Friday and time for this week's Legends newsletter;
on to today's contents...
- First--info on this month's RAW volume THE CLINCH: PRIMARY TAKEDOWNS.
- This week's article discusses 2 big changes we've made to the RAW Crew Program (positive ones we think). Plus, we are mulling future idea additions for the RAW Crew, feel free to let us know if you find the proposed additions of interest.
- This week's Video Clip of the Week discusses setting up the DWL off of the Rear-Body Lock.
And last, but not least, check out the ESP RAW Subscription service info to your left. You can save yourself some money on this volume of RAW ($5.50 to be exact) and pick up 3 more volumes of RAW absolutely free.
Thanks everyone and have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Mark Hatmaker Extreme Self Protection |
ESP RAW 136: CLINCH TAKEDOWNS: The Primaries
[We will take the our Weighting & The Rule of Palms lessons from RAW 127 and start putting them through their paces here.]
We are going to take the most common clinch positon: The Neutral or Stalemate and drill the primary throws that can be made here that call for no back exposure(that is, no hip, headlock, mares, or arm spins--not yet). These are defensively safe, high-speed offensive options geared for Neutral Position.
Here's the content breakdown:
- We'll make sure we all understand the 3 Contact-Control Points which will go a long way towards diagnosing if/when a drop goes wrong and how to fix it.
- We'll also hammer home The Steering Wheelconcept and why shallow turning is a common error.
- We'll introduce The 6 Primary Over-Hook Side Drops in isolation (Heel Freeze, Knee Sweep, Foot Sweep, Swiss Drop, Cross-Heel, and the Cross-Knee Tap].
Working these in isolation is ideal to build precision in technique, but these will never occur in these pristine circumstances, so...
- We'll show how to drill all six primaries off of an initiation or transition.
- Then we'll take a close-look at how to perfect your Step-Up which is often the demarcating line between merely pummeling and "Oh, now I get it!"
- We then drill the 6 Primaries off of a Step-Up which will push your finesse factor through the roof and compensate for the reality that your opponent will be "hiding" his hips.
- We'll then use the Step-Up to Create a Body-Lock that originates from the feet as opposed to the arms (a common error).
- We'll discuss how to un-root from here and how to use the un-root to get your back off of the cage.
- We'll hit two modified Twisting Body-Locks that will allow you to avoid "pulling your opponent into a mounted position on top of you." [If I had a buck for every time I've seen that error.]
- We'll show you how to drill the 6 Primaries in a Locked Position.
- Then drill 2 Bonus Drops, one to combat deeply hidden hips, and the other a sneaky un-root from the step-up.
These drills are best performed with a live opponent, but, in a pinch, a throwing dummy will suffice.
This volume, as with all RAW Volumes, comes with a printed syllabus for easy inclusion in your training notebook.
(Hang on to these syllabi because at some point in the Combination Man Curriculum run we will supplement and key these syllabi to a Master Text for easy Drill & Technique search).
ESP RAW 136 can be had this month for only $32 (S & H included--Domestic & International) at the end of the month the price goes to $42 Domestic/$52 International. [Of course, it's only $26.50 for the RAW Crew.]
To order:  To pay only $26.50 for this DVD + receive 3 other RAW DVDs for free, subscribe to our ESP RAW DVD Service.
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inTENS & No Second Chance Additions
Mark Hatmaker
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Currently the inTENS Program is comprised as such...
inTENS PREMIUM is our subscription Workout of the Day (WOD) service. Each week (Monday morning at 6AM EST) you will receive 6 Daily Physical Challenges & 6 Combat Drills of the Day (CDD)-for a total of 2 workouts per day (1 a conditioning stressor/ the other with a combat-skills honing emphasis). These challenges use the High Intensity/Minimum Time Protocol for efficient/effective results and the non-smooth/never repeating mode. If the chaos we will face in battle is never predictable why should our workouts be predicable? (Embrace the chaos, Crew!) $10 monthly, or free to RAW Subscribers.
On the Combat Drills of the day (CDD) we use a revolving template to hit each primary area of Combination Man Combat as we define it around here:
- Boxing
- Pugilism--Elbows, knees, head-butts, and all "illegal" inserts.
- Shooting--All below the waist takedowns.
- Clinch-Work--All upper-body takedowns and dirty boxing.
- Par Terre--Top dominaint wrestling drills with submissions dovetailed.
- Bottom Scissors Work--Both offense and defense from the "using the legs" positon.
We are pondering the idea of having a No Second Chance (NSC) CDD section where we can provide daily drill templates for our reality combatives brethren. These drills will revolve around the following primary templates
- Unarmed Static Responses
- Unarmed Fluid Responses
- Improvised Weapons Drills (X-Weapon)
- Designated Weapons Drills (Firearms, blades, cudgels, etc.)
- Flight Drills
- Scenario Specific/Preparedness Drills
If this addition sounds up your alley let us know.
The other change comes in the No Second Chance Program itself. Stage 6 currently reads as follows:
6. THE NSC BOOK OF DRILLS--What The Outer Limits Drills are to physical skills, the NSC Homework is to our Preparation and Mind-Setting. With this material we seek to have you not merely think about the material but to live it. This material is a series of hands-on intellectual and physical preparedness exercises and drills that teach preparation, planning, and improved response in a variety of environments. Each unit uses detailed questionnaires and task checklists to improve the safety of the individual and their family. Drills cover Home Preparedness, Vehicle Preparedness, Common Location Preparedness, Disaster readiness, et cetera. This material moves the preparation out of the gym and out of merely thinking about the material and physically forces us to be ready via the grading process we use to check and keep the homework on point. These drills are designed to help you get it right when everything goes wrong. Currently these drills are only available to RAW Members.
We are considering expanding the NSC curriculum to include video tutorials as adjuncts to the Drill Assignments.
If you think these options will improve the program we'd love to hear your opinion.
If you'd like to become part of the RAW Crew and get started on the inTENS and No Second Chance Programs see our RAW Subscription in the sidebar.
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Join the RAW Crew in the month of February and in addition to the 3 free RAW DVDs, the inTENS SERVICE, and the No Second Chance Book of Drills, you can pick out any single copy of our books published by Tracks as an additional welcome aboard the Crew gift.
(Make sure you read that right, I can only offer this deal to books published by Tracks.)
To take advantage of the deal, simply sign up, drop me an email with your 3 RAW choices and which book you'd like and we'll get you set up with your goodies!
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Pick An Adventure
Seminars
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Some of us are old-enough to remember a series of interactive books where readers were asked to make a decision and then go to a corresponding page to see what sort of mess you got yourself into. You never quite knew where you were going to wind up with these books--pre-video game era, these were a novel idea.
Here's where you come in, if you'd like to host a seminar and save yourself some bucks off of the standard fees in the process--if you've got an Adventure Race in your area, a rock you think I'd like to climb, a river you think I want to raft, a hike you think I just need to take, a desert I've not run on, you get the idea--pitch your adventure and school location. If the adventure appeals and the logistics are right we offer greatly reduced fees to come to your school and play with your crew before we go play at your Adventure Pitch.
BTW--You and your crew are welcome to attend the adventure, as a matter of fact, we'll knock off even more bucks for this sort of hands-on guiding.
So, you got some adrenaline in your neck-of-the-woods and want to train? Feel free to make your pitch and we'll see what happens.
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Mark Hatmaker
(865) 679-1223
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