Tournament Day Pad Session

This is Julian Forbes’ personal tournament day warm up session which consists of the techniques and combinations he most used. You should compile your own session with your own favorite techniques and combinations. Remember, this is a WARM-UP on tournament day, techniques should be executed precisely, but not at full power. You do NOT want to burn yourself out before you get to the ring.

Front Leg Inside Sweep-Jab-Sidestep (Nagasuzuki)

Jab-Front Leg Ura-Mawashi

Jab-Front Leg Mawashi

Feint Gyaku-Front Leg Inside Sweep-Ura-Mawashi

Feint Gyaku-Front Leg Inside Sweep-Mawashi

1-2-3 Jab-Gyaku-Mawashi

1-2-3 Jab-Gyaku-Ura-Mawashi

Front Leg Inside Sweep-Gyaku-Jab-Sidestep (Nagasuzuki)

Front Leg Meigeri-Mawashi-Gyaku

Feint Gyaku(Block Front hand)-Back Leg Outside Sweep-Ura-Mawashi

Back Leg (Opposite Stance) Feint Sweep-Mawashi

Feint Jab-Jodan Gyaku/Block-Back Leg Outside Sweep-Ura-Mawashi

Feint Jab-Ushiro geri-(jodan-chudan)

Feint Jab-Chudan Mawashi (Opposite Stance-Target Kidneys)

Feint Jab-Ushiro-Ura-Mawashi geri

Opposite stance means Toe to Toe with opponent

Time per technique or combination = 1 min (30 secs each side- L and R)

Each technique should be executed 10 times slowly (5 each side) before speeding up

Depending on fitness level and intensity of warm up, the above can be broken up into 3 minute “rounds” with 1 minute of recovery time between rounds. However, you should be able to recover during the 10 “slow” executions before the speed up.

The measure of fitness is not how long you can go, but rather your recovery time. (how quickly you recover from a heavy session or fight and are ready to go again at 100%) this becomes crucial as you near the final matches in a tournament where you get progressively less time between fights. Sometimes you may need to fight a final with just a few minutes recovery from your semi-final match.

You should feel free to substitute techniques or combinations which you use which may not be listed for ones you know just don’t work for you.

You must always remember we are all individuals with our own set of talents and weaknesses - take other’s advice and mold it to suit your personal needs. Work on your weaknesses and exploit your talents. What may have worked for one World Champion may not for another. Absorb all the information and pick what works for you out of it all. An athlete that uses his brain will almost always triumph over the one that doesn’t. (almost sounds like a fortune cookie...)