Focus Mitt / Thai Pad Combos
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Focus Mitt / Thai Pad Combos Basis around these combos These combinations are designed as a foundation to advanced striking. As noted below in the Focus Mitt combos these are specified for a right handed fighter, left handed strikers should look to page 2 which is the same combos suited to the left handed fighter. These combos are the essentially a training aid and teaching tool to provide a clear fast “Language” from pad holder to striker. From this foundation pad holder can add slipping punches, bobbing and weaving, as well as footwork and even sprawling to add more difficulty into these combinations. Focus Mitt Combinations o #1: Left Straight o #2: Left Straight, Right Straight o #3: Left Straight, Right Straight, Left Hook o #4: Left Straight, Right Straight, Left Hook, Right Straight o #4 Variation: (UpperCut): Left Straight, Right Straight, Left Hook, Right Uppercut o #5: Left Straight, Right Straight, Left Hook, Right Straight, Left Uppercut o #6:Right Straight, Left Hook, Right Straight o #7: Left Hook, Right Straight, Left Hook o #8: Right Uppercut, Left Hook, Right Straight o #9: Left Uppercut, Right Straight, Left Hook o #10: Right Overhand, Left Uppercut, Right Overhand Focus Mitt to Thai Pad Combos The transition from focus mitt work to Thai pads is very straight forward. There are essentially three options you can send after any of the above combinations. o Round Kick: Typically to Pads in Midsection (Advanced: Low, Mid, or High) o Knee: Delivered typically with no clinch o Elbow: Typically a horizontal elbow (Elbow #1) Any one of these techniques should be delivered with the opposite side as the finishing punch of the above combination. Below are examples showing the principles of this training. Examples o “3 Kick”: Left Straight, Right Straight, Left Hook, Right Round Kick o “8 Knee”: Right Uppercut, Left Hook, Right Straight, Left Knee o “2 Elbow” Left Straight, Right Straight, Left Elbow Left Handed Focus Mitts / Thai Pads Focus Mitt Combinations o #1: Right Straight o #2: Right Straight, Left Straight o #3: Right Straight, Left Straight, Right Hook o #4: Right Straight, Left Straight, Right Hook, Left Straight o #4 Variation: (UpperCut): Right Straight, Left Straight, Right Hook, Left Uppercut o #5: Right Straight, Left Straight, Right Hook, Left Straight, Right Uppercut o #6:Left Straight, Right Hook, Left Straight o #7: Right Hook, Left Straight, Right Hook o #8: Left Uppercut, Right Hook, Left Straight o #9: Right Uppercut, Left Straight, Right Hook o #10: Left Overhand, Right Uppercut, Left Overhand Focus Mitt to Thai Pad Combos The transition from focus mitt work to thai pads is very straight forward. There are essentially three options you can send after any of the above combinations. o Round Kick o Knee: Delivered typically with no clinch o Elbow: Typically a horizontal elbow (Elbow #1) Any one of these techniques should be delivered with the opposite side as the finishing punch of the above combination. Below are examples showing the principles of this training. Examples o “3 Kick”: Right Straight, Left Straight, Right Hook, Left Round Kick o “8 Knee”: Left Uppercut, Right Hook, Left Straight, Right Knee o “2 Elbow” Right Straight, Left Straight, Right Elbow .