CAN YOUR PLAN WITHSTAND GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE?: Hill Country Combatives In-Fight Weapon Access

Here we are. The week after the force-on-force seminar that I was getting all wrapped up over. As it turns out, I was getting myself amped up unnecessarily. I did alright.

The Hill Country Combatives seminar was focusing on In-Fight Weapon Access, so the exercises were all based around the entanglement. Since it was run more like a jiu jitsu seminar, there wasn’t a lot of opportunity for me to get my own film, on top of taking notes and running the drills.

Borrowing from the Short Barreled Shepherd 3×3 Format, here are my takeaways:

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Top 3 Things Covered:

– Grappling Positions (Standing at Grounded)

– Takedowns

– “Earning the Draw” (Timing)

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My Top 3 Takeaways:

– Standing takedowns

– Reinforcing proper timing so you don’t mess up your draw

– I am making progress.

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Yes there’s still plenty of work to be done, but it’s nice to see that the work I’ve put in so far is actually paying off.

3 Things I’ll Do Differently:

No major epiphanies on this one, no revolutionary discoveries. That being said – Improve my jits (there were a couple of very useful tweaks, especially pertaining to passing guard)

– Continue improving my cardio

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– Continue exploring blade options.

*All Photo Credit Thanks to Hill Country Combatives*

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