educated warrior
Armagh
The Educated Warrior was born out of a training session when a gifted young
fighter was having difficulty hitting vulnerable areas. He could have chopped a
tree down with his body shots, but he was wasting them, either hitting elbows
and arms or too low in the abdomen to have an effect. After getting my
five-year-old son to help colour in an old training bib, we were able to
increase the fighter’s capability within a single hour of training. Instead of
punching an elbow he switched to a shovel hook and hit the solar plexus. He was
able to draw the elbow away to expose the liver shot and was able to protect his
own vital areas more effectively. It was ‘Simple Simon’, but for striking. He
went home happy and I went home sore. I’m sure there is a lesson in that
somewhere.
