On the 23rd and the 24th of October, all of TY partook in a martial arts self defence course. During this two day course we were taught how to intercept attacks, retaliate, how to disarm an attacker of weapons, and to know when the best option is to run for your life, e.g someone has a gun.
I missed the first half of day 1 due to my Gaisce work, but I was filled in on everything I missed later on. We practised palm strikes, elbow shots and combination attacks.
Luckily I attended all of day 2. During this day we practised grappling. This involves both you and your attacker ending up on the ground. We were taught how to overcome the attacker and come out on top. We also practised intercepting haymaker attacks and taking down the attacker to the ground. We also practised sparring and we shadow boxed and kicked in pairs.
At the end of day 2 there was a physical examination which tied together all of the techniques we’d learned over the two days with pushups, sprints, and burpees (i.e the worst things on earth).
Overall I thought the course was an enjoyable experience and I learned a lot of great useful techniques that I, hopefully, will never have to use.
I missed the first half of day 1 due to my Gaisce work, but I was filled in on everything I missed later on. We practised palm strikes, elbow shots and combination attacks.
Luckily I attended all of day 2. During this day we practised grappling. This involves both you and your attacker ending up on the ground. We were taught how to overcome the attacker and come out on top. We also practised intercepting haymaker attacks and taking down the attacker to the ground. We also practised sparring and we shadow boxed and kicked in pairs.
At the end of day 2 there was a physical examination which tied together all of the techniques we’d learned over the two days with pushups, sprints, and burpees (i.e the worst things on earth).
Overall I thought the course was an enjoyable experience and I learned a lot of great useful techniques that I, hopefully, will never have to use.