Has "Dead" drills a place in training?

Millionaire

Hi

I was reveiwing a Krav Maga mannual over the weekend from a european KM instructor.

Lots of " dead" drills in there.... for example attacker kicks, defender parry kick, and finishes with thai kick to atackers leg. etc etc...

Now I was think... do these have a place in MA training?

I tend to think Yes... they do have a place to train beginners and intermediate people in the basic techniques, and to build up the confidence.

As skill progresses...you can make the drills quite "alive" and with contact... sort of sparring, but only using the agreeded sequence from the drill, and see can you make it work.

The KM in this book, kravmagaonline.com I think is time, or something...looked very like Jeet Kune Do stuff, and a bit of Baz Rutten too...and later on the credits he thanks instructors such as baz and dan insanto.

Now of course this all must when the student is ready be sparred with reasonable to heavy contact to full contact in time.

Now I am refering to these drills purely from a striking perspective.

Any thoughts?

Tim_Murphy

It depends on your exact definition of dead.

Millionaire

well. re example above?

pma-ire

Millionaire wrote:

Now I am refering to these drills purely from a striking perspective.

Any thoughts?

I think that basic practice like this is very helpful for all ranges, it's only when it stays that way that people run into problems!!