DEFENDO MEETING WING TZUN. Dubai Easter 2010.
This Easter i visited Marco Reefman who is the head instructor of EBMAS Wing Tzun school in Dubai. Marco is an experienced guy, and had also trained other systems like, Judo, karate and Aikido. He got his Wing Tzun instructor license in 2004, and is today graduated as 3 rd technician. Marco was a nice guy that opened his home for private training, and gave me the opportunity to try out Defendo techniques against his system.
The first I thing I realized was that he was defending himself from a neutral stance. I’m used to fight and move from the boxing stance. The next thing I discover, was his chain punching. This is straight speed punches with a great deal of power. He was also mobile from his wing tzun stance. I tried to get into him with classic boxing moves, but could not reach him because of his chain punching techniques. I tried to block and hit, but became a good target for him instead. I realized that his strength was his outfight, and I could not get into the Defendo clinches with any parries or blocks. It felt like meeting a punching machine that also gave me some kicks in between. And I had to figure how to use my strength that is the Defendo CQB clinch.
I realized just one technique that could give me the position I wanted. I created “the helmet” with covering my head, and bursting into him with my elbows as a weapon. Here I tried to reach the Defendo clinch and controlling his arms. But I it was difficult to control his arms, so I ended up in a bear hug position instead. From that position I could go for takedown that was not an ideal position because he could still use his arms. Anyway, going to the ground from a bear hug position would be a better option than being chased from a “speed punching machine”
Training with Marco gave me a good understanding of the weakness and the strength in my own system. And it showed me how important it is to train with people from other and total different systems. And Marco gave me a good lesson, and something to reflect over regarding my choices of techniques in similar situations.
The first I thing I realized was that he was defending himself from a neutral stance. I’m used to fight and move from the boxing stance. The next thing I discover, was his chain punching. This is straight speed punches with a great deal of power. He was also mobile from his wing tzun stance. I tried to get into him with classic boxing moves, but could not reach him because of his chain punching techniques. I tried to block and hit, but became a good target for him instead. I realized that his strength was his outfight, and I could not get into the Defendo clinches with any parries or blocks. It felt like meeting a punching machine that also gave me some kicks in between. And I had to figure how to use my strength that is the Defendo CQB clinch.
I realized just one technique that could give me the position I wanted. I created “the helmet” with covering my head, and bursting into him with my elbows as a weapon. Here I tried to reach the Defendo clinch and controlling his arms. But I it was difficult to control his arms, so I ended up in a bear hug position instead. From that position I could go for takedown that was not an ideal position because he could still use his arms. Anyway, going to the ground from a bear hug position would be a better option than being chased from a “speed punching machine”
Training with Marco gave me a good understanding of the weakness and the strength in my own system. And it showed me how important it is to train with people from other and total different systems. And Marco gave me a good lesson, and something to reflect over regarding my choices of techniques in similar situations.
