Sanshou/ Sanda/ Chinese Kickboxing
Sanshou (Chinese: 散手; pinyin: sǎnshǒu; literally "free hand") or
Sanda(Chinese: 散打; pinyin: sǎndǎ; literally "free fighting") is a Chinese hand to hand combat, self defense system, and combat sports. Not seen as a style itself, but is rather considered as just one of the two components (taolu and sanshou) of Chinese martial arts(Kung Fu)
training and is often taught along side with taolu training. It may
simply be seen as the practice of martial applications in a realistic
environment or simply free fighting.
Sanshou/ Sanda/ Kickboxing Benefits:
• Develops more hand-eye coordination, more agility, better metabolic conditioning, or better kinetic chain mechanics
• Great way to exercise any area of your body including the core, upper and lower extremities.
• Improves core strength, joint integrity, coordination, range of motion, and flexibility.
• Can be used to train explosive power and improve coordination.
• Increase cardio-respiratory endurance
We'll teach you to use:
Hand techniques:
- Jab
- Cross
- Hook
- Uppercut
- Over-hand
- Elbow
Partner work:
- Slip
- Weave
- Dodge
- Parry
- Blocks
Foot work and movement drills:
To evade and set up combination:
- Front kick
- Back kick
- Side kick
- Round house kick
- Jeet (interception techniques)
- Knee strike
Throws, controls and counters
- Hip throw
- Kick catches
- Trips
- Knee wheel throw
- Shoulder throws
- Neck control
- Break falls
Equipment for conditioning include:
- Hand pad Focus mitts
- Thai Pad
- Heavy Shield
- Throwing Dummy
- Thai bag
- Heavy bag
- Jump rope
- Medicine ball
- Slip rope
- Resistance band and weights
