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Three Minute Training Drill

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Here we will show a few training drills that you can practice to help improve your skill with the karambit. When you are practicing your techniques make sure to train with intent, don't just walk through the motions.

Remember: the way that you train is the way that you will react on the street.

Palasut (To Scoop) To begin the drill, player B (on the right) throws an angle #1 attack. Player A blocks and slashes at the same time (#1) Player A then scoops the arm and tries to cut player B in the ribs (#3 & 4)

Not wanting to be cut, player B steps back with his right foot, checks or blocks with his left and cuts player A's forearm.

The 2nd drill starts the same but as player A scoops his partners arm, player B quickly strikes at …show more content…

Player A throws an angle #1 attack while player B blocks (using the back of his arm and slashes downward.

This puts him in a better position to pass the arm. A pass goes overhead, if player B would have sliced upward he would have scooped the arm. As 'player B' passes the arm overhead he grabs it and slices downward. Then 'player B' returns an angle #1, this allows 'player A' to block, cut and pass Here 'player A' passes, grabs to control and slices downward. From here the drill keeps repeating. Scoop Drill - For the scoop drill we are moving in the opposite direction as before. 'Player A' attacks with an angle #1 and 'player B' blocks up instead of down. This allows him to immediately hook his blade on the opponents arm

What we are looking for is expediency, you would not cut down, then up to scoop as that would be three moves and the arm may not still be in the same position. You want to simplify it, by cutting up hooking the arm and then scooping.

From here 'player B' grabs the arm (above the elbow) for control and slashes up. Then returns an angle #1 attack.

'Player A' blocks, slashes upward,

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