Movement drill 2: counter punching

Building on movement drill 1 where the focus is purely on correct footwork, body positioning and timing, this second drill progresses to adding a counter strike to the movement. The counter strike is a straight lead hand punch delivered as the opponent moves in to attack and given power through the defender's movement diagonally in towards the attacker around their line of attack. This could then be followed up with secondary techniques. This drill focusses on practising the timing, movement and body positioning to deliver a fast, powerful counter strike either outside or inside the guard. The strike is not wound up or the hand pulled back at all before striking as the strike depends on speed and dynamically putting bodyweight behind the strike. It can help to imagine the counter punch like an iron bar which has been thrust into the path of the oncoming opponents face.
Movement drill 2