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The Complete Syllabus for Black Box 4.
To keep the material in the paying hands of the pony-up cadre, as this research ain’t cheap, no freebie video, but…
I do offer a sneak peek at the entire 4-page syllabus below.
BTW-Trust me, do not assume that a familiar term or tactic listed is the same-o, same-o. Indeed, it is not.
ESP RAW 217
The Black Box Project 4: True Crosses & Double-Crosses, Smoke-Kicking 101, How to View the Real Groundfight with a Smidge of Anti-JJ, and Tomahawk Hooking
Mark Hatmaker
Street Dentistry: The One True Cross & “The Two Double-Crosses”
· The True Cross & It’s Mislabled Counterfeits
· The True Cross Trigger [The true cross responds to one and only one trigger.]
· A True Cross is a “Simple” not a riposte—Definitions and Differences
Executing The True Cross
· Reading the Trigger
· The Step & The “Simple” Guard-Assist
· The Punch Trajectory
· Elbow Position in Impact
· The Importance of the Straight Lead Leg
Double Crosses
· Definition
· Why they were used.
Double Cross #1: The No-Step
· Hip Position & The “Simple” Guard-Assist
· The Punch Trajectory
· Elbow Position in Impact
Double Cross #2: The No-Cross
· Hip Position & The “Simple” Guard-Assist
· The Punch Trajectory
· Elbow Position in Impact
· Drilling the Timing so we have a “simple” and not a riposte.
Rough ‘n’ Tumble Kicking: Caulk & Crowd Kicking
· Definitions
· “Low Dog” or “Dirty Dog” Kicking for Rough ‘n’ Tumble “Dogfights”
· “Kwip’u su’anir’u” which loosely translates as “smoke-kicking”
The Short Caulk Kick AKA The “Shin-derizer.”
· Use by old-school strikers and grapplers.
· The Short Caulk is a Clinch Weapon
· Execution
· Power Throttling vs Balance
· Cadence [More on this in a mo’.]
Three Drills for Shin-derizing
· Drop Bag [Solo but less realistic for mimicking the clinch.]
· Partner + Gear [Realistic but wear and tear leads to “hedging” on both sides.]
· Partner & “Sack” [An old-school drill that allows us to clinch realistically and deliver with full speed and appropriate power.
· Kick Cadence: 80 Per Minute [Yeah, you read that right.]
Three Clinch & Kicking Combos to Fuel Fires
· The Caulking Throw-By or Go-Behind
· Caulking Knees
· Caulking & “Crowd” Kicking [“Crowd” Kicks are ideal clinch separators for when the fire is too hot.]
WRESTLING/ANTI-JJ: The Survival/Offensive Continuum
· You are an All-In Wrestler until…
· The Two “Until” Positions
Until Strategy
· Fat Out of Fire Tactics
· Go On the Offensive [Striking, Ripping, Snapping]
· Passing is Waaaaaaaay Down the Line
Throwing Shade Against Counter Grappling Options offered By Non-Grapplers
· Views on Criminally Offensive advice [And I mean that literally, offering “life-preserving” options that will not work is criminal; a gun without a firing pin let alone bullets.]
· Intellectually Offensive or Tactically Naïve?
· The “Yeah, well, me, too” Test. [No one has EVER enjoyed this demo.]
Countering Knee/Base Control
· Pre-Sweep Safety #1
· + Inertial Strike
· Pre-Sweep Safety #2
· + Knee-Pin & Strike
Countering the Deep-Overhook
· You must follow the order, or you will be choked. Period.
Countering the Body-Pin Deep-Overhook
Countering the JJ Guillotine: The Contrary Crush
Countering the JJ Guillotine: The Wedge
Tomahawk Hooking
· Hooking, Heeling, Bearding, & Pulling Through defined
· There is one way to hook
· The Hazards of Outside hooking
· The Hazards of Over-Hooking
· The Lumberjack Objection to Over-Hooking.
· Warding to assist or bail in failed hooks
· Bone-Kindling addition to hooking
Old School PT: Wall Walks, The Old School Way
We will provide a single Historical PT Challenge per volume that you can use to spice up training or benchmark yourself to. They all emphasize minimum equipment in these “different” times.
The Iron-Clad Case For Wall-Walks for Combination Fighters
· Improved Spine Flexibility
· Core Strengthening [Anterior & Posterior]
· Shoulder Flexibility
· Shoulder Strengthener
· Two-Way Leg Strengthener
· Performed Correctly, this exercise is cardio.
· Attributes for grapplers, strikers, and non-firing weapons wielders.
Breaking Down the Old School Wall-Walk
· Determining Wall-Distance
· The Stance
· Sweep NOT Reach
· The Heel Press [Stability & Strength]
· Core Control vs. “Fake Wall Walking”
· Butterfly Fingers
Cadence, Repetitions, & Sets
· Cadence Demo
· Suggested Repetitions for Pros, Intermediate Athletes, & and Rookies new to true wall-walking.
· Aids for athletes new to this part of the game.
· Suggested Reps/Training Days