Sylvie's Technique Vlog - Training Around Injury (15 min) (Patreon)

I'm no stranger to injury. Something hurts at all times and learning to train around such issues is just part of the game. In my years of training through pain, as well as training around pain, I've come to really appreciate that the mental approach you take makes all the difference in what you get out of, rather than what you lose out on, that process.

This vlog was made just after I'd split open my shin in a fight and I'd spent the past 2 weeks sparring and getting back into training, down one shin. I had stitches for 12 days and even after taking them out, I was cautious about kicking and blocking prematurely because I don't want this to become a recurring injury. In the past I've turned punches into elbows (broken hand) or stopped using the right leg entirely (broken foot; pain in the tendons), so this technique vlog is a development out of the "replacement" school and the "omission" school. I feel like this time around the way I'm training around the injury is much more an approach to increasing my confidence on surrounding weapons or tactics, rather than just maintaining with temporary techniques until the strikes and blocks I'm more confident in are able to come back online. It's an opportunity to build.

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#36 Improving Your Footwork Using a Footwork Grid (17 Min) 

#35 Pressure Fighting Working on Getting In / Staying In (28 min)

#34 Experiments In Sparring pt. 2 (1 hr)

#33 The Importance of Head Alignment (13 min)

#32 How to Train Clinch in Shadowboxing

#31 Things to Try In Sparring (38 min)

#30 Training Stiff Arms and Shoves (15 min)

#29 Training The Lead Side Only (16 min)

#28 Training Through Fatigue and the Feet (15 min)

#27 Why You Should Slow Down on the Pads (17 min)

#26 Barefist Training vs Training with Bag Gloves (18 min)

#25 The Non-Switch Lead Kick (9 min)

#24 Getting on Your Toes (13 min)

#23 How to Use Bagwork in Thailand (17 min)

#22 Guard: Palms Facing Outward (17 min)

#21 Your Ambient Footwork (15 min)

#20 Jang-wa, Rhythm and Timing (15 min)

#19  Training Ruup & Composure  (13 min)

#18   Closing the Door in Long Guar (11 min) 

#17  Static Block for Balance (9 min)

#16 The Diamond Guard (20 min)

#15 Mental Gym, Beginning to Advanced Visualization (19 min)

#14 Getting the Right Hand In (13 min)

#13 Rising on Techniques (6 min)

#12 Control of the Kick (6 min)

#11 Body Position First (11 min)

#10 All About How I Recover (12 min)

#9 Creating Power and Distance At Close Range (9 min)

#8 Where Are Your Feet? Foot Position (9 min)

#7 Evolving in the Long Guard (10 min)  

#6 The Power of Eye Contact (10 min) 

#5 Dieselnoi's Lowkick in the Clinch (12 min) 

#4 Air Knees in the Corner (8 min) 

#3 Acceleration at the End of Strikes (10 min)

#2 The Kem Pivot (12 min) 

#1 Dealing With Fear, How to Cut it Out (13 min)

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