"The Fifth Switch"

For Hubud Number Eight

Many of the 12 Hubud drills shown on this web site already switch from right to left, with the exception of Hubud number 7 and for that the switch has already been shown on that page,  but, Hubud drills number 8, 9 and 10 are practised on one side in the early stages and have only been shown on one side, you can practise Hubud number 8 just on the right side ( Right against Right) or just on the left side (Left against Left) however to keep the flow going there are switches you can use to go from the right side Hubud to the left side Hubud without any break or pause in the motion, any technique  that allows you to change or switch to the other side can and may be used, what I have used here are the motions from other other Hubud drills and I have included a few that use a technique to allow to switch to happen without any pause or break in the motion, please make yourself very familiar and practise the Hubud number 8 on the right side and left side first before trying these switches, also a basic knowledge of the other Hubud drills would also help you to understand more the motions and techniques being used in these "Switch Pages". All these Switches for Hubud number 8 can also be used on the Hubud number 9 ( The Punching Hubud), and Switches number 2 and number 5 can be used on the number 10 Hubud ( The Elbow Hubud). There are many many others, but I think these first six will be enough for the beginning stages. Have fun with these, and remember "You can never be too well coordinated"

Get a few good repetitions going first, starting with your right side this will take you up to photograph number 7 In the Photographs Steve Powell is on the left and Richard Lawrie is on the right.

Cover	Raise	Trap and

Hit--Cover	Raise	Trap and	Hit--Cover

Complete as many repetitions as you want on the right side hubud, one or ten, makes no difference, or you can go straight into the switch with out any repetitions at all, as long as the flow continues.

From the raise position	Steve traps down with first his left hand
Then his right hand and prepares to throw the left hand centreline punch	This shows Steve's completed left hand punch, and Rick has done the left hand cross parry and prepares to counter with a left back hand strike
This shows the half way position of Rick's left back hand strike, and Steve zones to his right to receive the backhand,,,,	With a right hand parry and a left Gunting (nerve hit) to Ricks biceps or brachial nerve. Steve uses the finger tips on the nerve as a training method, rather than the middle knuckles
Steve's left hand flows on from the Gunting into the centreline punch	Rick Parries the centreline punch with his right hand, and proceeds to carry on the Hubud drill on the left side

Raise	Trap and	Hit--Cover

Complete as many repetitions as you want on the left side hubud, one or ten, makes no difference, or you can go straight into the switch with out any repetitions at all, as long as the flow continues.

Continuing the drill on the left side and from the Raise position.	Steve Traps first with his right hand
Then with the left hand and prepares to throw the right centreline punch	This shows Steve' completed right punch and, Rick has countered the punch with a right cross parry
From the cross parry Rick follows up with the same hand into a right back hand strike	Zoning to his left Steve receives the back hand strike with a left hand parry and a right Gunting (nerve hit) to Rick's biceps or brachial nerve, note again how Steve uses the finger tips rather than the middle knuckles as the training method
From the right Gunting Steve's right hand flows into the centreline punch	Rick receives the punch with a left cross parry and the drill continues

Raise	Trap and	Hit--Cover

The cycle will then continue in a loop, so return to Photograph one and continue the drill

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