Step 1

     The following photos shows Step 1 - the foundation of Grandmaster Atillo's advanced techniques and sparring. We'll just show step 1 to keep it simple.
     In Step 1, the defender is learning to control the stick in every attack and defense of the opponent.

Defender blocks and strikes while checking attacker's stick.	Grandmaster Atillo defend's the strike.
Defender counters with a parry to the right and strikes.	Defender blocks angle 2 strike and checks stick of Grandmaster Atillo.
Simultaneously, defender presses stick down and delivers strike. Normally, for this drill you just place your hand on the stick and strike but for actual application and sparring and when the block is high you can press/clear the stick down.	Grandmaster Atillo blocks strike. Almost immediately, defender moves to clear the stick.
Defender clears stick to left and strikes.