what combos do you guys find the most effective?
i like the jab/cross/shovel hook (chin or body) and also the jab/cross/round kick (lead or rear).

http://stickgrappler.tripod.com/mt/mt.html

This site has some info about basic combos and when to use them. (Muay Thai site)

Finger Jab, Rear palm strike, Double Thumb Gouge, Ear Rip, Throat Crush, Neck Snap for added measure...



Kind Regards,

James Bullock

www.combative-sciences.com

how do you train such a combo against a fully resisting opponent without seriously injuring or killing your partner?
if you do not train against a fully resisting opponent then you are no better than a tkd one step sparring practitoner.

Obviously you would use helmets, simulate the ear rip, and utilize a submission technique for the neck snap.

Fully trainable in a fully alive environment.



Kind Regards,

James Bullock

www.combative-sciences.com

i would like to see such a combo pulled off in sparring.

I heard that combos are really a European/American concept and in Thailand they emphasize singular powerful attacks.

People do pull off combos in sparing. That's why they train their technique constantly. And that is why you spar, to get better for your ring/street fights where you can pull them off.

I wouldn't use such a combo in sparring, as sparring is completely different than scenario replication. In a scenario the person who is the assailant attacks you with whatever, punch, tackle, knife assault, and you just react.

If you want to see it performed alive with resisting opponents, check out the videos of Richard Dimitri of Senshido. http://www.senshido.com, he is one of the best realistic self-defense instructors in the world.



Kind Regards,

James Bullock

www.combative-sciences.com