Wouldn't it be awesome if fighters did something like this just before they attacked? Well, actually quite often they do, so it's something that we call a telegraph and it's what a lot of fighters do just before they throw a technique that will tell the other person what they're doing. Alright, so in this video we're going to talk about the jab and what is the most common telegraph that we see and a couple quick training drills that you can work on to make your jab a little bit more sneaky and a little bit more efficient. What's happened to Marshlarts friends? Welcome to another video. If this is your first time on here, though, my name is Nick and on the karate playbook we cover all sorts of training drills, workout videos, and technique breakdowns and tips, just like this one to help you get the most out of your training and gain your edge. Now while most telegraphs aren't going to be as obvious as holding up a literal sign, it's still going to be something that will tell the other person what you're doing and give them the opportunity to counter you. Alright, so in the jab, the most common telegraph that we see is the hand pulling back or dropping just before we throw an attack. So this happens one of two ways. Either I actually pull my arm back or I move my body in and my arm doesn't move with me. So either way, you're going to notice this change before my motion actually becomes a punch. And that's going to give you a lot of time to do whatever you want as far as blocking, moving, or countering. Alright, so what we're going to work on is moving this jab right from this position straight to the target and then right back. Alright, so as we train this, our main goal is not power, it's not speed, it's efficiency. Alright, so in this first drill, we're going to use just any ball that you have sitting around, you can use a basketball, a soccer ball, anything along these lines. And we're just going to put it on our elbow here and we're going to put our rear hand right on it to make sure it doesn't fall down. Alright, so this rear arm is actually going to simulate where we want to have it as far as our elbow placement for our guard anyway. So it's a good way to train our guard all around. But when I throw my jab, if I have any rearward or negative motion, I'm going to really feel that against my ribs. So I want to push right from here straight out and straight back, just from here straight out, straight back. And this is going to help us in a very easy way become a lot more efficient with our jab to make sure that we notice it any time I pull my arm back. Alright, so this next one, we're just going to use a belt and you're just going to attach it off to the side anywhere that you can have it. And this is something you can train either by yourself or actually I'll show you an awesome drill that you can train with partners that'll be a great way to train in class. So all I do is I grab onto this belt really strong and I'm going to put my body weight against it this way so that if I start to pull this back at all, I'm going to really obviously notice that. So from here, I'm just going to throw my jab straight out and then straight back to this position and holding it nice and tight. All you're going to do if you're training with somebody else is you're going to do the same thing but you're going to have one person on either side of the belt and your goal is to jab and actually score. So get your jab in there before they can block. Alright, so you're going to be moving around and if there's any motion like this, they're going to feel that on their arm. So you're just going to throw right from here and you're basically going to spar with your jab just trying to get that in there as fast as possible. So it's a great way. It's got a fun fast-paced training drill that you can work on to make sure that you're not pulling this back because any time you do, it's obviously going to tell the other person not just visually but then they're going to actually feel it and notice that you're coming forward. Alright now before we close it out, I would love to connect with all of you down in the comment section. So if you could drop a comment with your favorite technique to use and sparring, I'd love to see what you like to do. My personal favorite is the jab, which is why I want to do this video first. But if you have a favorite technique, drop it down there and we'll just kind of see what everybody likes to do. But other than that, have an awesome time training. Make sure you're subscribed so you'll be updated for all of our upcoming videos. But have a great time and I'll see you in the next one. Alright, peace.