Warm Ups 101: Double Zero

Double Zero There are a lot or warm up drills that I use to get students loose and supple for training. The Double Zero is one of them…and like most drills there are also multiple tactical applications inherent within it. I can, and have, spent entire training sessions just going over the different tactical applications that can be applied from the movements in this one short drill (breaking them out and adding range and footwork). Great for loosening and warming up the wrists as well as working and honing weapon control. As a side note: at no point do my fingers open up throughout the flow of the drill. Practice to get your wrists supple and loose so you don’t open your fingers when rolling the weapon over…you want maximum control at all times. You should never open your fingers to “twirl” the weapon, at that point in time you are only controlling/retaining it with two fingers…very easy to get knocked out of your hand or loose control.