Refining Skills Through Clinch Work Training

Very enjoyable training yesterday. I was really pleased with the effort everyone put in, and I hope you all found it rewarding as well.

Here’s a link to a mash-up of a small section we covered on clinch work.

I’m going to start filming a lot more of my teaching for several reasons. Some videos will stay private for class members, while others will be shared publicly. One of the main reasons is to improve and review how I teach the material, something I’ve always done over the years.

Always learning, always refining.

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The Power of Scent in Arts Training Spaces

I’m always looking for ways to enhance my students’ experience of the arts, not just technique, but atmosphere too.

Lately, that’s meant something a bit different: controlling the smell of the training space when we study the Spanish arts.

Spanish oranges, the real ones, have that sharp, slightly bitter citrus edge. It’s distinctive, memorable… it stays with you.

So here in sunny South London, I try to recreate a little of that experience. A small detail, maybe, but the right environment changes how you train, how you focus, how you remember.

Always refining. Always improving. 🍊

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Class Reflections

Richard Killick teaching FMA and Spanish short sword and other rare arts May 2026.
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Started with FMA & Spanish short sword — all adapted for machete/bolo work. Clean, sharp, and practical.

Then into Pencak Silat Serak, where we broke down kicks and, more importantly, how to set them up with strikes — big progress from the beginners 👊

Finished strong with an hour of Pencak Silat Sera, drilling the 20 Pukulan must-haves. Focus, flow, and detail all coming together.

Really pleased with the students… and with my own progress too.

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Historical Context of KORA Edged-Weapons Training

Killick Off Road Arts

We differ from many research groups in that everything we teach is based on direct personal transmission. We do not teach interpretations reconstructed from transcripts or historical fragments. That important work of rediscovery is best left to dedicated researchers.

The material we carry was never lost; it simply fell out of common use and, for a time, was concealed from public view during my years living within sections of the local Spanish community where it had taken on darker applications.

We now live in times when understanding edged-weapon methods is an unfortunate but necessary part of realistic self-protection. By understanding the skill set, we can train to counter it and ultimately protect lives. We do not present this material to glorify violence or for financial gain.

Our KORA Pencak Silat provides the ideal training framework through which we teach and explore this hybrid system, allowing us to contextualise and pressure-test the methods safely and responsibly.

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Improving Combat Skills: Insights from Recent KORA Classes

Great classes yesterday, I taught the hourglass in the KORA sword class and some basic striking and hitting in the KORA Serak class.

The hourglass comes jointly from my training in the Spanish short sword and the Ilustrisimo sword. I use it to teach the student basics and also faints or enganios. Always grateful to the anciano for taking the time to share his art before his passing.

In the Serak class, we covered the training punch and why its use and also the understanding are critical for progress. It’s not what outsiders think at all.

Both transmissions were from private one to one lessions, and I continue to see their value every day.

In the 11am Sera class, we covered jurus 1, 2 and 3, ably taught by Xin, who unpacked each jurus for our beginners and showed some foundational stance work.

Quotes from me during the classes I taught yesterday,

KORA Sword & Dagger class: “Mess this up, and you will be picking your nose with your elbow”.

KORA Serak Class: “Flow but slow, to 1,2,3 to go”.

Next week is week three, so I will teach Dagger in the sword & Dagger class and then clinch hit in the KORA class, using Serak movements. Always laying proven foundations for the students to progress.