Within the Savate I teach under the Killick Off Road Arts banner, we have a Lutte element that deals with fighting at the clinch and grappling range. This is somewhat unusual as this combination of grappling and striking techniques is often missing from modern systems. From a safety perspective, this makes sense and reflects howContinue reading “Mastering Lutte: Effective Grappling and Striking Techniques”
Category Archives: Class Reflections
Master Boxing Techniques for Self-Defense and Sports
Over the last forty years of training and coaching, I have noticed a few patterns that lead to success in fighting, either in self-defence or in sports such as kickboxing or MMA. Boxing hands is one of the best ways to achieve your goals when it comes to overwhelming and knocking out your opponent. IContinue reading “Master Boxing Techniques for Self-Defense and Sports”
Class Plan
Sword & Dagger KORA Core Pencak Silat Week Sword Savate Strikes and Footwork 1 Sword Savate Parries and Manipulations 2 Dagger Lutte Throws and Sweeps 3 Combined Combined Combined 4 Focus Focus Focus 5 The loose plan for what I will teach during class each week. Going to try it for the next three months.Continue reading “Class Plan”
13 January 2024 Class Reflections
This year, I am targeting our footwork for improvement and looking to improve that in each class.
However, the main focus for improvement will be our attitude under pressure and skill set delivery.
New Group Class Format 2024
The change of format and how I plan to teach (more on that later) is directly related to my experience this December in Spain concerning my study of Duende, the Spanish arts and how to teach and get students into the correct learning and training zone.
KORA Group 2024 Objectives
After a productive research trip to Spain in late December 2023, I had the opportunity to reassess our group’s goals and evaluate the training modules for Sword, KORA, and Pencak Silat.
Reflecting on our experiences during the global pandemic, I recognize the vulnerability of our small research training group due to limited membership.
Therefore, I aim to disseminate our martial arts knowledge to ensure its preservation for future generations.
Seasons Greetings
I want to wish all my active and retired training partners and the manysupporters of our training group a very Happy Christmas. It has been a toughyear, but we are still here, and training is going very well. I will be mostly off social media during this period, so I wish you all ahappy newContinue reading “Seasons Greetings”
10 October 2023 Class Reflections
Every training program has development phases. Once you have been taught the basic toolkit, tactics, and strategies, you move into the isolation skill development stage to road-test your skills live.
01 October 2023 Class Reflections
One crucial aspect of my role as a teacher is to ensure that my classes are enjoyable. Whether we are focusing on various martial arts like Sword and stick fighting, our unique hybrid of Savate and Muay Thai called Shootboxing, or separate classes in Pencak Silat, it is essential to infuse an element of funContinue reading “01 October 2023 Class Reflections”
02 September 2023 Class Reflections
Following the August break, this was the first formal class back, and as usual, we will spend the first six weeks revisiting the basics of Sword, the arts that I include within the KORA syllabus, like Savate, which I call Basque boot to honour my teachers and our brand of Pencak Silat. Sword Class IContinue reading “02 September 2023 Class Reflections”
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