Tag Archives: FMA

Stick Grappling Tips: Protect Your Grip Effectively

The video is for illustrative purposes only. Please seek professional instruction and train safely. If you are not very careful, you may risk injuring your thumb. Many practitioners use the thumbs-up grip for their stick techniques. This grip is common in certain Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). It is also used in Irish stick styles. IfContinue reading “Stick Grappling Tips: Protect Your Grip Effectively”

The Spanish Arts

I have been receiving many questions about my KORA sword and dagger class. I would like to clarify a few points to avoid any misunderstanding. Unfortunately, many individuals falsely claim lineage or secret training within the Spanish arts. Due to my ongoing research in Spain, I can confidently say that most of these claims doContinue reading “The Spanish Arts”

Mastering KORA: The Art of In-Person Learning

I designed the KORA toolbox to be taught as a living tradition. By that, I mean that I learned my techniques in person from my teachers and passed them on in person from me. I think in-person heart-to-heart mentoring is the best way to learn any skill, especially one that teaches measure control, timing, andContinue reading “Mastering KORA: The Art of In-Person Learning”

New Schedule for Sword, KORA Core, and Pencak Silat

Slightly tweaked the monthly class schedule for the Saturday classes. Sword  0900 – 0955 KORA Core1000 – 1055 Pencak Silat1100 -1155 Week Sword Savate Strikes and Footwork 1 Sword Savate Parries and plays 2 Dagger Lutte Throws and Sweeps 3 Dagger Lutte Combined 4 Subject Focus Subject Focus Subject Focus 5 Each Class will feature

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”