Tag Archives: HEMA

Improve Your Combat Skills: Insights from Sparring

We regularly film our sparring sessions for review. This week, we’ll be analysing this exchange in detail and discussing the lessons learned in class next week, examining both the successes and areas for improvement. The taller fighter is playing a patient waiting game, looking to work from behind the timing and make effective use ofContinue reading “Improve Your Combat Skills: Insights from Sparring”

KORA’s Successful Year: Safety and Self-Defense Skills

2025 has been a highly successful year for KORA. There have been clear improvements in student skill, confidence, and overall training quality. I have noticed positive developments in my own teaching approach as well. During the first half of the year, the primary focus was on improving intention and awareness. This was within the trainingContinue reading “KORA’s Successful Year: Safety and Self-Defense Skills”

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”

Unique MMA Training Methods at KORA

At KORA, we have a highly effective toolkit that can be applied to other MMA schools, however, we use it in a unique and specialized way that sets us apart from the rest. Today, I have been primarily focused on teaching this approach to our students.

Richard Killick Book Reviews

The fundamental five are books I reread each year, some I am always reading, and I am consistently applying new concepts that I took from them in live sparring and life.

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”