Tag Archives: Richard Killick

Training Opportunities in 2026

Happy New Year, and welcome to the 2026 training year at Killick Off Road Arts. Since appearing on a podcast late last year, there has been a significant increase in interest in our classes. A number of people have asked about adding weekday evening sessions. After reviewing my current commitments, I’m not able to offerContinue reading “Training Opportunities in 2026”

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”

Indonesia: Warrior Arts – Culture – Mysteries

Hi all, I was very lucky. I managed to slot in a podcast with Johnny Silmon whilst resting between jobs and job interviews. Please go and watch on YouTube, and if you can, like it, it helps the algorithm get the episode out. I am very grateful to Johnny for giving me a space toContinue reading “Indonesia: Warrior Arts – Culture – Mysteries”

Join Our Saturday Martial Arts Classes for All Levels

There’s still time to make 2025 count. Begin training in martial arts that build real-world skills. They also enhance confidence and the ability to protect oneself. Killick Off Road Arts — Saturday Training Schedule All classes are 55 minutes. 09:00 — Three-Amigos Sword & Dagger Short Sword • Dagger • Stick Fighting Develop precision, coordination,Continue reading “Join Our Saturday Martial Arts Classes for All Levels”

Martial Arts Journaling: Enhancing Learning Through Reflection

For most of my years studying and researching martial arts, I’ve kept detailed notes. Sometimes I took notes during training. Most often, I reflected quietly afterwards. Writing by hand helps me learn and remember. For the past four decades, I’ve kept a handwritten journal. Later, I typed everything up to store digitally. The video belowContinue reading “Martial Arts Journaling: Enhancing Learning Through Reflection”

The Importance of Intent in Self-Defense Training

The intent behind my KORA classes—and, in truth, all my teaching—is simple and direct:to enable my students to disable their attackers as quickly as possible, ideally within two seconds. That might sound like a bold mission statement, especially when my students only train with me once a week. And yes, it is ambitious. But clarityContinue reading “The Importance of Intent in Self-Defense Training”

Continuous Improvement in Martial Arts Education: A Proven Method

In our school year, every class must give 100% to achieve genuine growth. There’s still time to move ahead and make progress. I divide the year into two terms: January to August, and September to December. After forty years of experimentation, I’ve found this structure to be the most effective. It allows my students toContinue reading “Continuous Improvement in Martial Arts Education: A Proven Method”

Mastering Doble Carrera: Enhancing Sword Movement

I taught something important in the sword class yesterday. It was a drill and a must-have movement. I initially dismissed this until looking at some of my 2005 Spanish short sword notes. Doble Carrera, or what we call Flamenco footwork, in our system. The ability to move is enhanced if you are already moving, evenContinue reading “Mastering Doble Carrera: Enhancing Sword Movement”

Join Our Pencak Silat Training for Practical Self-Protection

With the revamp of our website, we have received several queries about the Pencak Silat system we teach. I do not teach Bukti Negara or any branch of Serak from the USA. I have been a private student of a branch of Serak from the Netherlands since 2015. My guidance is under Gillvan Van Ham.Continue reading “Join Our Pencak Silat Training for Practical Self-Protection”