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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From our new AI friend Chat GPT
Killick Off Road Arts (KORA) appears to be a martial arts group founded and led by Richard Killick. The group is dedicated to preserving and teaching various martial arts styles, with a focus on closed-door martial arts from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and European Martial Arts. Here are some key points about Killick Off RoadContinue reading “From our new AI friend Chat GPT”
Mastering Uki Goshi: Half-Hip Throw Techniques
Yesterday in class, I taught my guys the half-hip throw (Uki Goshi), the first thing I now teach, thanks to John Danaher and his brilliant stand-up-to-ground course on BJJ Fanatics. It’s natural to ask follow-up questions such as whether I stay on the ground, stand up, post throw etc. If you stay, we use whatContinue reading “Mastering Uki Goshi: Half-Hip Throw Techniques”
20 May 2023 Class Reflections
Sword Class A small group of us meet early on Saturday, in remembrance of our late teacher, Bancroft, to work on the swordplay he taught us. This week we held a sword class where we covered knife and how it relates to our sword training and blade vs empty hands-training. We wanted to check ifContinue reading “20 May 2023 Class Reflections”
6/7 May 2023 Class Reflections
Saturday started a little differently as I woke up with a back spasm. Which was probably a result of some grappling. This meant I missed sword sparring. After rehab exercises and some yoga flows, I could train in and teach my class. KORA Class We did a quick ten-minute review of some things James, myContinue reading “6/7 May 2023 Class Reflections”
Solo Training
Not so long ago, in 2020 and 2021, a large proportion of our training was solo work due to the pandemic. In my training group, having a mixture of traditional and modern arts, we made significant gains despite not having training partners, which seems almost contradictory to most coaches. Like most people, we used zoomContinue reading “Solo Training”
2022 KORA Research Group Review
2022 was supposed to be the year we got out, and about a little more, visiting friends in Ireland, Amsterdam and Spain, but not all our plans came together. Sword I progressed with my Ilustrisimo sword training over the year but still struggled to get it right 100% of the time; I dropped my stickContinue reading “2022 KORA Research Group Review”
Celebrating Daniel Craig’s Legacy as James Bond
Now that we are at the 60th Anniversary of James Bond and Daniel has completed his portrayal of Bond, I wanted to write down my feelings about Daniel Craig’s tenure playing James Bond. Like most people, I first saw Daniel had been selected as the new Bond when I saw the introduction PR announcement onContinue reading “Celebrating Daniel Craig’s Legacy as James Bond”
16/17 July 2022 Class Reflections
The training program for today should have been Ilustrisimo sword training. The plan was to do an hour of Sera and then an hour of clinch work. What we ended up doing was me training sword work solo followed by two hours of Sera; that’s how it works out sometimes, you pencil in a programContinue reading “16/17 July 2022 Class Reflections”
9 July 2022 Class Reflections
Third group class back after six weeks off due to holidays and research in Spain. Minimal numbers this week as lots of people are either away or dealing with emergencies. Bancroft came early, and we worked about an hour and a half on the Ilustrisimo sword. We got to train outside instead of my garageContinue reading “9 July 2022 Class Reflections”
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