It’s been over a year since my research group, and I got together to train. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, face to face training is still not on the table for a while, but I had the idea that we should start slotting in regular zoom classes once a week. The purpose is toContinue reading “KORA Virtual Reboot”
Tag Archives: Richard Killick
The Pillars of Hercules
The book that kick started my research into Spanish Knife and also Spanish traditions, giving me a life long appreciation of Spanish culture: The pillars of Hercules; or, A narrative of travels in Spain and Morocco in 1848 (archive.org)
Unlocking Savate: Mastering Boot Kicks for Combat
Savate offers many advantages and options to the martial artist, including control of range, timing, and unusual angles, contributing to its deceptive approach to combat. A key difference from other arts is how the boot or shoe is used in combat to supercharge techniques. I was a Muay Thai player from the early eighties, whichContinue reading “Unlocking Savate: Mastering Boot Kicks for Combat”
Marcus Trower
It’s been a while since Marcus Trower passed away in 2019, and it’s only really now I feel able to write something to pay tribute to him and his life that will hopefully do him justice. I first met Marcus in 1986 when he joined my boxing and Muay Thai club in Merstham, near RedhillContinue reading “Marcus Trower”
A little bit of Irish Stick and English Cane
This video is a part of a piece to camera practice I had to record quickly before taking a media presentation workshop at work. There’s an important safety message, followed by a little section on using the walking cane and how to use the stick the Irish way. Finally, there is a section on enhancingContinue reading “A little bit of Irish Stick and English Cane”
The Benefits of Sword Training in Modern Times
Towards the end of last year, I posted on my FB page how much I was looking forward to resuming my sword training post-COVID-19 pandemic. My previous experience had been Olympic foil fencing for about four years and a smattering of some sabre up until I was sixteen. I have studied Filipino Martial Arts andContinue reading “The Benefits of Sword Training in Modern Times”
Basque Boot
In the mid-eighties, I had a French training partner, and in between Muay Thai classes, we worked out privately in a local French restaurant. We would clear away some tables and mostly worked on our Boxing and Muay Thai fight preparation. Fred was a great training partner, powerful and an excellent boxer and fighter. DuringContinue reading “Basque Boot”
2020 The Journey so far
My martial arts journey started with formal boxing classes in 1977, the local vicar Michael Insley taught two classes a week, one was fencing, and the other was boxing. From the early eighties, I also trained in Combatives as I was joining the army. While in the military, I continued to study boxing, fighting atContinue reading “2020 The Journey so far”
2019 The KORA Research Group Update
I receive quite a few private messages regarding my research group’s nature, and I want to take some time to clarify a few details. When I retired from public teaching in 2005, after over twenty years of serving my community, I closed my school called the Primal Focus Gym, which covered my MMA orContinue reading “2019 The KORA Research Group Update”
Something’s cooking
This blog will cover the martial arts and related disciplines that we study under the banner of Killick Off Road Arts as taught by Richard Killick. We publicly teach and study MMA, Grappling, Sword & Dagger, Full Contact Stick Fighting and Savate with a Basque flavour. Privately we study Pukulan Sera.
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