Tag Archives: Savate and Lutte

2nd August 2025 Class Reflections

During today’s class, I covered our absolute beginner knife defence, introducing the worst-case scenario: you are in range, do not have your guard or fence up, and the stab is on the way. The defence worked well and stood up to a little pressure testing. We found it hard not to revert to the lastContinue reading “2nd August 2025 Class Reflections”

Transforming Martial Arts Teaching: My Mid-Year Journey

We are halfway through the coaching year, and things are going well. Firstly, in January, I changed the way I teach to give my students the intention training I have been working on for the last few years, plus, after reading The Art of Practice by Laido Dittmar, I changed the format and running orderContinue reading “Transforming Martial Arts Teaching: My Mid-Year Journey”

KORA Training 2025

Here is an update on classes at my place in 2025, with some changes. Training We have an exciting year ahead, I am changing the way I teach, after doing some research and we will be going back to how I taught previously, with a lot more emphasis on skill development. The class format willContinue reading “KORA Training 2025”

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

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.

Mastering Lutte: Effective Grappling and Striking Techniques

Within the Savate I teach under the Killick Off Road Arts banner, we have a Lutte element that deals with fighting at the clinch and grappling range. This is somewhat unusual as this combination of grappling and striking techniques is often missing from modern systems. From a safety perspective, this makes sense and reflects howContinue reading “Mastering Lutte: Effective Grappling and Striking Techniques”

Master Boxing Techniques for Self-Defense and Sports

Over the last forty years of training and coaching, I have noticed a few patterns that lead to success in fighting, either in self-defence or in sports such as kickboxing or MMA. Boxing hands is one of the best ways to achieve your goals when it comes to overwhelming and knocking out your opponent. IContinue reading “Master Boxing Techniques for Self-Defense and Sports”

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”