The video is for illustrative purposes only. Please seek professional instruction and train safely. If you are not very careful, you may risk injuring your thumb. Many practitioners use the thumbs-up grip for their stick techniques. This grip is common in certain Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). It is also used in Irish stick styles. IfContinue reading “Stick Grappling Tips: Protect Your Grip Effectively”
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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”
Preserving Unique Martial Arts Traditions
I appreciate all the arts and flavours. Since 1986, I have taught and studied Savate with a Basque flavour. It is unique and beautiful. It is just one of the arts I try to preserve for future generations. I also seek to pass on our brand of the following arts, all taught as separate classesContinue reading “Preserving Unique Martial Arts Traditions”
KORA Group 2024 Objectives
After a productive research trip to Spain in late December 2023, I had the opportunity to reassess our group’s goals and evaluate the training modules for Sword, KORA, and Pencak Silat.
Reflecting on our experiences during the global pandemic, I recognize the vulnerability of our small research training group due to limited membership.
Therefore, I aim to disseminate our martial arts knowledge to ensure its preservation for future generations.
Seasons Greetings
I want to wish all my active and retired training partners and the manysupporters of our training group a very Happy Christmas. It has been a toughyear, but we are still here, and training is going very well. I will be mostly off social media during this period, so I wish you all ahappy newContinue reading “Seasons Greetings”
Killick Off Road Arts 