In this series of videos from Funker Tactical, Doug Marcaida gives a great tutorial on how to use a small hawk for practical fighting. This is great info and I'm really glad to see this type of quality instruction from Funker and Mr. Marcaida! Enjoy!
The tournament will be hosted by Siete Pares Escrima in San Antonio TX. Categories; Single Stick Double Stick Multi weapon Long Stick 36" Single knife Double knives (All padded) RULES FOR THE SINGLE STICK/ DOUBLE STICK / LONG STICK/ MULTI WEAPON: NO WEKAF - Modified Point sparring with a 3 hit total strikes max if all the strikes are to the hands, arms, legs and body before breaking the fighters so the 3 judges could call points before immediately restarting the match. Points: 1 Round - 5 minute continues round.
Please call for Knife Rules (210) 367-1877. Mastro Erik Buenaflor, SietePares777@outlook.com Cost: Registration Fee before January 13th is $30 which will include one event and $10 each additional event you wish to participant in. Registration Fee after January 13th is $40 which will include one event and $15 each additional event you wish to participant in. Location: HEALY MURPHY CENTER 618 Live Oak St San Antonio , TX 78202
Our friend Dennis Ocampo of the Sina Tirsia Wali Kali System recently did a training video for the new TheUltimateKnife.com CDHK Folding Karambit. Take a look at the video to see Dennis properly demonstrate the techniques and pay attention to the targets. The Karambit is a tricky knife to get used to. If you've mostly used straight blades, it takes a while to get comfortable with the proper wrist rotations to make effective cuts. Dennis makes it look easy but this is a man of mad skills! I have watched Dennis at seminars before and am amazed at his lightening speed, intensity, and quick reflexes. Enjoy!
Another fantastic 3 day MBC training camp with Michael Janich was held in VA Beach November 2016. Michael had a large turnout of instructors so everybody received personal attention and tune ups. Many thanks to Gary Mah for hosting these yearly events. Stay tuned to the MBC website to look for additional opportunities around the country to train with the MBC instructors.
This is a really good clip from Funker Tactical. It's important to know how to use improvised weapons such as a flashlight, palm stick, Worden Travel Wrench or Saf-T-Wrench, etc. There are times when you cannot carry a gun or even a knife (try to get in a concert now with a knife let alone TSA). Empty hands is usually your starting point in a fight. Having something you can transition to or even better, have at the ready when needed, will give you an extra margin of effectiveness IF you use it properly. And that's what I like about this video. It shows the use of gross, natural motor skills in the strikes and for some of you, you see the FMA checking come into play.
A long time ago, I was in a Hoch seminar and he made a point so strong it has stuck with me till now. He said "I've got 75 tools (techniques) in my bag that I can do but when a real fight occurs, I'm probably only going to use 5 or 6 and they are all very basic." He went on to talk about how everybody has certain techniques that feel "right" to them and those should be your "go to" tools. So, with improvised weapons, you need to practice with them, not just carry them and hope that when you need to execute, some scenario you had in your head will work. It's only thru pell/ Bob/ partner training that you going to know that "your" technique will feel right to you. So grab a pair of gloves and a throwaway flashlight, watch the video, and go try the same techniques. Do the drills, find 'your" favorite strikes/ defends, then practice 10 minutes every other day for a month, and you will "burn" the motions into you to become automatic.
Check out this great video showing Fred Mastro breaking a choke hold. Reality based technique very effective but you do need to practice the maneuver. Simple, gross motor skills which can be executed while being shoved backwards.
Maestro Erik Buenaflor teaches Siete Pares Escrima in San Antonio, TX. His group uses a few of the TAK trainers and had some very kind words. If you are in the area, I would suggest to reach out to him. I really appreciate how they train hard with the proper equipment. Function is better than flash every time!
