MacDonald Academy of Martial Arts
Kenpo Karate, Krav Maga, and Fitness for the Boston / Watertown area
Congratulations to the six students who endured the Level 1 test last night! It was a long, nearly break-free two-and-half hours, and all should be proud of their accomplishments.
Be sure to stop by the office next week for your scores and to get instructor feedback.
Great work!
Saturday Feb 13th we will be running a basic gun defense seminar from 2pm until 5pm. This course will cover all basic combatives and disarms for all basic gun threats. The cost is $60 and space is limited. If you would like to register, please contact us or stop in the office the next time you are in the school.
The February 2010 syllabus is subject to change. This post will be updated throughout the month.
Questions? Post to the comments!
The air date is set. The new episode of Fight Science called “Human Weapon” is scheduled to premiere Thursday, February 18 at 9pm on the National Geographic Channel. Featured are Krav Maga Worldwide instructors Kelly Campbell, Jonathan Dugas, Amir Perets, and Sam Sade. Be sure to watch!
Here’s the NatGeo link. Go to the main page to see Sam as a carjacker shoving a 9mm in your face!
Bored at work? Play the Fight Science Game!
It’s been a while since we’ve done Bas Rutten’s All-Around Fighting Workout #2 in class. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did last night.
I will never claim to be a BJJ expert (or even a smidgen above average amongst my peers), but I’d like to offer a few simple changes you can make to your grappling strategy that will make a big difference.
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HA! Bas Rutten has another commercial on Cartoon Network. (Yeah, I’m watching cartoons on a Sunday night. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?) This time he tackles germs.
This video posted on YouTube isn’t very good, but certainly good enough for a chuckle:
The January 2010 syllabus is subject to change. This post will be updated throughout the month.
One of the best ways to train Krav Maga techniques is under stress. That’s when it counts. That’s when you really see how you react and what your body is capable of. This is why a popular stress drill is circle of death. Having multiple attackers coming at you over and over again is stressful. Another way to train under stress? Wear yourself out before you practice the technique.
Here is a drill from Saturday that is sure to tire you out.
With a partner:
Front Kick, Vertical Target, across the room (~20 yards)
10 Push-ups
10 Squats
Switch with your partner, so they kick you across the room and then perform 10 push-ups and 10 squats.
Continue this back and forth for 10 minutes.
At the end of 10 minutes, you and your partner will practice punch or choke defense, being explosive and completing with combatives, as hard as you can go. Every 30 seconds, find a new partner.
In the words of Bas, “You will get tired. I promise you.”
