At the end of the stick defense curriculum in Level 2+, I will be devoting a few classes to some basic offensive stick techniques. I did something similar a while ago, and everyone seemed to really enjoy it. I don’t want to stray too far from the realm of Krav, so I’m looking to keep this rather fundamental and do techniques that directly parallel and compliment those in the Krav Maga curriculum. That said, let me know if there are any specific techniques or scenarios you’d like to play with.
It will be helpful if you’ve been through some of the Krav stick defense curriculum prior to doing this, but it is not required. All students are welcome to these classes.
The dates are:
- Monday, Aug 8, 8:15pm
- Wednesday, Aug 10, 6:30pm
- Friday, Aug 12, 7:00pm
As a reminder of what we did on our last digression, read this post.
Finally, here’s a video of the late Grandmaster Remy Presas and Master Ken Smith, with whom I trained under Guro George Mazek in my early days of Modern Arnis:
Impressive technique! Looking forward to take the training.
On a side note, did Grandmaster Remy Presas ever got the memo about “when I tap you let go”?
I don’t think anyone dared give him a memo! I was lucky enough to attend several Remy seminars when I was training, and he was that uncompromising with everyone. Working on finger and shoulder flexibility quickly becomes a training priority with this stuff!
FYI, we’re going to focus on stick fighting next week and won’t be doing much with joint locks. I’ll save that for another time; maybe at the end of the Level 1 grab defenses…
hi. so, this is an unrelated general question…if one were to have a routine of basic and/or silly exercises to do each day (to get in better shape-to keep from chewing holes in the wall-etc.) would the results be factored by doing them sporadically throughout the day, versus doing the whole repitoire in one slew?
The short answer is that it depends on your goals. Are you trying to improve your ability to do a particular movement/exercise, or are you looking to improve strength and work capacity? And which strength quality (i.e. maximal, endurance, etc.)? You have to approach these goals in different ways, though there is crossover.
I’ve been meaning to write a post on this very subject for a long time, so this will be my motivation to finally do so. Expect to see it soon.
Well, that’s a lot of tapping for a demo video. And, he’s not using that much force either. Looks really “kewl”!
Learned a lot of new things last night and, I’m curious. Do you have any plans to extend the curriculum with more offensive stick classes? It would be nice to spend some more time learning offensive stick. 馃檪
I’m glad you learned a lot. The obstacles to a dedicated class are both time and space. It’s something I always have in mind, though…