MacDonald Academy of Martial Arts
Kenpo Karate, Krav Maga, and Fitness for the Boston / Watertown area
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:
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:
This is not Krav Maga, but there are very strong parallels, particularly with the elbow down, forearm in the neck clinch position we all love so dearly. As a reflexive defense and within the context of a “grabby” attacker, Tony Blauer’s Outside 90 is perfectly compatible with our training. Keep in mind, however, that Krav Maga takes a different tactic to defend against round punches. Because our punch defenses translate directly to defenses against edged weapons, we ideally don’t want the attacker’s arm glancing off in an uncontrolled manner. We want a strict 90° at the elbow because we don’t want the attacker’s hand being redirected down into the body. This also puts us in a better position to control and disarm the weapon. (Not being versed in the S.P.E.A.R. System, I don’t offer this as a critique, just a note of the differences evident in the short video.)
Disclaimers:
“Outside 90” with Tony Blauer – video [wmv] [mov]
via CrossFit.com
Feast or famine with Bas Rutten material, eh?
In the interest of ambidexterity, here’s a companion video to “The Liver Shot Demystified”.
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