Month: July 2009

David ran class during Sama Sama …

Dear Dr. Bob,It was an honor to fill in for you last week, while you guy’s were awaywhooping it up at Sama Sama, LOL!Class objectives:Introduce John Boyd’s OODA Loop theory as it relates to Sayoc kali.Show through 3 of 9 and TD1 how the OODA Loop when applied in Sayoc kaliidentifies what responses are significant.Demonstrate how the OODA Loop can aid in facilitating theway the feeder adapts Sayoc kali against multiple opponents.Last weeks class started off with a brief discussion explainingthe relevancy of John Boyd’s OODA Loop theory on staying a step ahead as it relates to Sayoc kali parallel fighting method (i.e., weapon and empty hand are based on the same principle).Students: Josh worked with Jeff on 3 of 9 tapping, they were able to progressto the blue-worm phase of 3 of 9.Students: Frank and Phil worked on TD-1, with emphasis placed on slower fluid movement and blade orientation, as oppose to rigid aggressive movement.Class concluded with two movement exercises and brief awareness summary:Students were shown how to use zig-zag footwork as they rotate through a staggered line of their classmates to zone in on their target.Students utilized circular footwork and tactics from Atienza kali to zone around swarming zombies as they applied targeting concepts from earlier drills. For the sake of this exercise, attention was given to slower movement in order to identify targets, and respiratory control during fight and flight.Summary identified possible attack cues use to bait the unsuspected.David P Davis