In attendance: Bob, Brian, Ryan, Asim, Kashif, Tavon, Tyus and Mike Q.
We reviewed the Sayoc salutation, then continued to review 3 of 9 phase II tapping and transition drills. We emphasized that phase II tapping should still maintain the structure of “regular” 3 of 9 tapping, otherwise we’d be exchanging a strike for a cut or thrust – not a good trade-off.
In attendance: Bob, Mosi, David, Brian, Asim, Kashif, Jon, Nancy, Ryan, Frank and Bryant.
We continued to work on 3 of 9 phase II tapping, as introduced by David last week. We also spent a few minutes at the end of class working on the formal Sayoc salutation (Chon! Galang! Mano po!).
Maksim Gelman, 23, killed four and injured multiple others on a multi-day rampage in which he stabbed three people to death and ran over a fourth person in a hit-and-run homicide.
After four auto thefts, two carjackings, and an overnight manhunt, he was finally tackled by Joseph Lozito, a mixed martial arts enthusiast, on a Times Square subway car. Before Gelman was subdued, Lozito was cut four times on the head, once over his left eye, and was slashed across a “tribal tattoo” on his left arm. One wound on the back of his head required almost 40 stitches and staples.
Class was cancelled last week due to the weather. David Davis ran class this evening and submitted the following notes:
Class attendance: Andrew, Julie, Brian, Tavon, Brian, Kashif, Asim, Bryant, Jon, Nancy and Frank.
For safety purposes, all practitioners received a temporary pair of safety glasses.
Class Goal: The goal of class was to re-familiarize the learner with the definition and purpose of cross tapping (ways to make your body small and less of a target) within the context of flow and focus on the emotional impact(exposing, desensitizing, and habituating) of different reflexes particularly when forcing the learner to tap with the bad hand.
Class Objectives:
- Improve the receiver’s ability to analyze using information gatheredfrom observation and follow up with a preemptive strategy.
- Desensitize the receiver’s fears when grabbed while cross tapping.
- Familiarize the receiver‘s with the feeling of vulnerability in a difficult situation and to give the receiver’s a framework within recall that they can understand how to recovery and what is taking place
This is an old clip of Guro Lem and Aaron cycling through Sayoc Transition Drill 1. The numerous repetitions helps to install the basic techniques in preparation for more advanced drills.