guro joe c. – Maharlika Martial Arts

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Class Notes – June 7, 2016 – Atienza Kali Long Blade Tip Down Deflections; Knife against Long Weapon

Posted on June 13, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guros Joe C and Lem

Attendence: Brian, Dan, Lance, Lance’s buddy/cousin(whose name I forget), Sid, Dino and Vince from Vedo’s group, and new guy dropped in named Justin

Notes:

We warmed up with some stick movement akin to shadow boxing. Dan brought enough padded sticks for everybody which was great to have.

We started on foot work for an angle 1 natural deflection (2 count). Then we worked on slipping the angle 1 strike without a sword. This was done in order to focus on the footwork, timing, and correct body positioning. Later, we added another attack from the Feeder with the sword and countered it. We focused heavily on the footwork and continued on to a proto RCE drill where they just blocked everything but the angle 1 where they took their counter. This further amplified the need to move with the foot work.

We finished with a knife application against a long weapon. Same footwork and same angle etc. The short blade made the footwork more explosive and urgent.

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Class Notes – April 26, 2016 – Transitional Drills

Posted on May 11, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guro Joe C, Guro Joe, and Guro Lem

Attendence: Brian, Dan, Asim, and Alex

Notes:

The weather has been awesome these past few days, so we decided to have class outside. We started off with reviewing transitional drills (what each one knew). Most of the class knew up to td’s 1-5. We ended fine tuning td 5 and making sure each one got the Receiver’s side. Most of the class did well when tapping, but when it came to the control point of the drill (when Feeder’s arm and head is controlled) even Guro Lem was having problems isolating that blade arm. We figured out that using the right hand to pull down the top of the head and using the left hand to control the blade arm was more effective when transitioning from cop-lock (3 point lock, chicken-wing, kimura) to the control point.

Later, we utilized the sunset and darkness as a training modifier. We ended class with some light free-flow (sparring).

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Class Notes – April 19, 2016 – Transitional Drills

Posted on April 26, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guro Joe C

Attendance: Sid, Dan, Ryan, Brian, Alex and Asim

Notes:

We were talking about how nice the weather was so we held class outside. Great weather and some low light training.

We started out with just Sid, Dan and Brian. Dan and Brian took turns feeding Sid who only knew TD1, “kinda”. They were instructed to not correct verbally just keep the pace moderately and take any cut that was available. I provided instruction for Sid when he was unable to self correct.

Asim arrived soon after. Asim and Brian demoed 1 thru 8. Asim was kinda rusty. I had them focus on 7 and just turn up the intent and pressure on both sides to find the errors and weak spots and correct them. When Alex and Ryan got there, they did the same with TD 4.

Dan continued to Feed Sid TD1 with the goal of making Sid respond correctly based on a proper feed. This cleaned up Dan’s feed a bit.

Everyone demoed at the end and everyone looked sharper and more confident in the techniques. Sid knows the receiver side of TD 1.

We ended with a little talk about the value of drills and how they can and can’t make you a better fighter. I told them we should work these techniques into free flow next class to break out of the drill sequencing and isolate techniques.

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Class Notes – April 5, 2016 – Atienza Kali – Deflections with a Two Count

Posted on April 11, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guro Joe M, Guro Joe C, and Guro Lem

Attendance: Alex, Sid, Dan, and Asim

Notes:

We started class with AK hourglass footwork. After practicing some triangle footwork, we added slashes to the drill. Later, we started working tip-up and tip-down deflections. We had them work that on both sides and later counter with a two-count. After they had some reps in those, we added tip-up passes with two-count. Next we had them switch out their trainers with soft sticks to get some hits.

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Class Notes – March 29, 2016 – Medical Management

Posted on April 5, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guro Joe M and Guro Joe C.

Notes:

Tonight, we got back to some knife stuff with a quick review of the 1st 3 stop-blocks of TD 1. We then ran a scenario where two people are attacked by a guy with a blade. This let us to deal with security issues around the wounded party etc. This less sterile and more contextualized scenario lead to the inevitable legality discussions. We recommended everyone to talk to an actual lawyer… We also covered some basic group/team tactics. We ended class with a show and tell on medkits.

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Class Notes – March 22, 2016 – Medical Management

Posted on April 5, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guro Joe M, Guro Joe C, and Guro Lem

Attending: Alex, Bryan, Dan, Sid, Lance, and Asim

Notes:

Tonight’s class we worked on carrying or moving our partner from across the room. First carry was a pull and drag from under the armpits. Second carry we had an arm around waist while holding the belt–walked carry across the room. The next part of class we talked about different scenarios of what would they do as a responder to the scene. How they would assess the situation and deal with it. Next we talked and practiced with tourniquets. Each of them got some reps placing on their partner and then themselves.

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Class Notes – March 15, 2016 – Medical Management

Posted on March 20, 2016 by mdkali

Instructing: Guro Joe M, Guro Joe C, and Guro Lem

Attending: Alex, Lance, James, Sid, Asim, and Ryan

Notes:

Tonight, we started the class drilling the first 3 counts of transitional drill 1. Next we reviewed our stop-blocks for those moves. As class continued, we went over some medical material with thought provocation to see what actions the students would do. During this time, we went over some ways to perform our physical assessment on an unconscious person. We had them pair up and perform the assessment on each other (thanks to our student/local EMT Alex for helping with this). Later in class, we discussed that we have to be prepared to deal with any situation in a calm way. Focus on the goal or primary threat until it is decreased or neutralized–secure the area or move the person to a safer location. Then, we can perform the care needed based on the acronym MARCH. M – Massive bleeding. A – Check airway and clear if necessary. R – Respirations. C – Circulation. H – Head/Hypothermia.

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