In attendance: David, Mosi, Brian, Asim, Ryan, Bryant, Bob, Tyus, Jon and Nancy.
Half of the class worked on 3 of 9 tapping while the others reviewed transition drills 1 through 3. We tried to emphasize the finer points of each drill, including a brief discussion of targeting. Class ended with a brief review of blade handling protocol.
In attendance (November 2): Joe, David, Devlin, Shane, Brian, Asim, Ryan, Bob, Lem, Tavon, and prospective students, Jon, Nancy, Tyus and Stephen.
In attendance (November 9): Joe, David, Michael, Shane, Asim, Ryan, Bryant, Frank, Will, Bob, Tavin, Tyus, Jon and Nancy.
Back to basics! These classes were spent installing and/or reviewing 3 of 9 tapping and transition drill 1. Small details were emphasized, and we began a gradual transition to phase II concepts, in which the receiver becomes the feeder.
David Davis ran class in my absence and provided his usual outstanding notes …
Class attendance: Shane, Ryan, Tavon, Brian, Kashif, Will, Bryant, Mosi, Michael, Joe, Asim, and yours truly David Davis.
Class Goals: The main goal was to immerse the receiver in tapping as a way to help refine the quality of their perceptual and motor skills when confronted. By attending to their perceptual and motor skills, the receiver develops the skill to demonstrate to his fullest ability the correct response when it counts and in so doing, increases his chances of surviving a confrontation. The balance between thinking tactically and watching closely an assailant’s movement is a difficult challenge to get right. If you think too much on the tactics, you miss a risen opportunity, or, your assailant figures out what you are doing and employs a ruse to make you a victim. Training in Kali involves managing the incorrect response and receivers need to be able to desensitise themselves from this process. The psychological aspects of perceptual and attentional motor skills response are critical for street survival.
It was “back-to-school” night for me, so Joe C. ran class …
Attendance: me, Dave, Brian, Mosi, Ryan, Lauris, Roderick, Will, Bryant
Class went well. We started off reviewing 3 of 9 Left and Right, right hand leads and then tapping as a warm up and assessment period.
The two newest students (Will and Bryant) continued to work on 3 of 9 Right and left while the rest explored free flow for the receiver’s benefit. We started off with the feeder going light and slow enough to garner repeatable correct responses from the receiver. We drilled at a pace that only allowed for the occasional cut for about 20 mins. Feeders were encouraged NOT to get carried away and put too much pressure on the receiver too soon and draw incorrect responses. Eventually the pressure was increased to get cuts more often but still less than 3/4 speed. Emphasis was placed on the importance of a solid phase one foundation before training phase two.
In attendance: Roderick, Joe, David, Brian, Asim, Ryan, Bryant, Frank, Bob, Tavon and prospective students Will and Brian (Tavon’s friend).
We spent the night on some tactical scenario training. Roderick, David and Ryan took turns walking down “the street” dealing with various encounters:
The post-scenario assessments were interesting. The second round (David and Tavon’s friend Brian) went better as both sides learned from the initial go-round.
In attendance: Roderick, Mosi, Brian, Ryan, Asim and Bob.
Mosi worked on transition drills with Brian while the others installed 3 of 9 left defeats right. Class ended with light free flow.
In attendance: Roderick, Joe, Mosi, Brian, Asim, Ryan, Bryant, Frank, Bob and Tavon.
Joe taught the more experienced students transition drill 5 while the others worked on vital template 3 of 9 left hand.