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Class Notes – September 19, 2012

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In attendance: Bob, Joe C., Alex, Asim, Brian and Ryan. Guro Joe C. reviewed some of the material from Pamana Tuhon’s seminar last weekend.

We worked the frame entry to puter kapala finish and looked at other strikes that might be drawn from that position like a hook to the open side of the frame.  We also isolated the puter kapala from a simple double leg.

I figure wrestling is perhaps the most common skill set we will encounter.  If we do get taken down, while we may still employ our blade to victorious end vs the wrestler, his friends will stomp us in the mass attack.  So using the puter to defeat the shot seems a vital skill.

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Class Notes – August 28, 2012

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Guros Lem and Joe taught class while I was out of town:

Attendees: Guros Joe and Lem, Kapatid David D., Brian, Ryan, Asim, Alex, Philip, and Cole (new prospective student).

We combined the drilling of Atienza Kali and Sayoc Kali. We used 3 of 9 as the template. First we started with no tapping and just moved out of the way utilizing body movements, footwork, and angles. Some utilized boxing movements like bob n weave or ducking. We continued to switch partners so that everyone experienced different levels of height. It was interesting to watch how they moved to see what worked and what didn’t work.

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Class Notes – July 3, 2012

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Guro Lem and Kapatids Joe and David taught class while I was out of the country …

Attendees: Joe C, Ann, Alex, Lem, David, Ryan, Phillip (new)

We started with reviewing TD 1 and later taught silak moves to TD 1. After a few rounds, we introduced a mass attack scenario utilizing silak techniques used in TD 1.

Joe taught majority of the class and David explained what ‘modifiers’ are and why we use them.

Good Class!

 

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Sama Sama 2011 Instructor Listing Update

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Check out the current Sayoc instructor list! Congratulations to all those who were promoted, including:

  • Guro Lem Tasim (Associate Instructor – Level 4)

Plus our Apprentice Instructors:

  • Miguel Acevedo (Apprentice Instructor – Level 5)
  • Joe Cypressi (Apprentice Instructor – Level 5)
  • Warren Dabney (Apprentice Instructor – Level 2)
  • Ervin Quintin (Apprentice Instructor – Level 2)
  • Mosi Jack (Apprentice Instructor – Level 2)

And our newest Apprentice:

  • David Davis (Apprentice Instructor – Level 1)

 

Joe Cypressi

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joe cypressiGuro Joe has been training with Maharlika Martial Arts since 2003. He is currently a level 2 associate instructor in Sayoc and a member of the Maryland Atienza Kali training group. Joe is a 4th-degree karate black belt, and a skilled sculptor and bladesmith. He is also an Aquarius who enjoys piña coladas and walks in the rain.

updated August 7, 2013