Check out the current Sayoc instructor list! Congratulations to all those who were promoted, including:
Plus our Apprentice Instructors:
And our newest Apprentice:
In attendance: Joe C., David D., Tyus, Brian, Colin, Bryant, Bob and Tavon. Prospective students Tony and Martin observed.
Class began with transition drills. Joe, David and Brian worked on polishing Transition Drill 5. Tyus, Colin, Bryant and Tavon worked on Transition Drill 1.
The second half of class was spent introducing the 14 count Receiver Grips.
Guro 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.
In attendance: Joe C., David D., Tyus, Brian, Colin, Asim, Ryan, Bryant, Bob and Lem.
While the newer students reviewed transition drills, the apprentice/associate instructors worked on converting 3 of 9 tapping and transition drills into either blade on blade or phase II versions of the drills.
At the end of class, we worked on countering a knife to the throat.
In attendance: Brian, Asim, Lem, Mosi, Colin, Ryan, Tavon, Bryant, Bob, Tyus and David D.
We warmed up with transition drills, then continued with Tuhon Tom’s stickgrappling curriculum. We added the headlock and leg takedowns to the material covered the past two weeks.
In attendance: Joe C., David D., Tyus, Brian, Colin, Asim and Bob.
We reviewed transition drills, then continued with Tuhon Tom’s stickfighting curriculum. Starting from the cross body lock, we reviewed the triangle choke and the “pez dispenser”. Working from the over under position, we covered the triceps lock and the triangle choke.
In attendance: Joe C., David D., Tyus, Mosi, Brian, Colin, Asim, Ryan, Bryant, Bob and two prospective students.
Class began with transition drills and some of the drills covered at Sama Sama (e.g. Tuhon Ray’s drill). We also began working on Tuhon Tom’s stickgrappling material. Colin helped the prospective students install 3 of 9.