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Sama Sama 2010 (July 2 – 5, 2010)

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L to R: Ervin, Miguel, Mosi, Bob, Tuhon Tom, Shawn, Joe, Warren and Mike.

The weather was perfect up in the Poconos for Sama Sama this year. Maryland was represented by Joe C. and Mosi, Northern Virginia by Vedo and Alfred, Virginia Beach by Ervin and Mike D., and Western New York by Warren.

As always, it was great reuniting with old friends. Shawn G. and Chuck and Kara returned to Sama Sama after a long absence. Bob B. was back in his traditional role as videographer. Joe M. and J.P. were there along with many others.

The training included basic curriculum as well as sessions featuring Tuhon Tom Kier (tactical holstering/drawing and family dynamics) and Tuhon Carl Atienza (using the bolo sheath as a weapon). Saturday night included a sayaw and midnight tracking/navigation session.

I hope that everyone had a good time and made some new friends!

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New website up and running

We’ve finally switched to WordPress and moved to a decent webhost. Some new features include the tag cloud in the right sidebar and the links to the Sayoc store in the left sidebar. Let me know what you think about the new look!

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Class Notes – June 22, 2010

In attendance: Bob, Joe, David, Mosi, Frank, Brian, Ryan and prospective student Lauris.The class continued to work on stop-locks for Transition Drill 1 for the first half of class. The second half of class was spent on training modifiers, including training while dizzy, upside-down or physically exhausted (from wall sits, 4-man pushups, hand grips and pull-ups).

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Class Notes – June 15, 2010

One of my kids was knocked down at school and suffered a concussion. He was rushed to the emergency room but was released after a normal CT scan. I missed class, but Joe did his usual great job filling in …

Attendance: Joe, Mosi, Dave, Brian, Ryan, Asim, Lauris (first class).Asim and Loris covered the 3 of 9 template and the first 6 moves of tapping.  Also covered blade passing protocols. The rest learned TD1 stop locks through 6.Ended class with review of the one-for-one principle and the live blade mentality as they apply to the drills.

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Elkton man fatally stabs wife

24-year-old Jason Costello was arrested after police were called to his home by a neighbor who reported hearing a woman screaming. Responding officers saw blood on a window and entered the house, finding 24-year-old Ashley Costello on the floor. Jason Costello was found holding a knife, bleeding from the wrists.