Former U Maryland econ major turned porn actor, Stephen Clancy Hill, attacked three co-workers with a katana, killing one and wounding the other two. Hill ran from the studio with the sword and held off L.A. SWAT for hours before either leaping or falling off of a cliff to his death (possibly after being tasered).
While a senior at University of Maryland, Hill was convicted of threatening a teaching assistant with a handgun (demanding an “A”) and served two years in prison.
In attendance: Bob, Joe, Mosi, David, Frank, Brian, Devlin, Ryan and prospective student, Asim. We worked on some “digables” then free flowed for the rest of class.
In attendance: Bob, Mosi, Frank and Ryan.
Small class this evening. We reviewed the AK knife set 1 including the targeting chain, tapping and the hit set. We also reviewed the Sayoc vital template 3 of 10 smoking knife.
I almost forgot my anniversary this year! Luckily, Aaron stepped up and took over the class in my absence.
Attendees: Ryan, Brian, Frank & Aaron
First part of the class we worked triangle/hourglass footwork with and without striking & short blades. The remainder of the class was free flow. Frank and I worked with Ryan and Brain each during this time. We practiced single/double blade, drawing, striping, some panuntukan, grappling, footwork and “what if” scenario’s. Fun, fun, fun!
Oh, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! from everyone who attended class tonight!
Aaron
Thanks Aaron!!!
Both classes were spent reviewing the AK trapo sets. Mass attack was incorporated as well. Some AK 40 material was introduced at the end of the May 18 class.
Warren D. used to train with us here in Maryland, but moved to Western NY a few years ago. He has set up a training group in Western NY and invited me up to give a seminar for his students. It was a fun trip, and I enjoyed my first “beef on weck” sandwich …
Guro Bob Shin facilitated a six-hour Sayoc Kali seminar just outside of Buffalo, NY. It was attended by eight people, with experience ranging from several years to none at all. Several of the general principles of Sayoc Kali were addressed, including feeder/receiver mindsets, proper training etiquette, the concept of ‘all blade all the time’, and general blade handling techniques.
Thanks for inviting me up, Warren!
Mosi and Frank ran class this evening … In attendance: Mosi and Frank (instructing), David, Brian, Mark and Martin.
Tonight Dr. Bob wasn’t able to attend class, so Frank and I were asked to step in and teach the class the Atienza Trapo Hit Set we had just learned from a recent seminar. Since we only had one handkerchief between the 6 of us, we improvised and taught the set using knives instead. Of course, since the reach of a knife is different from that of a “loaded hankerchief,” We had to adapt the template to knife: changing the targets slightly and the defenses a bit. After learning the hit set & getting a few reps in, we spent the last 7 minutes of class free flowing.
Mosi