A 33-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend and her grandmother, then stabbed herself in the stomach while high on PCP in the Trinidad neighborhood of Washington, DC.
Class Notes – March 18, 2008
In attendance: Bob Shin and Lem Tasin, Victor C., David D., Cliff J. and Derek L.David and Derek reviewed TD 2, then Lem helped them install part of TD 3. We played with hiding one template in another (3/9 left hidden in true left).Victor and Cliff reviewed 3/9 tapping, then installed 3/9 left and 3/9 left defeats right.
Special Training – March 16, 2008
In attendance: Bob Shin, Victor C., Joe C., David D., Cliff J., Eric S., Miguel A., Mosi J., Ted K. and Matthew M.We had a special 4 hour training session covering 3/9 tapping, transition drills, gil 5 isolations, the 5 count passing drill and some combat sets. We also did a little bit of mass attack with sticks and using the zombie drill.
Class Notes – March 11, 2008
I was out of town and left class in the hands of Guro Lem and Joe C.Guro Lem writes:In attendance: Joe C., Lem Tasin, David D., Mosi J., and Victor C. (new).Introduced Victor to 3 of 9 template/tapping. Reviewed TD2 and Gil 5 isolations.Joe C. adds:Class went fine. we had a new guy that Guro Lem worked with. I went over TD’s 1 and 2 with Dave, Derek, and Mosi. We then went over 2 or 3 of the Gil 5s with everyone with a focus pad.
From Joe Maraña …
Guro Bob introduced me to what I consider the finest edged weapons curriculum I have ever seen. From day one we covered projectiles, flexible weapons and short blade material. Never had I experienced a system or style that was as encompassing of so many types of weaponry, ranges of combat and depth of material so immediately to a student.
In my short 15 years of formal martial arts training in Taekwon-Do, Doce Pares Eskrima, Tien Shan Pai Kung Fu, Inosanto-Lacoste Kali, Majapahit Silat and San Miguel Eskrima, what sets Sayoc apart from other systems or styles is not only in the breadth and depth of material, but the methodology of instruction. The curriculum is presented in a way that is logical, intuitive and self-correcting.
Guro Bob’s instruction is of the highest caliber. His precision in timing and technical skill is surpassed only by his ability to teach and explain concepts so that the material is immediately applicable, and his students highly effective practitioners. Guro Bob’s instruction develops not only high level of skill but fosters the kind of questioning and critical thinking that makes this art a thinking person’s art. As his students we not only installed correct movements, but understood why they worked and why other movements would not.
Many of the concepts that Guro Bob used to teach me I now incorporate as an Apprentice Instructor. Anytime I fly back home to Maryland I try to make it out and train with Maharlika Martial Arts. I cannot recommend Guro Bob and his guys highly enough.
Joe Maraña (Signal Hill, CA)
Man stabbed to death in Milford Mill
A 23-year-old man died after being stabbed during a fight between two groups that started in a bar, then continued at a gas station.
From Greg D. …
As a law enforcement officer I was looking for a martial arts program that would better prepare me for real life situations on the streets. I have tried several different styles of martial arts through out the years such as karate, brazilian jujitsu and wrestling. Nothing that I learned seemed to prepare me for an armed edged weapon encounter. Being a law enforcement officer, I encounter edged weapons more often than guns.
I was very pleased to find Guro Dr. Bob giving instruction in the Sayoc system. The Sayoc system is an edged weapons based martial art and gives excellent training in dealing with the threat of edged weapons. I would highly recommend Dr. Bob and Maharlika Martial Arts. Dr. Bob is an excellent practitioner of the Sayoc system, and no matter what level you have progressed to you will always have something new and challenging to learn.
Greg D. (19-year veteran police officer)