In attendance: Joe, David, Josh, William, Mosi, Phil, Michael, Frank, Bob and Aaron.Class began with conditioning, including Aaron’s “twist and shout” ab work.We then divided up the class based on competence with 3/9 tapping, transition drill 1, kayan 10 count drill, 7 count passing, and transition drill 2. Aaron and Joe also reviewed AK long blade evolution 1 and AK two sword siniwali.Class ended with pull ups. William and Josh led the class with 18 each.
atienza kali
Class Notes – July 7, 2009
David ran class during Sama Sama …
Dear Dr. Bob,It was an honor to fill in for you last week, while you guy’s were awaywhooping it up at Sama Sama, LOL!Class objectives:Introduce John Boyd’s OODA Loop theory as it relates to Sayoc kali.Show through 3 of 9 and TD1 how the OODA Loop when applied in Sayoc kaliidentifies what responses are significant.Demonstrate how the OODA Loop can aid in facilitating theway the feeder adapts Sayoc kali against multiple opponents.Last weeks class started off with a brief discussion explainingthe relevancy of John Boyd’s OODA Loop theory on staying a step ahead as it relates to Sayoc kali parallel fighting method (i.e., weapon and empty hand are based on the same principle).Students: Josh worked with Jeff on 3 of 9 tapping, they were able to progressto the blue-worm phase of 3 of 9.Students: Frank and Phil worked on TD-1, with emphasis placed on slower fluid movement and blade orientation, as oppose to rigid aggressive movement.Class concluded with two movement exercises and brief awareness summary:Students were shown how to use zig-zag footwork as they rotate through a staggered line of their classmates to zone in on their target.Students utilized circular footwork and tactics from Atienza kali to zone around swarming zombies as they applied targeting concepts from earlier drills. For the sake of this exercise, attention was given to slower movement in order to identify targets, and respiratory control during fight and flight.Summary identified possible attack cues use to bait the unsuspected.David P Davis
Class Notes – May 12, 2009
In attendance: Frank, Shane, Phil, Bob and Aaron. Phil and Shane worked on transition drill 1 while Frank and Aaron worked on skill sets and receiver grips. We ended class with some padded stick sparring.
Class Notes – March 31, 2009
In attendance: David, Josh, Frank, Bob, Lem and Aaron.
We reviewed AK long blade evolution 1, then did some padded stick sparring. In blade simulation, we treat the padded stick like a blade, so “double-kills” are a no-no and distance control is essential.
Kick Cancer Exhibition – March 28, 2009
We were invited to participate in a fund-raising martial arts exhibition, but without much time to prepare in advance, we had to more or less “wing it”! Lem, Joe, David, Frank, Shane and Josh all rose to the challenge and did a great job demonstrating a variety of knife, stick and long blade techniques!
Class Notes – January 6, 2009
In attendance: Bob, Lem, Joe, “big” David, Aaron, Brian and prospective student Hickory. Brian and Hickory worked on the first 6 moves of AK Evolution 1 (long blade). Everyone else reviewed transition drills.
Class Notes – December 2, 2008
In attendance: Bob, Lem, Joe, Roderick, Victor, both Davids, Josh and Phillip. Joe and Lem worked on TD 6 as well as AK Evolutions 1 and 2 (long blade). The others began installing TD 1.