Right off the bat, if you have any details or notes you want to add, email me and I will insert them citing you. It would be great to get different perspectives and experiences from those in attendance.
Email: pcaswe1@elp.rbksch.org
James has already sent me his notes. Please find them after my partially coherent ramblings.
The day started off with warm ups based on mobility and flexibility. Mobility work is pretty generic and we ran through the main joints. I have my own mobility program I do and will put that up in a later post. He then ran through the opening postures of the Bikram sequence of yoga. On a side, this is something I have become interested in over the summer and have incorporated Bikram Yoga as part of my own training schedule.
I love it, give it a go.
Part 1 of the day was following where we left off yesterday and working with the sticks. There was a variety of co-ordination drills followed by in-depth punyo focus. This was followed by redondo and abanico strikes against the 5 angles. My actual recall of these, even a few hours removed, is poor. What I will take away, as with the whole weekend, is that I am now a tiny bit better than I was on Saturday morning. Maybe I am more aware of my feet, or lowering my posture or have gained an improved understanding of the punyo. What I can say with certainty is, had I stayed at home, I wouldn't be that one step closer to getting better. This blog is called Kaizen JKD as Kaizen is a Japanese concept of continual improvement. For me, that is what all this is about. Getting better through practise.
After lunch it was silat time. Many moons ago I trained in Harimau which brings back painful memories of leg conditioning. Thankfully, Daniel gave us an insight into applications off the lead punch. We entered in the same way but ended with with the opponent's arm in 6 variations yet each variation took us to the same place - in control of the arm and away from other striking tools. I have watched many silat videos and have been fascinated by this art and how things just seems to be there for the next technique and then next technique and so on. I really enjoyed the flow and feel of the motions to the sweeps to the takedowns and to the finishes, which relative to the rest of the weekend, were particularly violent. Daniel gave the context of the silat material, obviously it was born out of a need and society very different to ours. I do however, think it is a valuable study.
Daniel also talked about the 5 targets in silat:
Hand - that is the first target as that is the thing usually attacking you.
Eyes - can't see, he can't fight.
Airways - can't breathe, he can't fight.
Groin - pain
Legs - transportation system. With a rye smile, Daniel said so he can't use them, changed his mind to, so he can't run away!
It was watching him move in the silat section that it was apparent how skilled he is in movement and has absolute mastery over his body. This is not because he was born gifted or special, but because he has spent time working, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes. They say a black belt is white belt who never stopped going to class. Failure is a significant part of our journey and for me it is a great way to keep the ego in check. In my mind, I am THE shit, if you train with me, you know I'm just shit! But I'm happy with that because meeting people like Daniel and seeing all the people there at the seminar this weekend helps to reinforce that idea. Chael Sonnen says 80% of winning is just turning up. For me, that is turning up to class but also turning up to my yoga mat or kettle bells and putting the time in.
The day ended with some delightful pummelling for double underhooks. For me, some of the best times I've had in martial arts has been grappling. I just love it. I love the honesty of it, the effort, the problem solving and the struggle.
Daniel talked about relative truth, he mentioned silat, not a critique but as an assessment. I think the point he was making was that arts like this, don't appear to have contested or non-compliant work and would benefit from developing more of this. I loved my time in Aikido but felt the training methods, not the techniques, were not honest enough. I even thought that when my shoulder was 'accidentally' dislocated.
I guess it is all about balance and find what is what you want and what you need. It was a pleasure to be in the room for 8 hours with Daniel and his most able assistant Anton. It was just friggin awesome.
JAMES' NOTES. As yesterday, many thanks James. This is quite a piece of work.
Double Stick
With partner, starting in open guard do the following in sequence:
1. Cobb cobb x4.
2. Angle 1, angle 2 on right then left.
3. Angle 1, low backhand watik, angle 2 on right then left.
4. Switch to closed guard and heaven 6.
5. Standard 6.
6. Earth 6.
7. Forehand, backhand as you umbrella, forehand on right then left.
From closed guard:
1. Partner feeds an angle 1, hit his stick with a right forehand, then right Redondo, left backhand, right backhand in the air.
2. Partner feeds an angle 2, hit his stick with a left forehand, then left Redondo, right backhand, left backhand in the air.
3. Partner feeds an angle 3, hit his stick with a right forehand, then right Redondo, left backhand, right backhand in the air.
4. Partner feeds an angle 4, hit his stick with a left forehand, then left Redondo, right backhand, left backhand in the air.
5. Partner feeds an angle 9 (forehand to knee), hit his stick with a left forehand, then left Redondo, right backhand, left backhand in the air.
6. Partner feeds an angle 10 (backhand to the knee), hit his stick with a left forehand, then left Redondo, right backhand, left backhand in the air.
7. Do 1-6 as above but this time partner feeds for both the forehand and the Redondo and so you hit his sticks for those two strikes then do the two backhands in the air. For example partner will have both sticks on his right shoulder and will feed two angle 1’s with the left stick first then the right.
8. As (7) but mix the angles e.g. first strike high, second strike middle; first strike middle, second strike high; first strike low, second strike high; first strike high, second strike low.
9. Partner feeds an angle 5 with the right stick, abanico 3x (left, right, left; hitting stick, hand, elbow) then Redondo twice, backhand, backhand (in the air). Do same on left side.
10. Partner feeds an angle 6 (reverse thrust to head) with the right stick, deflect with your right stick by flicking your wrist to the right (so your palm faces up) then Redondo twice, backhand, backhand (in the air). Do same on left side.
11. Partner feeds an angle 7 (forehand thrust to head) with the right stick, deflect with your right stick by flicking your wrist to the left (so your palm faces down) then Redondo twice, backhand, backhand (in the air). Do same on left side.
Stick Hubud
1. Start with standard hubud.
2. Pass the angle 1 like a dagger pass (switch to left lead). Guide the path of the stick so it does not hit your leg. Partner does the same.
3. Raise, trap and backhand (keep the stick under your armpit). Partner parries it down and feeds back the same strike.
4. One side does (2) and the other side does (3).
5. Raise, trap and feed an angle 3 (leading with the punyo), partner stops with his left hand, hits the inside of the elbow with the punyo, hits the bicep with his elbow then flips the stick to hit you on the head, you shield then raise, trap and go back into the drill.
6. Raise, trap underneath your right arm and feed an angle 2, partner blocks, raises, traps and goes back into the drill.
7. Raise, trap above your right arm and feed an angle 4 partner blocks with L. hand (palm up) or with the outside forearm of the stick arm, raises, traps and goes back into the drill.
8. Pass the angle 1, backhand hit the hand/knuckles, retract your left hand to allow you to bring the punyo back up to feed the angle 1 then put your left hand back on.
9. Pass the angle 1 and inside gunting under the arm and feed the angle 2, partner stops it, raises, traps and hits.
10. Feed the angle 1, partner blocks in the normal way and as he does this you throw a left vertical punch, partner parries with his left hand to the right, hits the inside of the elbow with the punyo, hits the arm with the stick by flipping the stick up and can feed a straight punch to turn the drill into punching hubud or he feeds the angle 1, partner passes and goes into one of the options off the pass.
Sumbrada Flow 1
1. Pass the angle 1 and feed back the angle 1.
2. Partner passes the angle 1 and feeds the angle 3.
3. Stop with left hand and guntin the arm right to left with punyo and feed angle 4.
4. Partner passes the angle 4 with the back of his hand (his stick should be chambered over the top of his left arm) and feeds the angle 2.
5. Stop the angle 2, raise and feed the angle 1 and the flow starts again.
Sumbrada Flow 2
1. Pass the angle 1, backhand hit the hand/knuckles, retract your left hand to allow you to bring the punyo back up to feed the angle 1.
2. Partner passes and guntings underneath and feeds the angle 2.
3. Vertical gunting and throw the left vertical punch.
4. Partner parries with his left hand to the right, hits the inside of the elbow with the punyo, hits the arm with the stick by flipping the stick and feeds the angle 1 and drill starts again.
Silat
Partner throws the jab. You parry inside with the left and monitor his right hand with your right hand then:
1. (Arm over) Wrap your right arm over his left arm as you step your right leg forward in front of and between his legs, shoot your right leg back to sweep his leg then step your right foot behind his right foot, as he loses his balance and posts on his hand, bring your right foot towards you to sweep his leg and stamp on his knee with your left foot, keeping control of his arm step around his head and sit back for the arm bar.
2. (Arm under) Shoot your right arm under his left arm above his elbow as you step your right leg forward in front of and between his legs, shoot your right leg back to sweep his leg then put your left hand on the back of his neck and reinforce it with your right hand on top, push down on his neck and feed his head through so he ends up sitting with his back to the front of your legs, keeping control of his right arm feed your left arm behind his neck (palm against his neck) and push down on his neck as you twist his arm.
3. (Both arms over) Circle your hand over his arm and feed it to the left then roll your right arm over (like the way you roll for the wave and hack switch from hubud) as you step your right leg forward in front of and between his legs and use your right forearm above his elbow to bend him forward (your left hand should be on top of his wrist), shoot your right leg back to sweep his leg, use your stomach to walk him forward at a 90 degree angle so he ends up face down on the floor, place your right knee on his tricep and pull up on his lower arm.
4. (Right arm under, left arm over) Circle your hand over his arm feed it to the left then shoot your straight right arm underneath his arm (keep your left hand on top of his wrist) as you step your right leg forward in front of and between his legs, shoot your right leg back to sweep his leg then step your right foot behind his right foot and use your right hand to pull on the back of his knee, as he loses his balance keep control of his arm as you pick up his right foot with your right hand, right knee drop his groin and squeeze your knees together around his right leg as you put his right foot under your right armpit then heel hook.
5. (Right arm over, left arm under) Circle your hand over his arm and feed it to the left and roll your right arm over and put your left hand under his wrist as you step your right leg forward in front of and between his legs and use your right forearm above his elbow to bend him forward, shoot your right leg back to sweep his leg, put your right hand on the floor and then slide your right knee through so he goes face down onto the floor and you’re controlling his arm in a keysa position with your right arm over and left arm under his arm, apply pressure into him and arm bar.
6. (Both arms under) Circle your hand over his arm and feed it to the left as you put both hands under his arm and go to step forward but as you do so he puts his right hand on your head, pop his left arm up as you step his right leg behind him and put your right elbow on his chest, posture up and use your right elbow to unbalance him over your leg and spin clockwise keeping control of his left arm then go into a suitable finish.
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