Trip to Turkey

Last month during my trip to Turkey I was able to catch up with old friends and make new ones whilst sharing techniques and drills from the Filipino Martial Arts and Silat.

On Thursday 12^th Sept I was asked to take Guru Galip Akdaş’ class and cover self defence applications from the South East Asian arts. We looked at making use of the elbow offensively and defensively against the wide right cross as well as to establish openings and control. We also worked clinch/grappling range in to the puter kapala.

Guru Galip and I had fun with some free flow and exchanged ideas on the different approaches and counters we used from different positions.

On Sunday 15^th I met with friends new and old for a 4 hour session on Panantukan/Silat. We talked about the history, geographical region/landscape and cultures of the arts and looked at various techniques defending kicks, punches and over under tie ups. 

We drilled techniques to explore:

• Low and mid level rear leg round kicks
• Jab, cross counters
• Puter kapala
• Kenjit
• Defending an attempt to counter the puter kapala with a single leg takedown 
• Locks, ground finishes
• Tehniques from over/under clinch

As is the case when you spend time with good friends you don’t want the time to end and I look forward to meeting with everyone again next year. It was a great trip and I was able to catch up with old friends and meet many new ones as we went for Turkish tea after each training session to talk about everything and anything to do with Martial Arts.

I would like to thank my friends for giving me an opportunity to share what little I know in the vast areas of Panantukan and Silat and hope they enjoyed it as much as I did.

I would like to extend my thanks especially to Guru Timur Ahenk, Sifu Seçkin Köknar, Guru Galip Akdaş, Sifu Kaan Ahyan, Sifu Adnan Erzen, Hamdi Çevik and Sensei Ömer Tamdogan, especially for his inquisitive questions that helped share extensions to techniques and their principles.

I look forward to future training sessions and cups of Turkish tea! 

Teşekkürler arkadaşlar, Osu!

Daniel Lonero

This past weekend AMC Leeds hosted a 2 day seminar with Guro Daniel Lonero. Guro Daniel is a fantastic martial artist and shared with us details, drills, history and techniques from multiple disciples.

Assisted by Frank Ruppert, himself highly skilled, Guro Daniel taught a multitude of drills and techniques covering Kali and Majapahit/Maphilindo Silat.

We started with double stick drills and as well as staff and stick, disarms from 3 and 5 count sumbrada and stick grappling.

Guro Daniel shared history and background as we moved into some great ground and standup techniques from Silat. I forget how many times the attendees gasped and wowed at what was being shared with us, both in terms of Guro Daniel's talent and the effectiveness of the techniques.

It was a privelage to attend a seminar by a martial artist who is not just skilled and knowledgeable but also very down to earth and humble.

Thanks again to Steve Gaulton and everyone at AMC Leeds for organising and making the day that much more enjoyable.

See you in class!

Guro Daniel Lonero Seminar

To celebrate their 5 year annniversary, AMC Leeds will be hosting the phenomenal Guro Daniel Lonero on the 29th and 30th of september 2012.
Daniel is a Pro-Shooter in Shoot Wrestling under Sensei Yori Nakamura, a full instructor of Muay Thai under Ajarn Chai Sirisute, a full instructor of Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts, and Silat under Guro Dan Inosanto, and a Silver Glove in Savate under Professor Nicolas Saignac.

Saturday 2pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Cost:
Full weekend: £80
Single day AMC: £45
Single day other: £50

He is a VERY skilled and knowledgeable instructor. 

Let me know in advance if you're interested in coming along to either day.

Silat Seminar

Hi Guys, I will be attending a Silat Buka Lingkaran seminar in Birmingham on Saturday October 13th from 12:30 - 16:30

Chief Instructor Alvin Guinanao will be covering:

- Rope training developing speed and agility
- Takedowns with ground finish
- Recovery from throws and takedowns
- Defense from Turtle position
- Dynamic striking from the ground



The cost is £40. It should be a great day of training, let me know in advance if you're interested in coming with me.

Core Essentials

As the title suggests, must have tools that we'll be using on the pads... it gets really tasty when other things gets mixed in.
As the post suggests, this is just the basic outline and many things can be added to develop a wider range of skills for these strikes offensively and defensively. Have a play and see what you can mix in and have fun!

I'll hopefully put up a video in a week or two.

jab

double jab

jab cross

jab cross hook

cross hook cross
hook cross hook

See you in class!