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Christopher replied to the topic Review of sucker punching video in the forum General Discussion 6 years, 11 months ago
Click “watch on facebook” and it should open this: https://www.facebook.com/londonwingchunacademy/videos/1277978942244722/
When I have a guy getting aggressive on me that close, my first instinct is to put my hands up on him like I’m feeling the range with my fingers. It’s often called a “fence”. My next instinct is to establish a distance so I…[Read more]
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Christopher replied to the topic More everyday training tips in the forum Training Tips 6 years, 11 months ago
Get a thick section of PVC pipe, maybe two inches thick. Grip it as tight as you can with both hands and start flexing your wrists in opposite directions, while gripping so hard that you can hear little “clicks”. Do this for timed rounds on the clock. I learned this in Shuai Jiao training.
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Christopher replied to the topic Testing Requirements in the forum Distance Learning Program 7 years, 9 months ago
The best place to keep up to date is going to be the Vimeo testing group, in my opinion, but here’s what I understand of it, just for another perspective:
Any level can have applications, including level 1. For level 1, you have the applications to every level 1 stance or drill, and for the triangle work. So for example, you might show your…[Read more]
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Christopher replied to the topic Testing Requirements in the forum Distance Learning Program 7 years, 9 months ago
It’s explained in various places, but here’s my specific understanding:
Any level can have applications, including level 1. For level 1, you have the applications to every level 1 stance or drill, and for the triangle work. So for example, you might show your understanding of striking mechanics, use of the foot and body turning to get off line,…[Read more]
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Christopher replied to the topic Knife grips, push daggers and getting the point forward in the forum Blades 8 years, 1 month ago
“My question is, is this a matter of the individuals’ knife fighting style?”
Seems to me like it’s a mix of that and the individual’s operating environment. Some cultures have things that won’t work in others.
Think of three different eras in self defense training.
One is high middle ages. It’s popular to wear heavy coats, carry long daggers a…[Read more]
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Christopher started the topic Knife grips, push daggers and getting the point forward in the forum Blades 8 years, 2 months ago
So I like to experiment with knife grips. I figure it’s best to be able to use one however you pick it up. But I’m also curious about the advantages and disadvantages inherent to each grip.
Hammer grip allows a hard stab and is thus what most criminals use, but in a fight, you’re probably going to want to use it with a straight (unbroken) wrist…[Read more]
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Christopher posted a new activity comment 8 years, 3 months ago
I don’t know what kind of dinosaur that is, but it’ll die when hit by a car, or enough weird silat weapons
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Christopher replied to the topic Hello from Portland, OR in the forum General Discussion 8 years, 4 months ago
@Kuntaoer
It might help to establish a tradition of “interim” video submissions to the testing group. Videos that aren’t directly for testing to a new level, but just a show of regular practice and a way to get constructive criticism. I made such a video just to see what people thought of my triangle footwork last year, and it led me to completely…[Read more] -
Jossef Go and Christopher are now friends 8 years, 5 months ago
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Christopher replied to the topic Hips/Pelvis vs Waist turning to generate power in the forum Seasoned Practitioners 8 years, 8 months ago
The way I understood the videos was that hip power is built into the pivoting movements, but waist turning and whip power are present in the internal movement later in tape 1, and in the waist-turning in the first stance.
So far I’ve interpreted it that there’s turning power with the pivoting of feet, spring power from the coiled stances (djuru…[Read more]
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Christopher started the topic Similarities between Silat and medieval/renaissance wrestling in the forum KunTao Silat versus Etcetera 8 years, 9 months ago
I was browsing Wiktenauer’s directories of medieval combat manuscripts (which contain a variety of dirty clinch work, elbows, knees, trips, low kicks) and decided to look for any similarities to Silat.
From Nicolaes Petter’s famous Dutch wrestling manual, published in 1672:
http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Nicolaes_Petter
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Christopher replied to the topic looking for a biginners Karambit video in the forum Beginning Practitioners 9 years, 7 months ago
I’m a beginner to the Guru course, but speaking in general, what I’ve always learned with a knife is that it’s fight first, knife second. Look at some CCTV footage of knife attacks and how fast they go down. All of the unarmed combat skills become essential knife/counter-knife skills. That ability to recognize situations and act decisively, know…[Read more]
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Christopher replied to the topic looking for a biginners Karambit video in the forum Beginning Practitioners 9 years, 7 months ago
I’m a beginner at the Guru course, but what I’ve always learned with a knife is that it’s fight first, knife second. Look at some CCTV footage of knife attacks and how fast they go down. All of the unarmed combat skills become essential knife/counter-knife skills. That ability to recognize situations and act decisively, know how to move your body,…[Read more]
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Christopher replied to the topic looking for a biginners Karambit video in the forum Beginning Practitioners 9 years, 7 months ago
What you get out of any knife DVD might also depend on what background experience you have with unarmed combat.
Have you practiced Kuntao or Silat or any other art previously?
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Christopher posted a new activity comment 9 years, 7 months ago
I recently got the course myself and have just started working from the DVD “Kuntao Silat Basics” from the Course A case. I don’t think I need to do the hand motions not specifically named and explained yet. I just do what’s explained and the stances, adding later ones as I get better at the previous.
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I understand the confusion. Some have said that “one” move is actually 1000 in KunTao Silat – and there is some truth to that. But as Christopher says, it is important to focus on the base movement in order to perfect that – before moving on to the intricacies. One of the things we hope to do in this new forum format is to be able to provide short…[Read more]
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