Friday, 20 November 2009
TACTICAL EDGE SEMINAR THIS WEEKEND
Mark Davies will be down in Livingstone on Sunday doing a seminar GMAC TaeKwon Do. Everybody welcome, so do yourself a favour and get along and train.
THIS WEEK @ KRAV MAGA EDINBURGH
This was a busy a week. Monday saw the guys concentrating on developing the fighting aspect of Krav Maga. Tuesday we looked at edged weapon threats and then last night we looked at multiple attacks. Tactical Edge concentrated on the first two comsets then some reverse grip edge in knife drills.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Scott Mellia who passed his second year anniversary with KM Edinburgh. Keep on punching.
COMBAT SPORT THIS WEEK @ KRAV MAGA EDINBURGH
Go Slow & Grow
Bob Breen's advice. Go Slow and Grow. He knows what he's talking about and if you've not read either of his excellent books "Sparring" and "Fighting" you really should. We've had a few months of working the absolute basics and tuesday night's Combat Sport class. Jab, cross, hook has been the mainstay for pad work. Last night we moved to numbered counts. This system makes it eas for the pad holder to direct the action whilst allowing the striker to flow.
1 = Jab
2 = Jab / Cross
3 = Jab / Cross / Hook
4 = Jab / Cross / Hook / Cross
Once these simple numbered combinations are committed to memory it becomes easy to create flowing combinations. Punches in bunches as they say. We worked 10 or so rounds last night, in the later rounds the pad holder was allowed to feed back counters to encourage the striker to cover at all times.
Afterwards we worked a half dozen rounds of slow sparring. I aimed for 20% in the knowledge that this will quickly become 30 or 40. The joy of this is we get to see how our opponent really moves and respond in kind. The real value is we become confident in our own movement. And movement is the key. Last night everyone had the opportunity to mix up their sparring without the fear of being dominated by a bigger, fast, stronger opponent.
This type of training only works if both parties are sympathetic to one another and "play the game". Interestingly, it takes a level of maturity to play this game well. If the ego does the fighting no-one wins. You could say "Go slow and Grow Up"
Rannoch Donald CKT1&2, RKC, SimpleStrength
Bob Breen's advice. Go Slow and Grow. He knows what he's talking about and if you've not read either of his excellent books "Sparring" and "Fighting" you really should. We've had a few months of working the absolute basics and tuesday night's Combat Sport class. Jab, cross, hook has been the mainstay for pad work. Last night we moved to numbered counts. This system makes it eas for the pad holder to direct the action whilst allowing the striker to flow.
1 = Jab
2 = Jab / Cross
3 = Jab / Cross / Hook
4 = Jab / Cross / Hook / Cross
Once these simple numbered combinations are committed to memory it becomes easy to create flowing combinations. Punches in bunches as they say. We worked 10 or so rounds last night, in the later rounds the pad holder was allowed to feed back counters to encourage the striker to cover at all times.
Afterwards we worked a half dozen rounds of slow sparring. I aimed for 20% in the knowledge that this will quickly become 30 or 40. The joy of this is we get to see how our opponent really moves and respond in kind. The real value is we become confident in our own movement. And movement is the key. Last night everyone had the opportunity to mix up their sparring without the fear of being dominated by a bigger, fast, stronger opponent.
This type of training only works if both parties are sympathetic to one another and "play the game". Interestingly, it takes a level of maturity to play this game well. If the ego does the fighting no-one wins. You could say "Go slow and Grow Up"
Rannoch Donald CKT1&2, RKC, SimpleStrength
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
MONDAY @ KRAV MAGA EDINBURGH
Tonight the guys worked on some of the fighting skills from the Krav Maga curriculum. We also looked at the principles for dealing with straight attacks and then separated the ladies and gents for a bit to work on attacks that are more likely to happen to them.
LEVEL ONE GRADING
Congratulations to the following who successfully passed their level one testing.
Rachael Chambers, Ewan Finlayson, Dusan Uhrin, Stefan Hulsberg, Angus Hod, Lionel Mourier, Craig Matchett, Andrew Borthwick, Andrew Nicol, Gavin James, Scott Somerville, Alan Reid, Robert McAlpine, Scott McAllister, Paul Greaves, Sam Greaves, Ian Gilroy, Ray Graham, Anna D, Avril Brown, Stuart Harley. A big well done.
Rachael Chambers, Ewan Finlayson, Dusan Uhrin, Stefan Hulsberg, Angus Hod, Lionel Mourier, Craig Matchett, Andrew Borthwick, Andrew Nicol, Gavin James, Scott Somerville, Alan Reid, Robert McAlpine, Scott McAllister, Paul Greaves, Sam Greaves, Ian Gilroy, Ray Graham, Anna D, Avril Brown, Stuart Harley. A big well done.
FAREWELL TO CHRIS
Chris Darke leaves us for a sunnier life in Brazil. All the best mate and hope to see you again at training if you come back to Edinbrugh
Thursday, 12 November 2009
GRADING ON SUNDAY
KRAV MAGA LEVEL 1 GRADING
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBR 12-3PM
ENERGY GYM BOROUGHMUIR RUGBY CLUB, COLINTON ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH14 1AS
The day will begin with a two hour technical session where the students will be broken into small groups and will be assigned an instructor to go over and polish the level one material. This two hour session will be the equivalent to one months regular classes. After the technical session we will commence the grading where we will work through the material. The grading is nothing to worry about and is about demonstrating to the instructors that you know the material and can work through the various situationals. It ensures that the student knows where they are in a system and allows them to move on to the next level material.
Payment of £25 is required and can be paid in cash, cheque (payable to Beyond Technique Ltd) or via payapal to enquiries@beyondtechnique.co.uk. Remember if you pay online to say that it is for the grading and the name of the student. Ideally, all payments should be received in advance of the grading date to minimise administration on the day. If you have any questions please contact me by e-mail at enquiries@kravmagaedinbrugh.com or 07809157200.
All particpannts will require a groin guard and gum shield.
SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBR 12-3PM
ENERGY GYM BOROUGHMUIR RUGBY CLUB, COLINTON ROAD, EDINBURGH, EH14 1AS
The day will begin with a two hour technical session where the students will be broken into small groups and will be assigned an instructor to go over and polish the level one material. This two hour session will be the equivalent to one months regular classes. After the technical session we will commence the grading where we will work through the material. The grading is nothing to worry about and is about demonstrating to the instructors that you know the material and can work through the various situationals. It ensures that the student knows where they are in a system and allows them to move on to the next level material.
Payment of £25 is required and can be paid in cash, cheque (payable to Beyond Technique Ltd) or via payapal to enquiries@beyondtechnique.co.uk. Remember if you pay online to say that it is for the grading and the name of the student. Ideally, all payments should be received in advance of the grading date to minimise administration on the day. If you have any questions please contact me by e-mail at enquiries@kravmagaedinbrugh.com or 07809157200.
All particpannts will require a groin guard and gum shield.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
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