The Kali Fence From False Lead

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  1. I need clarification here. The Kali Fence does include the brachial stun or is that a variation? It seemed to me it was more of jamming the arm before getting punched.

  2. A fence is a structure/dynamic from which one ARGs (Asserts Reactionary Gap).

    Our DBMA fence is based around the false lead. To give credit to the Art, I call it “the Kali Fence”. As a tangent, I would note that if one goes back further, Guro Inosanto thinks it may have its foundation in Italian Espada Y Daga (Inosanto is an Italian name btw) It is not something in which we need to stay rigidly, we can and should move in and out of it fluidly as required by circumstances but I think it best to identify the structure and to understand its capabilities really well.

    Also to have clear in mind is range and the three types of fights with which we conceptualize:

    At a distance;
    Monkey Dance:
    Nose to nose:

    The supporting footwork will vary accordingly.

    Similarly the hands have various postions.

    For example there is “the Jack Benny” (one hand resting on the other elbow and the other on the chin.) If this structure moves up to where the elbows are at shoulder height then we are in Arfful Dodger.

    As always, all this is responsive to the potential threat(s).

    What are his cues of criminal assault? Where are his hands?

    Are we two hands outside? Inside? One and one?

    Etc, etc.

    • So, the structure of the Kali Fence and its application will depend on the variables presented by the immediate threat and I’m assuming practitioners’ preference.

  3. Yes.

    Note too that there are longer range expressions which compress as we get to Monkey Dance interactions and nose-to-nose expressions.

    The unifying theme is that we operate out of false lead body mechanics.

    A recent development has been the additional of “forestepping” (undetectably walking so that we make contact with the ground with the front of the foot instead of the heel) and “knees in front of toes” when standing. The point of both of these is to have us biomechanically prepared for action in a way that heel striking or standing flat footed do not.

    • “Forestepping” and “Knees in Front of Toes” sounds like it keeps you loaded and ready to go/explode. Where can I find VL’s demonstrating this and longer-range expressions?

      Another unifying theme is the concept of intercepting, which is essentially the practitioner’s goal.

      False lead is consistent across all categories.

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