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Hey Jeffrey – I tried what you said. In PTK terms, assuming starting from a right sinawali load, 1) right…
A note on the Siniwali at 20:30. “High-Low-High” is not necessarily a “low” strike (though, it can be). It can…
Thanks Crafty. Not yet, but I’ll make a note of it.
Some ideas from Erik Paulson: https://rumble.com/v7fzntw-rico-ideas.html
Yes! You have grasped the essence! Have you seen the segment from the 2025 Camp wherein Top Dog shows and…
I combined it with Seguida 1 by doing the tail as per normal, but on the recovery back, I cut…
Getting this motion most certainly induce frustration haha! Be patient and keep playing with details until you find it. Once…
The bridge between the first and second hits looks a lot like the long tail which I’ve been working on.…
08:30 Long Axis and Short Axis: The principles here will also be of importance in striking with the gun.
Regarding my draw stroke see https://dogbrothers.com/courses/die-less-often-5-frankie-mcrae/lessons/die-less-often-5-range-007-initial-threat-the-dracula-the-crafty-draw-stroke/
Frankie’s preference for the left hand shield is as you see here. Mine is for the Dracula. 01:45 Frankie’s SOP…
Woof Adrian: Welcome aboard! Have you had a chance to explore the forum yet? It is a good way to…
Welcome Adrian. Are you located in Toronto Canada or visit here at all? I’m always looking for good training partners.…
Finally here on board, I’m starting to study.
I am not a tribe member but was invited to fight at the Tribal Gathering and fought twice at the…
Thanks Crafty. Looked it up. Also experienced memory loss and increased pain tolerance. After that first fight, I recalled being…
Woof John: Look up the effects of tachypsychia– auditory exclusion is one of them.
I fought at a Gathering for the first time here. Fighting in a big open area, and under the hot…
Thank you Crafty 🙏🏽
Often a big field fight space makes for a lot of long range feeling out. No such problem here!
MY recollection of exactly how this went down was off but pretty close. There is a direct strike to the…
In the clinch, around 1:06 or so I (black shirt) used my left hand to reach under and capture both…
I am not sure who yelled “Check his oil!” during the 2nd takedown but I appreciate the enthusiasm….
Never gets old. Teaching details are solid.
Dang- Benji is looking deadly at 02:00!!!
The existence here of this material was just brought to my attention. This is a video I did for Budo…
I really enjoyed that.
Great memories!
The fight at 4:52 is awesome. What a great display of skills from both sides.
Great insights on that last part about charging in and the benefits of that approach. I haven’t finished this section…
He bases. Knee Pick to side control to Nutcracker variations
04:45 Empty hand expressions
I check in the opening to see that Pedro is clear on which arm is Dracula and which is Fang…
Great stuff! Love the chasse after the round kick
Some things to note here: a) The starting point here is that the opponent opens the Center Prong of the…
All wonderful info. Thank you sir! I’m enjoying this part of my FMA journey.
Right now you are working on the mechanics of striking (and blocking) but now that you are thinking about being…
Right now you are working on the mechanics of striking (and blocking) but now that you are thinking about being…
Right now you are working on the mechanics of striking (and blocking) but now that you are thinking about being…
Yes, thank you PG! One of my primary instructors does talk about beats sometimes, but I haven’t implemented them in…
“the step to the point of the diamond brings the forearm shot to the soft part of the neck.” Let’s…
A central theme in much of this material involves achieving the corner of the diamond. This we can call “the…
That is a very good question. My way of thinking is that rhythm and coordination are closely related and that…
Thanks PG Crafty. Yes, this is definitely helpful. I like the idea of moving meditation. One of the things that…
“As I practiced this, I think, for me anyways, it serves a couple of functions. One, is consistency of rhythm.…
As I practiced this, I think, for me anyways, it serves a couple of functions. One, is consistency of rhythm.…
In the beginning here we see Pedro has two doubts: 1) the double leg; 2) the overhand The overhand is…
Essentially yes. BTW I would note that most people do not really have in their alphabet of movements throwing a…
The overhead is like a roof block-type motion. This is for forehand strikes. For backhand strikes, would the overhead then…
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