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Yikes. Makes it nervous-makingly real seeing the name on the list like that.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: June 30, 2010, 10:45:55 AM »
Yeah, I already have 4 fake fronts due to my tendency to lead with my chin. I'll opt for the mouthguard.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: June 28, 2010, 06:44:00 AM »
This is gonna sound like a stupid question, but, do you wear mouth guards in addition to the fencing helmet.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: June 25, 2010, 05:11:24 AM »
I'll definitely make sure to knife fight. C_Growling, how did you break your arm, was it a stick strike or while grappling?

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: June 16, 2010, 05:38:44 PM »
Good advice Howie. I never thought about that, but it makes good sense.Just as an aside, I'm shooting for 3 fights that day. Is that a fair number? Punkishly low? Optimistically high?

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: June 10, 2010, 05:36:07 PM »
Good advice. I have started running with an axe handle across my shoulders and stopping every quarter mile to do strikes. Joggers are terrified. Any body know of any motel near the gym, like within running distance? I'm coming out from Jersey.


Padraig,

I think you have some sound advice already. I would add a few things:

- In a magazine article, Guro Lonely Dog suggested stopping your hard sparring several weeks before the Gathering. Naturally, this helps you to avoid injury, but I have always appreciated that advice to avoid going into the Gathering feeling psyched out. What if you're sparring the night before, and you just "don't have it" that day and you perform badly? By focusing on yourself those last weeks, you don't bring any performance-related baggage with you into the Gathering space that could come with sparring days before the event.

- Focus on a few things, and put those FMA concepts into a circuit training routine. Go beyond the norm. If you lift weights, halfway through the weight routine, do some carranza, or hit a tire. Go for a run, and cool down with power shots. By working on a few FMA things while your body is recovering from other (varied) activities, you will OWN the FMA material on which you are working.

- Check your equipment the night before, so you don't have to bother with it the morning of. You want to just be able to get into your car and go.

- Most of the fighters I have met over the years, whether I only met them once, or I see them at every Gathering are really good, funny, friendly people. Get to Powerhouse early if you can, and introduce yourself to some folks. It will lighten your mood, and make the waiting easier.

- For me, once my first fight of the day is over, I'm in it, and the nerves settle down exponentially. The night before, and the morning of are the hardest.

- Set a number in your head of fights for the day, and try to achieve it. If you don't think you have another one in you, take one more.

- If you think there is a fighter completely out of your league, try to fight him. In my humble opinion, you will either fare well and surprise yourself, or you will survive a beating, and come back stronger.

- Remember, not too many people in the world want to do RCSF, so enjoy the moment and the day itself!

GD

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: June 10, 2010, 07:12:36 AM »
Thanks for the advice, I am on it. I also signed of for Guro Crafty's Kali Tudo Seminar in NYC in a couple weeks to sharpen my game up.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Dog Brothers Open Gathering Sept 19, 2010
« on: May 29, 2010, 09:34:36 AM »
Howdy,
 I registered formally for the Open Gathering a couple weeks ago and I am cautiously psyched for it. By the Gathering I will be bout 1.5 years into my Dekiti training and I have upped my Kali Training to 6 hours a week supplemented with 6 hours of MMA type stuff. What sort of independant work should I be doing, road work, tire work, weights, probably all of the above? Thanks for any advice.

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Martial Arts Topics / Re: Kali Fitness on DVD ?
« on: December 12, 2009, 06:11:58 PM »
I have Kali Fitness on my xmas list. Plan on using it to get myself in condition for my first open gathering.

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