Autumn Course summary

We worked the full STMA system, both armed and unarmed and took certain phases and then drilled to expand our working knowledge and attributes.

Sinwalli - double stix.
We looked at 6 count and the 8 variations.

We also looked at hitting the hand with the partner wearing boxing gloves.
This is not as easy as it sounds and attendees found they often hit the stick or missed completely. The abilty to it the hand on the first beat can be developed over time through this drill.

Sombrada - we looked again at disarms to #1 and #2 against multiple opponents.

Hubud - the variations on tapi and hilang

Knife - largo, sombrada and hubud drilling, then defence using the tendensia drill with a simple feed variation to make it more like real sparring.

Espada y daga - stick and knife - using the sombrada 3 count to add a whole new dimension to weapon training.

Grappling:
variations on the groundgame from side mount to mount and from the guard.

We built on grappling we have done before but looked further into concepts and transitions to improve the ground game.

Throwing:
the basic combat JuJutsu throws

HIA trapping:
a progressive sequence of various traps from Wing Chun with Kali destructions

RAT:
Rapid Assault Tactics
Entry, pressure, terminate
Enter with gunting
Pressure with jik chun choy straight blast
Terminate with HKE

Gunting against full variety of punches and kicks at the entry phase

HKE from clinch ref with opponent punching

Numerada:
against a punch, enter with gunting
follow with dumog ang locks.

The Shiro Tora Autumn AFA Course Halloween Sunday 31 October

The STMA Autumn Course will on on Halloween Sunday 31 October.

From 10 in the morning til 4 in the afternoon we will spend 6 hours dissecting the fine Art of SteetFighting.

Training drills and concepts will be taken from the following Martial Arts:

Savate
Muay Thai
Western boxing
Wing Chun
Kali
Jujutsu

We will be working long range kicking and punching to trapping to grappling, then going to the mat to explore grappling and groundfighting as well as the brutal art of Kino Mutai.

We will be playing all ranges and all phases of combat empty hands, weapons, and defence against weapons specifically short stick and knife, as well as revisiting our lethal and brutally effective field tested and field proven gun disarms.


Forum members check the link here:
STMA Autumn Course

Advanced Kali session

This session was all about taking the established training phases, mainly kali, and adding to them.

Sinawalli double stix:
we drilled the normal counts and then added a new henka to 6 count - lo, hi, lo - which everyone found challenging.
We'll be looking to practice this new drill regularly. Once everyone gets it we'll add another variation.

Largo mano long range single stick:
We looked at variations on 3 counts so now there are 4 to practice.

Sombrada single stick:
We looked at specific variations on blocks to angles - mainly #1 and #2, and considered #3, #4 and #5.
We considered destruction - the first beat is used to smash the hand and followup.
We then looked at disarms - mainly the snake against #1.
We also disarmed #1 with strip, vine and quick snap and snaked against #2.

Hubud:
looked at double pak and pak/lop henka.

Empty hands sombrada:
Taking the Kali concept of sombrada we used Wing Chun traps to create a sombrada 5 count drill.
We also tapped mantis, the functional use of the spring drill with WC's quan sao.
We also used a kadena de mano knife concept with empty hand.

We then did 5 step drill:
krabi double stick
karate gohon kumite

Sparring:
WC chi sao
karate jiyu kumite
kickboxing standard

White Tiger Martial Arts

Savate
French boxing.
Long range low kicks to the shins knee and thighs.
Long range kicks to body and head.
Long range punching full contact to the head.
Impact training on pads.
Sparring.

Muay Thai
Thai boxing.
Closer than savate, uses powerful low round kicks to the thigh.
Round and straight kicks to head and body.
Knee kicks from long range to leg and body.
Knees in the clinch.
Punches and elbows at close range.
Impact training on Thai pads.
Sparring.

Boxing
Western boxing.
Full contact punching to head and body.
Long and close range.
Impact training on focus pads.
Sparring.

Wing Chun
Close quarter trapping and punching.
Pressure point strikes.
Elbows.
Jik Chun Choy straight blast.
Chi sao sparring.


Kali
Empty hands phase of Kali.
Destruction entries.
Trapping, striking, nerve destruction.
Headbutts, knees and elbows.
Dumog grappling takedowns.
Low line nerve destruction.


Jujutsu
Close quarter grappling.
Elbow locks
Wrist locks
Shoulder locks
Chokes
Throws
Takedowns
Groundgrappling

White Tiger Martial Arts

WTMA is not MMA - we do not "mix" martial arts together.

We take a technique, drill or concept from a particular Art that works at a certain range or phase of combat.

We emerse ourselves completely in the full training of that Art.
We then come away from that Art - we are "liberated" from the structure, not bound by it.

What we examine t STMA is the "flow" between the Arts.

Like a bar of brass which is made up of zinc and bronze.
You cannot just sellotape a bar of zinc and a bar of bronze together and claim to have created a bar of brass. Which is what a lot (not all) MMA styles claim to have done.
What you need to do is fuse the two elements at the molecular level to create a new compound.

At STMA we are currently working the following Fighting Arts:

In the unarmed phase:

Savate
Muay Thai
Boxing
Wing Chun
Kali
Jujutsu

In the armed phase:

Krabi krabong
Sinawalli
Serrada
Kadena de mano

STMA Autumn Course - Sunday 31 October

The STMA Autumn Course will on on Halloween Sunday 31 October.

From 10 in the morning til 4 in the afternoon we will spend 6 hours dissecting the fine Art of SteetFighting.

Training drills and concepts will be taken from the following Martial Arts:

Savate
Muay Thai
Western boxing
Wing Chun
Kali
Jujutsu

We will be working long range kicking and punching to trapping to grappling, then going to the mat to explore grappling and groundfighting as well as the brutal art of Kino Mutai.

We will be playing all ranges and all phases of combat empty hands, weapons, and defence against weapons specifically short stick and knife, as well as revisiting our lethal and brutally effective field tested and field proven gun disarms.


Forum members check the link here:
STMA Autumn Course

Becoming a STMA member

We welcome anyone interested in the Fighting Arts to visit us and get a feel for the atmosphere of STMA.

We recommend that anyone interested in joining us visits us to view a class before they take part in their first lesson.
We then offer a free class so the student can get a feel for the classes and ask any questions they may have. This also gives us a chance to assess the prospective students compatability with the current students, the instructors, and the Academy.

We welcome beginners, advanced practitioners, and students from other arts.

We reserve the right to refuse anyone access to our classes if we feel they are not suitable for STMA.

Training is twice a week, Monday and Wednesday nights. Members pay a monthly fee and are expected to attend all sessions. We do not accept casual drop-ins or people wanting to train once a week.


Fees

There is a one off joining fee of £35. This includes the cost of the starter pack of a pair of Kali sticks and a pair of boxing gloves, the basic training equipment.

The new member then pays £20 tuition fee for their first month's training.

From then on the cost is £35 a calendar month.