Kit order

As the new members are ordering their kit it is a chance for existing members to update any kit that is wearing out such as stix, and acquire any kit they do not have from the suggested list.

Suggestions this time:

Uniform:
everyone has gi so why not complete your uniform with box boots and kf pants.
The pants are better and cheaper than track pants and are cuffed to create better movement than normal gi pants.
The boots are better and cheaper than trainers and have soft light soles for movement and sparring.

Knife:
get at least a wooden knife - or you could get 2 for double daga work
I personally also use a metal training knife as it adds that touch of realism.

Headgear:
if you want to take your boxing to the next level you need the grill headgear that Tank and I wear. This is totally optional but if you want to go hard in boxing then headgear is a must.

Gumshield:
Do you have a gumshield?
They are worth having for boxing and some people like to wear them on mat day in grappling "just in case".

Bag gloves:
I personally use the light bag gloves for impact work and the box gloves just for sparring. It is worth investing in bag gloves as it gives a more realistic feel with less padding - also the bag gloves will wear out quicker than the spar gloves.
You can also do light sparring in the semi contact style with them.

Focus pads:
Do you have your own focus pads for boxing, kb and savate impact yet? Well worth having.

Boxing rope:
the best way to get the footwork right. Though we don't do much skipping in class I can show you drills you can practice away from class so your footwork gets better each week.
If you have a rope, or are getting one, by all means bring it to class and skip during the warm up.


boxing gloves £20 and pair of sticks £15

the essential kit that every STMA member must have.

It is worth checking to see what condition your own kit is in and replace anything that is getting worn out.
Is that stick likely to break in the next couple of weeks? Get a replacement ready!

Also have you got all your "secondary" kit yet.
This kit is not essential, but is recommended:

Shinguards £10
FC full face £30
FC full face with detachable grill £30
training knife - wood £5, aluminium £8
Bag gloves for impact and light sparring £15
Gumshield £1.50
Judo gi £30
Groin guard £10
Focus mitts £20
Kung fu pants or gi pants £10
Boxing boots £30
Thai pads £50 a pair

Savate fight footage

Kali sticks - Wing Chun swords

At STMA we blend Kali with Wing Chun to work from weapons to empty hand and back out to weapons.

Kali starts with sticks:
double sticks sinawalli
largo mano
sumbrada
hubud

hubud is then the foundation drill for knife
knife works largo and sombrada drills
there are also many drills unique and specific to knife
kadena de mano also has knife defence - empty and against knife

hubud empty hand is the foundation for
panantukan - boxing

and is the base for all CRA Close Range Arts

Wing Chun starts with empty hands:
entry with kicks and jabs
jik chun choy blast
HIA trapping
chi sao

Wing Chun has 3 forms:
sil lum tao
chum kil
bil jee

the mok jong dummy form

and 2 weapons forms:
bart charm dao swords
kwane pole

once sil lum tao, chum kil, mok jong and bil jee and learnt in application, freestyle chi sao sparring is possible

hubud and chi sao meet for complete development of close range fighting in the trapping phase.
we also employ energy drills from other arts such as Mantis to fill in any gaps

the student who now learns Wing Chun Dao can come back out to weapons range with a even more diverse repertoire.

Kali stick - Wing Chun Dao

Here is a demo from 1984 - Dan Inosanto Kali sticks and William Cheung Wing Chun Bart Charm Dao swords:

Double KOs

Yes we saw it at the end of Rocky 3, but it does happen in real life - 2 fighters knock each other out.

perfect Rocky 3 ending in a cage match:



if the fighter kept is guard up he would have got the KO and been OK
but he dropped his guard
so did the other guy

boxing match with hook:




another cage match:

also...

why you don't ambush-surprise attack someone with good reflexes:



The numerada drills and the boxing focus pad line drills will create the reflexes so that if someone jumps out at your then you will land the cross to their jaw with power and precision.

We developed it for use in nightclub fights - but it's also handy if you encounter a werewolf hiding in a skip.

Also...

what not to do if you are fighting a homophobic redneck:



Funny though this is, it shows a great example of a pre-emptive strike, the surprise attack, sucker punch, sniper option. The "kisser" never saw it coming and the fight was over before it began.

Firstest with the mostest is the bestest.

(note - the guy doing the kissing probably missed a lot of training sessions)

Leg Destruction

This clip has been around for a while now, but it is still the best example of the result of what can happen when a low kick lands dead centre onto a defending knee:



and it has happened in the cage as well:




a more detailed example including discussion and slo mo:



check the reply at 2:16 - the kick is thrown and the defender shields.
the kicking leg lands dead centre of the shin and bends and snaps
the shielding leg takes it at the top.

if a kick lands with the "knuckle" at the end of the bone above the foot it will be powerful -
if it lands dead centre of the shin then the bone will snap like a twig

Useful to know when both attacking and defending with low kix.

Chi Sao at STMA

At Shiro Tora, chi sao starts with the traditional
Wing Chun form, then moves into the more free flowing Jun Fan form.

At this point, as well as WC and JF strikes and traps, techniques from all 9 CRA Close Range Arts that have been perfected and practiced in hubud are now applied spontaneously out of chi sao.

True close range sparring, with an appropriate response for any opponent on any occassion, fully functional for the Street

Elvis Karate 1974

Bruce Lee Chi Sao

Chi sao

Trapping HIA CRA

Hand Immobilisation Attack

Close Range Arts

The arts we apply at trapping range from the HIA ref point,
and done from hubud.

locks
dumog
sweeps
Tai Chi
HKE
kinamutai
shime
HIA
tomiki

Kinamutai - biting

Kina is a complete art in it's own right - one of the Filipino Martial Arts.

There are various ways to bite in combat.
For now we only want to concern ourselves with the basic few.

In CRA, at clinch bite ear or nose.
Bite face
In Last Resort life or death bite his throat

On the ground in Mount or Guard, same kina

If caught in rear choke, "sweetcorn" the forearm

Juji - "steak out" the leg muscle

headlock - "steak out" the torso - flank or pec

Shime - chokes

At the basic level we start with two:

The Sleeper
Rear naked choke
Lion killer

and

The guillotine

it is important to know the guilloine defence

the best sleeper defence is Sweetcorn

if the geezer is wearing a gi we employ 2 versions of okuri eri jime, the sliding collar choke, and kata ha jime, the shoulder version, creating a total of 5 in the set:

sleeper
guillotine
okuri eri
henka
kata ha jime

Tomiki

The atemi of Tomiki aikido are not strikes the way atemi are in JJ - they are another form of throw/projection/takedown.

Shomen ate
Aigamae ate
Gyaku gamae ate
Gedan ate
Ushiro ate

the second two link to irimi nage
the fourth links to TC mane push

HIA Trapping

Traps as they occur in Wing Chun and Jun Fan, but not limited to even those arts. HIA becomes a progressive art in it's own right.

lop sao
lo jao sao
double pak sao
pak lop
crush bi, wrench, 13, head

double IJ
pak, punch - hi lo hi
pak, dte

trap to thai clinch

Tai Chi combat push

Once past the hands with a trap, apply a TC push from the mid section of the short form:

push
ward off
stroke mane

HKE

Once past the hands and take the head, use HKE:

Headbutt
Knee
Elbow

the 3 most barbaric tools on the human body.

The Termination phase of RAT

Foot sweeps

At kickboxing range we use sweeps from karate
At Vertical Grappling range we use sweeps from Jujutsu
At trapping range, in hubud, we use sweeps from silat

the primary 3:

Lead outside
from elbow ref

Lead inside
from double pak sao

rear inside
from pak lop

Dumog

Filipino grappling method.

5 basic dumog:

forearm drag inside
outside
push
pull
head ref

Elbow locks

Hiji waza

the main 5:

ikkyo - oshi taoshi
ude gaeshi
hiki taoshi
ude hineri
waki gatame

appendix:
oni kudaki

Wrist Locks

Tebuki waza

The main 5:

kote gaeshi
nikkyo
sankyo
tenkai kote gaeshi - shiho nage
tenkai kote hineri - sankyo

from eri in kihon happo:
ura gyaku

from WC ref:
kote hineri

Close Range Arts

The arts we apply at trapping range from the HIA ref point,
and done from hubud.

locks
dumog
sweeps
Tai Chi
HKE
kinamutai
shime
HIA
tomiki