STMA 2023
Plan to start off with outdoor Winter Camp, possibly with some more day sessions over the Season until evening Grass becomes viable again in the Spring
Class resumes Monday Jan 9th
Hopefully this year we will get to the "ideal model" of the Monday night Class paired with a week night Grass - this gives the maximum development and the planned list below is based on that
Again, we have no restrictions on Hall use for the Winter, so Class can be every week for the planned Season then Year
The opportunity again is to do some daytime Grass during Winter Season where we wear warm thick clothes, hats and gloves, and do not go to the Ground - when the weather improves, usually around Easter, we have the option for outdoor Grass evening training, usually 7 or 8 months worth
R&R - hopefully we will will retain our current Members, and welcome back some who have not been able to make recent sessions - we will also look to recruit maybe two new members for our next generation
KEMPO
The extensions to the techniques, so the entire system is covered - some Dan Grades have done a lot of these over the last Decade, though not in depth or linear order
Forms - we have looked at the structure of the Forms as they appear in Kenpo Karate - everyone from the Brown Belts up will have done all of the 156 Kempo techniques over time, and some, eg Five Swords, you know well - you have all practiced the techniques from the Forms in order, as they are listed on the Forum, we just did not string them together as a continuous form for "air" practice, you have done the "application" as partner work
We looked at Form 4 and Form 5 at the end of 2022 - Five contains the Kempo waza with a TD and you have covered them every year, both on Grass and on Mats, as well as other Kempo waza not in this Form, and Koppo sets
Those who want to learn FORM KATA just have to remember the order and remember the chains as we teach them in Class, the sets chain together in a similar way as the Counts in Kali - we will not be doing "Kata" at Class, where everyone stands there performing the "dance" on the air, those who learn the set list and chains will have the opportunity to take the Form away and use ut in their personal practice away from Class
Form 3 covers the grab attacks
Form 6 is defence against club, knife and gun
When we cover KEMPO this year, we will tell you when we are drawing from Forms in order so you can link the lists if you choose
KICKBOXING
Back at Class we end the session with KB drills and sparring - the start of the year we will look at the Impact drills on the pads and bring them out in the Freeplay
Boxing on Focus Pads
Thai pads
Kick Shield
We cover Savate ABC enchainments all the time and will continue - we will refer back to Savate De La Rue the Street system, and how that links in with the KEMPO
We do BEYOND SPARRING at Class sometimes where Sparring is not the end of the session, it is done before KUMI partner work, usually for KEMPO - in this case, we spar KB, then we break down the Savate ABC for Street application after, the ABC starts to look like a KEMPO or KOPPO set - you are not learning Savate and KB so you can compete, we are not Functionalising for the ring or cage, we are Functionalising for the Street
KARATE
As we haven't done this for a while, cover the Karate KUMITE, both Kihon and Jiyu Ippon drills, and bring them out in Sparring and Street - this is the most "formal" of all the training we do in terms of hard traditional Japanese discipline
It is also worth looking at Karate Kata, though we don't teach and practice them, and the "Bunkai" applications, their comparison to KEMPO and KOPPO
Below at the end of the Ninpo section is reference to how Karate schools are sourced, so we can look more into that this year
NINPO
We ended up focusing on one Ryuha a year for the past 3 years, mainly on the Grass, so this year there is an opportunity to revise, and build on what we have, and look into what we haven't covered yet
GYOKKO Ryu Koshi 3 scrolls and KOTO Ryu Koppo 4 scrolls are paired and are usually learnt together - the Taijutsu of TOGAKURE is based on these so we have one scroll for that
TOGAKURE is the main NINJA school and the KUMOGAKURE and GYOKUSHIN come from there, so some of this will be referenced, more Concept than Technique
KUKISHINDEN Ryu - the four weapons, one scroll for each, and the four Scrolls for the Unarmed Dakentaijutsu - the TAGAKI YOSHIN Ryu Jutaijutsu is paired with this school, and we have covered the first scroll in depth
At some point, possibly over the Summer, we can look at the next level scrolls for TYR, though we will rush this
SHINDEN FUDO Ryu - 3 scrolls for the 3 levels of the Dakentaijutsu - we have covered the first scroll for the Jutaijutsu, which is very long and complex - the opportunity is to cover the next level scrolls for this Ryuha, as we have for TYR, again this will not be rushed
GIKAN Ryu has always been an anomaly as it's a KOPPO school with no scrolls just direct transmission - it's techniques are based on Gyokko and Koto moves, so it's in some ways a third school to complement them - As it comes from Ishitani, along with Kukishin and TYR, it's a hard striking method to compliment those two
Though it is good to look at the individual schools, and even focus on one scroll or one group of gata, it's also important to look at our NINPO as a whole Art, which is done by pairing and linking two or three schools into a common thread
Groupings of schools and scrolls :
GYOKKO 3 - KOTO 4 - TOGAKURE 1
TOGAKURE - GYOKUSHIN - KOMUGARUKE Ninja schools
KUKISHINDEN 4 weapons, 4 daken - TAKAGI YOHSIN one scroll, potentially two more - GIKAN methods
GYOKKO Koshi - KOTO Koppo - GIKAN Koppo
SHINDEN FUDO Daken 3 - Jutaijutsu one scroll, potentially two more
JUJUATIJUTSU of TYR and SFR - 3 scrolls each, 3 levels
Though this may seem confusing, it is just complex and as your training advances you will understand this better - those of you who want to teach later will do what I do, referring to your scrolls for the source material
This is a lot like the Karate Kata and Kempo Forms, if you want to teach KEMPO TD, use Form Five, your list of 10 gata that have a TD, and the ground stomp finishes - you don't need to teach the Form itself, and you don't need to teach the sets in any order - you can do a grab defence from Form 3, a punch kick defence from Form 4, then a TD set from Form 5 in the same session, by choosing your source material - that is what the Dan Grades and Teaching Licences mean
With Karate styles, KYOKUSHIN is based on the "Southern" kata from GOJU and the "Northern" kata from SHOTOKAN, with the additional Self defence techniques from DAITO Ryu, which appear in Aikijutsu later, to some degree appear in Aikido
When studying Shotokan and Goju fully, you learn all the Kata, as well as the related Kumite and Kihon, so surpass what is in Kyukushin - same if you go into Aikido, or back to Daito Ryu to learn it fully - however Kyokushin has some unique drills and training methods, as well as some unique sparring methods, so during a KARATE session, we might be able to look and use a Kyokushin waza or method, though we would not tap the "system" in depth the way we would Shotokan and Goju
This may seem odd as I started in Kyokushin, graded to 3rd dan as a Sensei, and competed at Black Belt Heavyweight, and completed the 100 man Kumite, which you had to for Sandan back in my day.
However, the depth of the source kata is greater when done in it's original form in Shotokan and Goju, so in my personal practice I cover all 30 of the Shotokan kata, and the ones Kyokishin calls "Northern" I do not practice the "kyokushin way, I practice the original Shoto way, and the same for my Goju kata
It is worth remembering that what became Shotokan in Japan was itself derived from two schools of Okinawan Karate, Shorin and Shorei, with Shorin being "long" and "northern", and Shorei being "short" and "Southern"
So in our NINPO practice, we would be covering striking as they appear in the GATA from Gyokko and Koto, and at that point look at a Gikan method or version - similarly we may be working a Kukishin Daken sequence and the a Takagi Yoshin sequence and as a third move look at a gata from Gikan - we would not have a session that is entirely Gikan Ryu methods
JUDO
We have covered the TD in Kempo, sweeps in Karate, as we always do the Aikido projections we have covered the pins - the next opportunity is to look more at Judo throws
We have already looked at the Judo GOKYO and the first 17 throws as the "STMA JUDO RANDORI" a we called it, using the TOMIKI concept of Randori listing for Aikido waza, applied to Judo Nage
Whether Members want to throw each other on the mats would depend entirely on those two Members agreeing to this, and for the higher throws they would need to learn and practice the UKEMI Breakfalls first
We have Ukemi and KAITEN rolling that work in REAL situations including STREET, the DOJO breakfalls are to help each other practice, and are specialised in schools of Aikido and Judo - we cover all of these in our Kyushindo JUJUTSU background, and are there for Member who want them
The opportunity is to learn all the JUDO throws without actually throwing each other - you set up the KUZUSHI and the UCHIKOMI and you stop before the KAKE, and sometimes let each other drop gently - eg Seoi Nage is the shoulder throw, done fully the Uke is lifted to shoulder height and rolls over, landing on his back on the mat - while members may not want to be thrown onto their back on the mat from shoulder height, you can practice the entry and lift and then just drop gently, so you have all learnt the application of the throw - this like how you practice the eye jab and groin kick without actually striking each other
Keep in mind for a COMBAT throw we do not do a "pure" Nage throw, and the opponents clothing may not resemble a gi and give the same grip - we do a "blow before throw" atemi eg a headbutt or groin knee before throwing, so the dynamic is different anyway
The stages of learning JUDO at STMA:
the 17 "randori"
the full 40 Gokyo
the rest of the 67
and again, this will not be rushed, it will be done over time
As we have already posted the NAGE waza, throws, as the GOKYO and 67, we are also posting the full NEWAZA for reference
GATAME pins
SHIME chokes
KENSETSU Locks
as they appear in the Kodokan lists - this will help when comparing the source material to GJJ and the differences, as well a what is left out and why
JUJUTSU and NEWAZA
At the end of 2022 we listed the Gracie system and syllabus in depth, as well as the techniques, the 36 Combatives then 240 Advanced lessons, then the 32 principles
As we go into the new year, we will continue our mat JJ, at this time still running through the RSD and FSD in order, building the Game Plan, and will refer to GJJ when needed, just as we refer to JUDO or AIKIJUTSU - this is also in parallel to what we are doing with the structured KENPO, looking at the Forms
On some sessions we will do what we have done before, not just focus on the Combatives, but take a technique from the "Advanced 240" such as leg lock, Mount Triangle, Face Down Arm bar, when it is appropriate to what we are doing - this is similar to how the Double Leg TD is one of the JJ Combatives, though is JUDO is is not on the Gokyo, is is one of the "Advanced 67"
For the "32 Principles" these will be referred to when relevant, as we have done before eg Frame, Pivot, Fork, etc
We are not going to teach you "Gracie Jiu Jitsu" as a syllabus or system, anymore than we are going to teach you "Kenpo Karate" as a system - what we are doing is "taking what is useful" both for the session at hand and the overall development
AIKIJUTSU
We will post the full list for the IWAMA as well as the TOMIKI SHODOKAN which compare back to the original Gata as they came down from the DAITO Ryu - this will sharpen up the relevance of Aikijutsu to what we do, as well as allow us to tap the Daito scrolls when needed, as we do the KODOKAN
KOBUDO
We use KALI for our stick and knife as well as tapping the drills from KRABI
Most of our Japanese KOBUDO is from the NINJA Ryuha - Sword, Hanbo, Jo, Bo, and concepts for spear
The opportunity here is to go further into SEITEI gata, as they are passed down from the Samurai Ryuha
KENDO
JOJO
IAIDO
which are solo and partner drills that we have as part of our Kyukushin Budo background
OKINAWAN Budo
Revise the nunchaku, and give new Members the chance to learn the drills so they are compatent with the weapon
TONFA - the weapon in KARATE that most bridges weapons to empty hand, and a good expansion to your Kali stick skills
BO - some KUMI from Okinawan Bo, the Karate Bo
SILAT
We keep planning to source Silat and not get round to it, so this year we will plan to look at the first level, the entries into sequences - how they are different and similar to Wing Chun and Kali in that phase - you will also notice the bridge between Silat and the Kempo, Karate and Koppo when you practice the drills this way
Whether we do Silat in real depth will be for the future, for now it is a good complementary Art, and part of the JKD training this generation
JKD
Again, we use the program and structure of JKD, the philosophy, and the source Arts the JKD Community use, without specifically looking at any schools program as it currently is or was
Wing Chun
Boxing
Fencing
Savate
Kali
Muay Thai
Silat
Jiu Jitsu
So if anyone asks if we do "Jeet Kune Do", the answer is we do not, what we do is the same stuff JKD programs are made of
